Oct. 6, 2020
Noon-1 p.m.
Online Zoom event - RSVP for Zoom link
The Health Sciences and Human Services Library is proud to host Lydia Gregg, MA, CMI, FAMI, for our next Meet the Makers guest speaker event.
Gregg is an associate professor jointly appointed in the Departments of Art as Applied to Medicine (AAM) and Radiology in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She also serves as director of operations in AAM. Her areas of interest in illustration, animation, and research include cerebrovascular anatomy and the efficacy of visual communication materials. Gregg has received numerous awards and honors including the Inez Demonet Scholarship, the Frank H. Netter MD Memorial Scholarship, a Catalyst Grant, induction as a fellow of the Association of Medical Illustrators (AMI), and multiple AMI salon awards. She co-chairs the AMI Online Learning Committee and has served as an editor of the AMI quarterly, trustee of the Vesalius Trust, chair of the Graphic Medicine Conference, and chair of the AMI Board of Governors.
The Historical Collections Department in the HS/HSL houses the library’s rare books, special collections, and some UMB archives. Included in the rare book collection are works by influential and early anatomists and medical illustrators. While the Historical Collections Department in the HS/HSL remains open by appointment only due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many items including books are available in digital format in the UMB Digital Archive. Read more to see highlights of a selection of medical illustrators in the digital archive and historical collections at UMB.