Rachel von Roeschlaub is an artist living in Cambridge, Massachussets. She received a BA in Chemistry from the University of Montana and an M.S. in Organic Chemistry from the University of Oregon. Subsequently she worked as a molecular biologist at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York, where she participated in cancer research and managed the genome facility. Ms. von Roeschlaub also taught hands-on science workshops in genetics and biotechnology to high school students and teachers. As a part of her efforts in science education she traveled to monasteries and schools in India to introduce Tibetan monks, students and high school teachers to modern biotechnology. In 2005, Ms. von Roeschlaub left science to pursue a career in art. Her acrylic paintings with whimsical, scientific themes have appeared as cover art for scientific magazines and journals, have been exhibited at art galleries in New York and Boston, and displayed at the American Association of Arts and Science in Washington D.C. (http://www.rachelvon.com)