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My Capstone Journey

An exploration of my growth as a medical illustrator during my final semester at Rochester Institute of Technology.

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About Kasey Portanova

Medical Illustrator

Graphic Designer

Fine Artist

Through a mix of digital illustration, 3D modeling, and web design, my capstone explores how bacteria grow, look, and behave. It’s designed to help microbiology students better visualize and understand bacterial morphology across multiple formats.

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Behind the Scenes

This project was heavily inspired by my studies in Clinical Microbiology during my final semester at RIT. Taking this course alongside my capstone allowed me to directly apply what I was learning about bacterial morphology, colony growth, and disease characteristics into my illustrations and models.

I studied real-world examples of bacterial colonies on agar plates, focusing on identifying traits like color, size, texture, spreading patterns, and hemolysis reactions.

Please explore the gallery below to see photos I captured in Professor Osgood's Clinical Microbiology lab. These images document the different agar plates and bacterial colonies I worked with during the course, along with some extras!