A decade of discovery - the Cancer-Immunity Cycle
In 2013, I worked with researchers at Genentech to create illustrations of the cancer-immunity cycle for the journal Immunity. Their pioneering paper “provided a framework to understand anti-cancer immunity.” In 2023, a 10th anniversary update was to be published reviewing scientific advances made since publication of the original manuscript.
2013
2023
The original authors approached me needing five updated figures for their new paper as well as a cover illustration for the journal’s special issue with a one week deadline. Over the next five days, I worked closely with the authors as well as the journal editor to ensure the illustrations included all necessary updates and were delivered quickly with enough time to be properly reviewed. I then further refined the figures as necessary, and delivered the final files formatted for publication.
Cover Art
Once the publication figures were complete, I began on the design for the journal cover.
Immunity described the cover illustration as “depicting a new day for the cancer-immunity cycle, noting both the permanence of this conceptual framework and the continuous progress in the field.”
This issue also included six additional review articles on advances in the study of immunology as a tool to fight cancer. The cover showcased ten years of scientific breakthroughs not only for my client, but for researchers from more than a dozen institutions in four countries.