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Our Team's Portfolio
How did a neuroscientist and a sociologist come to start an educational consulting and publishing company? Well, it all began when they met each other at Swarthmore College, but that's a long story. Both were President of the Swarthmore Chapter of Delta Upsilon; one was the Appointments Chair of the Swarthmore Student Council; the other was the Chair of the Student Activities Committee and Chair of the Orientation Committee. In those positions, these men worked closely and learned to appreciate the importance of compelling and engaging communication. Since then, they have collaborated on numerous projects that improved their skills from simple print publications to 3D animation. These are some highlights of the work that led to the creation of SynapticPub...
Graphic Artwork
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Journal Cover | Neuroscience, December 2011. Dr. Ciarleglio designed the cover for Neuroscience's special edition on serotonin, of which his review article on circadian rhythms was a part. The cover included microscopy (courtesy of the Deneris Lab) and Dr. Ciarleglio's 3D serotonin graphic. This is the initial (and arguably better) draft of the cover. The final cover, as published by IBRO, is below:
Painting | Reimaged Vanderbilt University Logo for the Vanderbilt Brain Institute. Acrylic and stucco on canvas (30" x 20") by C. M. Ciarleglio. 2010. Hanging outside of the Vanderbilt Brain Institute administrative office at Vanderbilt University.
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Figure 1 | The Transcription-Translation Feedback Loop of the Circadian Clock. Proposed use in Ch. 23: Circadian Rhythms and Sleep. Essentials of Modern Neuroscience. ©2020 C. M. Ciarleglio.
Figure 2 | An Annotated Periodic Table of Elements. Table covering the first six periods of the official periodic table, containing information on biologically relevant elements. Atomic size indicated in the lower-left corner of each box, and as a grey sphere of proportional size. Ions are shown beside the main atom as blue (cations) or red (anions). See legend for more information. ©2017 C. M. Ciarleglio.
Figure 3 | The discovery of chemical neurotransmission (acetylcholine) by Otto Loewi. Vector illustration generalizing Loewi's experiments on electrical stimulation of frog vagal nerve and its effects on unattached hearts ex vivo. ©2020 SynapticPub, LLC.
Print Media
Journal | Vanderbilt Reviews Neuroscience. VRN was founded in 2009 by Dr. Ciarleglio, who served as the journal's first editor-in-chief. In 2010, as he took on a new role as the Director for Outreach and Education in the Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Dr. Ciarleglio tapped Brandon Carver to assist in the creation of a city-wide outreach program to the Greater Nashville area (see p. 10 in the 2010 edition of the journal, right). In recognition of these efforts, and in addition to Dr. Ciarleglio's efforts as the Project Manager for the Conte Center's "Brain Matters" exhibit, Vanderbilt University was awarded the Society for Neuroscience's coveted Program of the Year in 2012.
Animation & ILO | "Brain Matters" Attract Loop (top) and Interactive Learning Object (image only, bottom). Top: 3D Animation produced by Anode, Inc. in collaboration with C. M. Ciarleglio. ©2011. Bottom: Welcome screen for the Brain Matters clickable interactive learning object. ©2011 by C. M. Ciarleglio for use by the Silvio O. Conte Neuroscience Research Center at Vanderbilt University for the "Brain Matters" exhibit at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks.
Motion Media
Lecture Video 1 | Levels of Organization in Anatomy, Physiology & Disease. Narrated by Lena Mak. ©2020 for use by the Johns Hopkins University Summer Pre-College Program.
Animation 1 | A 3D animation of the human brain. ©2011 by C. M. Ciarleglio for use by the Silvio O. Conte Neuroscience Research Center at Vanderbilt University for the "Brain Matters" exhibit at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks.
Animation 2 | A 2D animation of the human brain as a magnetic resonance image. ©2011 by C. M. Ciarleglio for use by the Silvio O. Conte Neuroscience Research Center at Vanderbilt University for the "Brain Matters" exhibit at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks.
Animation 3 | A 3D animation of the Conte Center logo. ©2011 by C. M. Ciarleglio for use by the Silvio O. Conte Neuroscience Research Center at Vanderbilt University for the "Brain Matters" exhibit at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks.
Lecture Video 2 | Guest Lecture: "Circadian Rhythms" by Chris Ciarleglio. Anatomy, Physiology & Disease. ©2020 for use by the Johns Hopkins University Summer Pre-College Program.