Science-Inspired Art

Outside the lab, Shan paints science-inspired art that reflects the beauty and complexity of the biological systems. Some of these pieces are displayed at Vanderbilt, while others have found homes in labs across the country. This page showcases a selection of the paintings.

  • Low-threshold mechanoreceptors

    Laboratory of Shan Meltzer, Vanderbilt University

  • Abstraction of Somatosensory System (inspired by Piet Mondrian)

    Laboratory of Shan Meltzer, Vanderbilt University

  • Pacinian Corpuscles

    Laboratory of David Ginty, Harvard Medical School

  • Synaptic Transmission (Shan Meltzer and Tingting Wang)

    Laboratory of Tingting Wang, Georgetown University