Janet Iwasa on Molecular Animations

In this episode, I speak with Prof. Janet Iwasa. Janet is an Assistant Professor in the Biochemistry Department at the University of Utah. She and her lab create animations of diverse molecular and cellular processes, and in this conversation, we get her unique insights on a variety of topics related to animation and visualization. 

(0:22) -- molecular animation process

(3:05) -- favorite animation

(04:18) -- interplay between animation and the research process

(06:58) -- importance of animation

(09:14) --Janet’s journey to animation

(10:21) -- other interesting visualization modalities 

(11:13) -- common visualization mistakes

(12:00) -- Pixar

(13:27) -- role of VR in visualization

(15:26) -- future of animations