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| Brad Smith is Associate Dean for Creative Work, Research and Graduate Education and Associate Professor at the School of Art and Design at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is also Research Associate Professor in the Department of Radiology at the University of Michigan Medical School. He served as Director of the graduate program in Biomedical Illustration at the School of Art and Design from 1999 – 2004. Prior to that he was Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Radiology at the Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, where he initiated a major NIH-funded magnetic resonance imaging project titled The Multi-dimensional Human Embryo. Smith holds a B.U.S. degree with majors in Biology and Art from the University of Utah, an M.A. Degree in Medical Illustration from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, and a Ph. D. in Anatomy from Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. At Duke University, Smith created innovative visualization methods to study cardiovascular development and established globally adapted protocols for Magnetic Resonance Microscopy study of embryos using novel MRI contrast agents. His research has been published in notable journals such as the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Developmental Biology, and Magnetic Resonance in Medicine as well as the popular journal Scientific American. He served as principal investigator on major NIH and State supported projects, and as co-investigator on federally supported research. At Michigan, Smith has led the implementation of a new and unique three-year Masters of Fine Arts curriculum that engages the creative work of artists and designers with work from disciplines such as the life sciences, sociology, education, law, ecology, politics, business, and other fields. In addition to his research and administrative achievements, Smith creates animations and graphics demonstrating developmental biology for museums and documentary film companies including National Geographic, BBC, Nova, and the Discovery Channels. His current work addresses the intersections of science and art with a focus on reproductive technology and its impact on society’s understanding of the social, ethical, and political status of the embryo. |
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