Nimisha Antony

Nimisha grew up in Elmhurst, Illinois and attended the University of Illinois at Chicago for undergraduate college, earning her bachelor’s degree in biochemistry with a minor in art back in 2021. Her love for traditional art at a young age competed with her interest in sciences due to her family’s background in medicine. Initially on the pre-med track, she then discovered the field of biomedical visualization late into her years in undergraduate college and decided to commit to this field as it combined her two passions in science and art. Nimisha then took two gap years to sharpen her art skills and learn more about the field. During that time, she also worked at the University of Illinois at Chicago’s College of Medicine building in the Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism as a lab technician and lab manager. Her research work there revolved around gut-brain axis communications in relation to mental health and diabetes.

As she currently attends the BVIS program, Nimisha is most excited to learn about skills in illustrative work, animation, and 3D modeling. A potential career choice after she earns her master’s degree is to become a clinical anaplastologist as she likes the idea of creating prosthetic models and interacting with patients by utilizing her own artistry and anatomical knowledge to help them.