Gregg S. Reed

Beta Cell

Beta Cell
Beta Cell

GIF (.gif) A composite of pencil sketches and Photoshop effects by Micheal Schenk and I illustrates a pancreas beta cell.

Urethra
Urethra

JPEG (.jpg) An illustration of a cross section of the urethra I made with Photoshop. (Skeleton by Micheal Schenk.)

Beta Cell | Media List

  • icon Beta Cell

    GIF (.gif) A composite of pencil sketches and Photoshop effects by Micheal Schenk and I illustrates a pancreas beta cell.


  • icon Urethra

    JPEG (.jpg) An illustration of a cross section of the urethra I made with Photoshop. (Skeleton by Micheal Schenk.)



Statement

The beta cell produces insulin in the pancreas. Insulin helps the body use sugars in the blood. The pancreas of a person who has diabetes does not make enough insulin. I'm creating animation that shows how a hypothetical drug could help beta cells produce and store insulin at night, while a person who has diabetes sleeps. I created this illustration with Photoshop using additional sketches by medical illustrator Michael Schenk.