3D Modeling Specialist
Bioinformatics and Computational Biosciences Branch, Office of Cyber Infrastructure and Computational Biology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Kristen has expertise in anatomical modeling derived from medical imaging data, molecular visualization, and web/software design and development. Notably, she led the deployment of NIH 3D, an open repository of scientific 3D models, replacing the NIH 3D Print Exchange. Currently, she is dedicated to refining the site's 2.0 workflows and other features. Kristen's project portfolio includes "Pathogen AR," an augmented reality application recognized as a finalist in the 2020 Adobe Government Creativity Awards and featured in the Adobe Blog. Her interactive web application, "TB in 3D," received the Award of Excellence at the Association of Medical Illustrations 2022 annual salon. Additionally, she developed "PaVE 3D," a web interactive detailing papillomavirus structure for the PapillomaVirus Episteme. Kristen is part of both the NIAID biovisualization program and biological software section, contributing to new product design, aiding researchers, and enhancing projects within the Bioinformatics and Computational Biosciences Branch. Beyond her professional pursuits, Kristen enjoys board games, baking, and superhero movies.
