This week, the Medical Illustration & Animation Sourcebook highlights recent work from Falconieri Visuals.

Illustrator: Falconieri Visuals
Client: Scientific American
About the work: Veronica Falconieri Hays, MA, CMI, recently created visuals depicting the mechanism of pain and pain relief for an article by Scientific American about a new drug called suzetrigine, which has shown promise in blocking pain signals from reaching the brain by targeting specific sodium channels in nerve cells. This innovative approach could offer a more effective and less addictive alternative to opioids for managing chronic pain.
You can read the full article here: Scientific American
Veronica Falconieri Hays is a Certified Medical Illustrator (CMI) specializing in molecular and cellular visualization, including both still media and animation. Veronica illustrates and animates all things medical and scientific. Her research experience provides exceptional knowledge of protein structure and understanding of complex molecular and cellular subject matter. Prior to founding Falconieri Visuals in 2017, Veronica earned her MA in Medical and Biological Illustration from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. After graduating, Veronica worked within a cryo-electron microscopy lab at the National Cancer Institute. She collaborated extensively with researchers as they discovered structures of biological molecules, and is a published author in several journals including Science and Cell.