Biography
XVIVO’s Medical Director, David Bolinsky, is considered a pioneer in this industry.
After receiving his Association of Medical llustrators-accredited BS in Medical Illustration from Ohio State University in 1974, David accepted a joint faculty appointment as a Medical Illustrator with Michigan State University’s Human and Veterinary Medical Schools.
David completed pre-med and advanced graduate anatomy courses during that time and enrolled in MSU’s College of Human Medicine in 1977. He became Senior Medical Illustrator at the Yale School of Medicine in 1981.
An Association of Medical Illustrators member since 1983, David left Yale in 1984 to found Advanced Imaging, a first-of-its-kind digital medical animation company.
In 2001, David co-founded XVIVO LLC where he serves as both a business partner and Medical Director.
A two time speaker at the TED Conference, David is frequently asked to lecture and attend panel discussions domestically and abroad, where he is thrilled to meet and interact with his professional peers and emerging talents with inquisitive minds.
David co-founded China’s annual Scientific Animation (SciAn) Festival, held in Guiyang. David’s current pet project is a book: Pluripotential: How Stem Cells Will Change Your Life, in collaboration with Daniel Kraft, M.D. (Stanford University). Appointment: Chicago Museum of Science and Industry Advisory Council (since 2002).
XVIVO X-tra on David:
- Pixel Evangelist
- 90% of success is showing up.
- “In examining a book such as Peter Rabbit, it is important that the superficial characteristics of its deceptively simple plot not blind the reader to the more substantial fabric of its deeper motivations.” Linus, in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (My favorite line from the play, because I’ve always felt just that way about biology and cells!)
- “Ever tried. Ever failed. Try again. Fail better.” -Samuel Beckett
email: david@xvivo.net
Please visit the XVIVO News or Blog to learn more about David’s recent Talks and Travels.
Background
1974: Earned an Association of Medical Illustrators-Accredited BS in Medical Illustration, from Ohio State University. Active member: Association of Medical Illustrators, since 1983.
1974-77: Accepted Michigan State University Faculty appointment (Veterinary and Human Medical Schools) at Biomedical Communication Center. David’s illustrations appeared in books and early medical education videos over three years. David completed premed and advanced graduate anatomy courses during that time.
1977: Enrolled in MSU College of Human Medicine. After two years in medical school, took leave to illustrate a book.
1981-1983: Senior Medical Illustrator at the Yale School of Medicine.
1983: Founded Advanced Imaging, Inc., David’s first award-winning pioneer digital medical animation company. David’s first computer was an Artron 2000, which ran on CPM86 (predating MS-DOS!). David began 3D animation on SGI equipment, using Advanced Visualizer in 1984, running a Unix-based Silicon Graphics Workstation.
2001: David co-founded XVIVO Scientific Animation with Mike Astrachan.
XVIVO is an award-winning, full-service Medical and Scientific Digital Animation Company. XVIVO’s animation has attracted international attention. A few of XVIVO’s clients include Merck, Genentech, Novartis, Pfizer, HBO, NBC, NOVA, PBS, Disney Imagineering, Harvard, Yale, Johns Hopkins, The Arizona Heart Institute, The Smithsonian Museum, Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry, DARPA and many more.
Appointment: Chicago Museum of Science and Industry Advisory Council (since 2002).
