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Experienced scientific illustrator at Scivetica.com | Biochemist & designer | Figures & journal covers for life science

Profile Summary

Visit www.scievetica.com | Scientific illustrator with degrees in Design, Molecular Biology, and Biochemistry, with illustration work focusing on life science, catalysis, and polymer science research. I've worked for over 7 years with researchers and institutions around the world to create journal cover art, technical illustrations, and editorial illustrations translating complex scientific concepts to beautiful, accurate graphics. I was funded by an NSF GRFP in graduate school, and have publications in metabolic engineering, microbial ecology, and enzyme characterization, with a broader focus on the intersection of microbiology, catalysis, polymer science and sustainability. I would love to learn more about your research and help it reach a wider audience or secure funding using incredible visuals!

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Biochemistry
• ★ Visual Communication
• ★ Scientific Animation & Illustration
• ☆ Catalysis
• ☆ Biocatalysis
• ☆ Biopolymers
• ☆ Polymer Chemistry
• ☆ Green Chemistry
• ☆ Organometallic Chemistry
• ☆ Microbiology
• ☆ Industrial Microbiology
• ☆ Structural Biology
• ☆ Enzyme Activity Assays
• ☆ Biotechnology & Bioengineering
• ☆ Recombinant Protein Expression
• ☆ Biomedical Engineering
• ☆ Biomimetics
• ☆ Biological Systems Engineering
• ☆ Biomass & Bioenergy
• ☆ Engineering Education
• ☆ Environmental Engineering and Technology
• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Data Visualization
• ☆ Environmental Science
• ☆ Environmental Biotechnology
• ☆ Environmental Management & Protection
• ☆ Environmental Policy
• ☆ Biomarker Discovery
• ☆ Industrial Biotechnology
• ☆ Synthetic Biology
• ☆ Bioenergy & Biofuels
• ☆ Biomolecular Engineering
• ☆ Protein/Enzyme Engineering
• ☆ Clinical Laboratory Science
• ☆ Clinical Biochemistry
• ☆ Animation & Illustration
• ☆ Medical Illustration

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting

Writing Technical Writing, Copywriting

Research Fact Checking, Scientific and Technical Research

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Work Experience

Scientific Illustrator/Owner

Scivetica Scientific Illustration

November 2021 - Present

NSF Graduate Research Fellow

Montana State University

August 2020 - December 2022

Graduate Intern

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

August 2018 - July 2020

Education

M.S. Biochemistry

Montana State University

August 2020 - December 2022

B.S. Biology

Portland State University

August 2015 - June 2018

B.S. Product Design

University of Oregon

August 2010 - June 2014

Certifications

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  January 2026 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Rita Clare, Allison Z. Werner, Young-Saeng C. Avina, Josefin Johnsen, Felicia Bratti, Hannah M. Alt, Elsayed T. Mohamed, Thomas D. Mand, Adam M. Guss, Adam M. Feist, et al. (2025). Adaptive laboratory evolution and genetic engineering improved terephthalate utilization in Pseudomonas putida KT2440 . Metabolic Engineering.

Rita Clare, William M. Kincannon, Michael Zahn, Jessica Lusty Beech, Ari Romberg, James Larson, Brian Bothner, Gregg T. Beckham, John E. McGeehan, Jennifer L. DuBois (2022). Biochemical and structural characterization of an aromatic ring–hydroxylating dioxygenase for terephthalic acid catabolism . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Rita Clare, Jessica Lusty Beech, William M. Kincannon, Erika Erickson, John E. McGeehan, Gregg T. Beckham, Jennifer L. DuBois(2022). A flexible kinetic assay efficiently sorts prospective biocatalysts for PET plastic subunit hydrolysis . RSC Advances. 12. (13). p. 8119--8130. Royal Society of Chemistry ({RSC})

Maria C. Fernandes-Martins and Lisa M. Keller and Mason Munro-Ehrlich and Kathryn R. Zimlich and Madelyn K. Mettler and Alexis M. England and Rita Clare and Kevin Surya and Everett L. Shock and Daniel R. Colman and Eric S. Boyd(2021). Ecological Dichotomies Arise in Microbial Communities Due to Mixing of Deep Hydrothermal Waters and Atmospheric Gas in a Circumneutral Hot Spring . Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 87. (23). American Society for Microbiology

Rita Clare, Allison Z. Werner, Thomas D. Mand, Isabel Pardo, Kelsey J. Ramirez, Stefan J. Haugen, Felicia Bratti, Gara N. Dexter, Joshua R. Elmore, Jay D. Huenemann, et al. (2021). Tandem chemical deconstruction and biological upcycling of poly(ethylene terephthalate) to β-ketoadipic acid by Pseudomonas putida KT2440 . Metabolic Engineering.