KELSEY ZHAO

Award-winning biomedical illustrator and designer.

Making the complex make sense with visual storytelling.

medical visualization / patient education / clinical education / interactive design / 3D / animation

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Research Comic: The Human Cost of Environmental Inequity

2026

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Research Comic: The Human Cost of Environmental Inequity

Tools Used

Procreate, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator

Description

This comic was created in collaboration with researcher Lola Oyefesa to highlight the disproportionate and cumulative health impacts of industrial pollution on marginalized communities and the importance of community-based research. This piece was presented as a poster at the 2026 MedComic Con conference at the University of Toronto - showcasing the power of visual storytelling to share science and research with the public.