Making Figures Easily!

Introducing the new illustration tool for biologists
2021.03.12
Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology (WPI-ASHBi)
Hiromi Inoue, Research Coordinator
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Table of contents
1. Scientific illustration
Your research and illustration objectives

2. Examples
BioRender-made figures are frequently seen in top journals.

3. How to use BioRender
Introducing the basic features of BioRender.

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1. Scientific illustration
Your research and illustration objectives

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Research stages and emphasis for illustration
IdeaExperimenthypothesis

ResultConsideration

IdeaExperiment

ResultEmphasis ofillustration

Early stage

Vague

Trial and error

Preliminary

Flexibility

Late stage

Distinct

Confirmation

ConcludingHigh quality

The emphasis for illustration will be changed based on your research stage.

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BioRender allows flexiblity and high quality
Easy to create flexible and high-quality figures with BioRender!

BioRender icons• Quick and easy interface• Web-based• One tool from beginning to end• Lots of pre-made icons and templates• Specialized in biomedical science52. Examples
BioRender-made figures are frequently seen in top journals.

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BioRender is used in high impact journals

Graphical abstract- Tells the story in JUST ONE picture- You don’t have much time until publication
BioRender is the powerful tool for making graphical abstracts

Cell 2021 184460-475.e21 DOI: (10.1016/j.cell.2020.11.007)
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The figure can be the gateway of the story
A figure created with BioRender.

Figure in the paper

Magupalli et al. Science 2020 (DOI: 10.1126/science.aas8995)

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With BioRenderPart A is now the gateway of following data.
Now we can follow the data smoothly.

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We can understand the condition easily.
The story is clearer.

Without BioRender
All graphs and picture have clear labels. Why we can’t get it instantly?
9Visualizing the process of the protocol
These two figures show the same experiment!
Without BioRenderWith BioRender

We can’t imagine what to do from this figure.

We now know the experimental steps.

Identical icons means a lot!

百聞は⼀The Good picture can tell more than thousands of words!

⾒に如か10ず3. How to use BioRender11This is a BioRender top page

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Start from here!!!

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Change canvas size and color“your canvas”

14Tab:- Icons- Templates- Brushes- Favorites- Uploads- PDB**Protein Data Bank

BioRender’s main feature: icon and template
Icon: Single image such as emoji or stamp
Template: Assembled and layouted icons

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BioRender icons are waiting for you

BioRender illustrators have created over 40,000 different icons from30+ life science fields!!

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There are lots of pre-made icons!
You don’t need to draw it from scratch.
Single icon

Grouped icon:Editable

Grouped icon
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1. Choose single icon

2. Modify color, size and more(Indicated with blue, not purple)

Edit tab3. Own icon

BioRender icon is vector image!

You can request new icon. BioRender team can create new icons for you in few days.

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Templates: You can save time!
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You don’t have to start from scratch!

20Add legends
Change font and sizeYour starting point.

Change colors

The template is flexible.

Add more icons

Template example : Coronavirus replication cycle

You can replace virus icons to make your own diagram

22Template example : Protein targeting with signal recognition particle

You can adapt this to protein modification pathway…

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Template example : Mouse administrative techniques

You can change the detail as you want.

PDB: creating own protein icons

1. Type PDB ID of your protein of interest
2. “Load protein”
3. Rotate and Zoom
4. Pick structure style, color etc on tabs on the left
5. Done!
More details: https://learn.biorender.com/tutorial/building-custom-proteins25

BioRender resources• Step by step worksheet (Activity sheet on Template)• Design tips webinar (BioRender website and YouTube)
BioRedner learning hub: https://learn.biorender.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL-iaNP1DKUb8QXReKrwUzA

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Activity sheet: Step by step instructions to make figures
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Step by step instructionybp
teLet’s create
this figure together!

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BioRender: developed by a world class illustrator

Shiz Aoki
CEO and co-founder？
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You can get the design tips from top artist
Wesrabin

Shiz gave the lecture at webinars!

BioRedner learning hub: https://learn.biorender.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLiaNP1DKUb8QXReKrwUzA

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Licensing and Usage: need payment for publication
Free version:• Poster• Meeting/conference• Teaching
Paid version (Subscription):• Publication**At least one of authers has the subscription

ATTENTION! Always cite BioRender on your product!

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Thank you for your attention!
We are planning next seminar around June.
Please check ASHBi’s website!!

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