Dr. Mhairi Towler integrates a background in science with animation skills to use visuals to communicate science to a wide audience.
Mhairi gained a degree in Biochemistry and a PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of Dundee. She carried out postdoctoral work, both in San Francisco and Dundee. She was a founder member and Co-chair of the College of Life Sciences Postdoctoral Association. During her time as a postdoc she also completed a postgraduate certificate in teaching and learning in higher education and while studying for this recognised the importance of the visual as a cognitive tool. She completed a Masters in Animation and Visualisation at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design at the University of Dundee in 2012 to become a scientific visualisation practitioner.
Mhairi is Founder and Director of the multi-award winning animation production company, Vivomotion (www.vivomotion.co.uk). The company offers a service of bespoke animations for scientific communication as well as training workshops for postgraduate researchers and academic staff on the visual communication of research. She was a member of The Royal Society of Edinburgh’s Young Academy Scotland from 2012 – 2019 and is a member of the Association of Scottish Businesswomen and Dundee & Angus Chamber of Commerce. Mhairi recently joined Angus Choral Society.
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