Lale Alpar . science illustrator

I am a biologist making illustrations for science communication.

If you are interested in getting your science illustrated for research, teaching or outreach events, please  Contact me.

You can find more about me in the About section above, or examples of my work below and in my Portfolio.

Scientific figures and graphical abstracts

Figures for review article published in Cells & Development (Gartner et al., 2026) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cdev.2026.204094
Summary figure for highlight article (Kuster, 2026. MBE Journal).
Graphical abstract (Hirsinger et al, 2024. iScience).
Graphical abstract (Bosveld et al, 2026. DevCell).

Cover art

Cover proposal for Bosveld et al, 2026 (https://tinyurl.com/4v4sjf4h) to Developmental Cell.
Cover proposal for Ak et al, 2024 to iScience.

Science communication and outreach

Series of illustration made for the Wildlife Illustrated series of CreatureConserve.
Illustrations for a science outreach event for kids: (left) explaining magnification at different scales for an activity on microscopy; (right) illustrating the protocol for DNA extraction from tomatoes.