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Where Art Meets Science: A Lens on the CDC
Judy Gantt, MEd | July 13, 2017
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Images courtesy of David J. Sencer CDC Museum
Where Art Meets Science: A Lens on the CDC
Judy Gantt, MEd | July 13, 2017 | Contributor Information
Photographer Jim Gathany has been documenting CDC's scientific achievements, its significant events, its facilities, and its history for 31 years. He has produced exquisite compositions that are both scientific documents and works of art. Take a look.
Image courtesy of David J. Sencer CDC Museum
Where Art Meets Science: A Lens on the CDC
Judy Gantt, MEd | July 13, 2017 | Contributor Information
CDC Scientists in Biosafety Suits, 2013
Typical laboratory activities in a decommissioned biosafety level 4 (BSL4) lab. BSL4 laboratorians work with such pathogens as Ebola that pose a high risk for transmission of life-threatening disease and for which no vaccines or antibiotics are available.
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Where Art Meets Science: A Lens on the CDC
Judy Gantt, MEd | July 13, 2017 | Contributor Information
Smoking Machine, 2010
CDC's Tobacco Laboratory uses enclosed smoking machines to simulate the smoking process and to collect and analyze tobacco smoke, focusing on measurements of tobacco's addictive and toxic constituents.
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Where Art Meets Science: A Lens on the CDC
Judy Gantt, MEd | July 13, 2017 | Contributor Information
Kissing Bug, 2004
Triatoma pallidipennis, found in Mexico, transmits Chagas disease there. "Kissing bugs" prefer to bite humans around the mouth or eyes during the night. CDC entomologist Ellen Dotson shows how kissing bugs feed.
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Where Art Meets Science: A Lens on the CDC
Judy Gantt, MEd | July 13, 2017 | Contributor Information
Iridescent Mosquito, 2013
This mosquito, Sabethes cyaneus, is a natural inhabitant of the Panamanian forest canopy. The medical importance of some Sabethes species mosquitoes lies in their ability to transmit yellow fever.
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Where Art Meets Science: A Lens on the CDC
Judy Gantt, MEd | July 13, 2017 | Contributor Information
Schizophyllum commune, 1994
Schizophyllum commune is a common mold found on trees and rotting wood worldwide. Infections from this fungus are rare in humans but they do occur. S commune has been reported as the cause of sinus, lung, and brain infections.
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Where Art Meets Science: A Lens on the CDC
Judy Gantt, MEd | July 13, 2017 | Contributor Information
Cayenne tick, 2016
Amblyomma maculatum ticks, from left to right: a larval tick, a nymph, an adult male, and an adult female. The image is scaled to the head of a pin to show how tiny they are.
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Where Art Meets Science: A Lens on the CDC
Judy Gantt, MEd | July 13, 2017 | Contributor Information
Mosquito, 2006
If you recognize this photo, it's because it has been widely used to illustrate reports about mosquito-borne diseases. This Aedes aegypti mosquito is known to transmit the viruses that cause dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya, and Zika.
Image courtesy of David J. Sencer CDC Museum
Where Art Meets Science: A Lens on the CDC
Judy Gantt, MEd | July 13, 2017 | Contributor Information
Mosquito in Glass, 2004
Sometimes mosquitoes are reluctant to bite, and the best way to photograph them is to have them feed, as they are distracted by the blood meal. Here the photographer demonstrates his technique of turning over a container, with a hole in the top, on his skin to get a mosquito to feed.
Image courtesy of David J. Sencer CDC Museum
Where Art Meets Science: A Lens on the CDC
Judy Gantt, MEd | July 13, 2017 | Contributor Information
Penicillium, 2010
Although this group of molds produced the first modern antibiotic, some species of Penicillium produce mycotoxins and can infect immunocompromised persons. Found in soil, decaying vegetation, and air, these molds can trigger allergic reactions in sensitive persons.
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Where Art Meets Science: A Lens on the CDC
Judy Gantt, MEd | July 13, 2017 | Contributor Information
Male Body Louse, 2006
This magnified view of a male body louse, Pediculus humanus var. corporis, includes a dark mass inside the abdomen—a previously ingested blood meal.
Image courtesy of David J. Sencer CDC Museum
Where Art Meets Science: A Lens on the CDC
Judy Gantt, MEd | July 13, 2017 | Contributor Information
Jim Gathany at Work, 2009
Gathany has been passionate about photography since he was just a boy. "It was the possibility of recording glimpses of moments in time with light-sensitive materials that attracted me to photography. The value I attach to documentary imaging derives from this fascination with time, and that is why I am passionate about the historical value of photographic images. And it is that passion that leads me to encourage photography by anyone who is inclined to document the great work that is being done here at the agency and throughout the world by public health professionals."
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Judy Gantt, MEd
Director, David J. Sencer CDC Museum
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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