With the announcement of his win, the exhibit is set to conclude Sunday.
The image selections were chosen out of a pool of 58 entries, according to the museum’s website.
IU Researchers Cecile Berne, Gavin Murphy and Jim Powers also have work exhibited.
The winning image showed neurons in the brain and was captured by “electron microscopy and other scientific technologies,” according to the press release.
“Neurons are sometimes studied in isolation from the brain,” Straiker said in the release. “In this image, neurons (stained in green) have been grown on a feeder layer of astrocytes, the internal filaments of which are shown in red. Cell nuclei are shown in light blue.”
Straiker researches the physiology of cannabinoid receptors in neurons, cannabinoids in synaptic transmission and cannabinoids in ocular health. His submission, along with 57 others, connect science with art.
“Astrocytes are the most abundant cell of the human brain,” he said. “They perform many functions, including delivery of nutrients to the nervous tissue, maintaining ion balance and repair of the brain and spinal cord following traumatic injuries.”
Audrey Perkins
