Cancer Assassin
The artist sought to create a portrait of the dramatic moment the death grip of a Natural Killer T cell overcomes a cancer cell's defenses, memorializing a moment humanity desires. Cytotoxic Natural Killer T cells are cancer assassins that induce cancer cells to undergo programmed cell death known as apoptosis. Natural Killer T cells recognize specific sites on the surface of cancer cells called antigens, bind to them, and release biochemical proteins that form pores in the cancer cell's membrane and specifically induce the cancer cell to destruct.
Cancer Assassin Self Promotional by Cynthia Turner was identified as an innovative representation of communication design by the A' Design Awards. Cancer Assassin Self Promotional won the Bronze A' Design Award in Computer Graphics, 3D Modeling, Texturing, and Rendering Design in 2020. The A' Computer Graphics, 3D Modeling, Texturing, and Rendering Design Award is a juried, academic and highly prestigious design competition that rewards excellent design of animations, simulations, game designs, virtual reality models, architectural renderings, infographics, digital illustrations, 3D character models and more.
