David Bolinsky (born May 2, 1952) is a former lead

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Yale Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wor ...

. He is a co-founder o
XVIVO
which produced the movie

The Inner Life of the Cell ''The Inner Life of the Cell'' is an 8.5-minute 3D computer graphics animation illustrating the molecular mechanisms that occur when a white blood cell in the blood vessels of the human body is activated by inflammation (Leukocyte extravasation). ...

. After earning a

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in Medical Illustration at

Ohio State University The Ohio State University, commonly called Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio. A member of the University System of Ohio, it has been ranked by major institutional rankings among the best publ ...

and completing two years of

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Michigan State University Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the fi ...

, he launched his first illustration company, Advanced Imaging Inc., in 1983. His father was a sculptor and art historian who taught at

University at Buffalo, The State University of New York The State University of New York at Buffalo, commonly called the University at Buffalo (UB) and sometimes called SUNY Buffalo, is a public research university with campuses in Buffalo and Amherst, New York. The university was founded in 1846 ...

. He was inspired by the works of Frank Netter. Bolinsky also designed and served as one of the narrators for an Internet video entitled ''Flu Attack! How A Virus Invades Your Body''.

References

External links

''Wired News'' article with interview of Bolinsky
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TED Talks: David Bolinsky animates a cell
(TED2007) 1952 births Living people Yale University staff Medical illustrators Ohio State University alumni American animators American animated film producers Scientific animators {{Illustrator-stub