The Art of Science
You’ve probably seen them in natural history museums, in magazines or on the covers of journals. And you probably didn’t know exactly what you were looking at . . . you just knew they were breathtakingly beautiful and amazing. What you might have been looking at was the result of advances in microscopy technology that enable researchers to capture images that are so stunning, they can justifiably be called art.
Researchers in the UMKC Department of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences are bringing the art of their science to life by sharing their remarkable images with their colleagues as well as the public. Dr. Jeffrey Gorski,a professor, Dr. Sarah Dallas, the Lee M. and William Lefkowitz Endowed Professor, and Dr. Linda Bonewald, Endowed Professor in Dental and Mineralized Tissue, have shared their scientific imagery with a variety of audiences. Dr. Bonewald and Dr. Gorski are among a select group of scientists in the Kansas City metro area whose science has been transformed into art for the “Science to Art” silent auctions that serve as a fundraising event for the Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute (KCALSI). The proceeds from the art auction support various STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) education organizations in the Kansas City area. Drs. Gorski and Dallas also have had their work reproduced as the cover art for scientific publications. Dr. Gorski’s work has appeared on the cover of two journals: the June 2014 issue of Bone with the related article, “Type VII collagen is enriched in the enamel organic matrix associated with the dentin-enamel junction of mature human teeth” (McGuire JD, Walker MP, Mousa A, Wang Y, Gorski JP); and on the May 2015 issue of Human Molecular Genetics with the related article, “MBTPS1/SKI-1/S1P proprotein convertase is required for ECM signaling and axial elongation during somitogenesis and vertebral development” (Achilleos A, Huffman NT, Marcinkiewicyz E, Seidah NG, Chen Q, Dallas SL, Trainor PA, Gorski JP). The work of Dr. Dallas has graced the covers of: the June 2013 issue of Bone with the associated article “Studying osteocytes within their environment” (Webster DJ, Schneider P, Dallas SL, Muller R); and the July 2015 issue of Bone with the associated article “Novel approaches for two and three dimensional multiplexed imaging of osteocytes” (Kamel-ElSayed SA, TiedeLewis LM, Lu Y, Veno PA, Dallas SL).
2016 Summer Explorer Contents:
- Honor Roll of Donors
- The Art of Science
- Message from the Dean
- Alumni News – Meet Your New Leadership
- A Lifelong, Lifesaving Friendship
- Upcoming UMKC Continuing Dental Education Programs
- Class Notes
- In Memoriam
- 2016 Midwest Dental Conference
- UMKC Dental Hygiene and Nursing Faculty Team Up to Research Kansas Children
- Golfing for a Good Cause — Scholarships!
- Introducing Our Newest Faculty Members
- School News of Note
- Students Explore Periodontics in New Study Club
- GKCDS and MDA Host UMKC Students at Annual Legislative Day
- UMKC Students Win ADA Ethics Video Contest
- School Celebrates Six Graduating Pioneers
- Celebrating the Classes of 2016
- Pre-Clinic Lab Fund-Raising Continues