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About the authors
The “Carnival of Contagion” is a collaborative effort of the following authors and illustrators:
- Bob Hall is a professional artist who has worked for Marvel Comics and DC Comics and drawn some of the most famous comic heroes of all time, including Batman, Spiderman, Thor, Captain America, and the Avengers.
- John West is a research associate professor in the Nebraska Center for Virology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He manages a virology research program dedicated to understanding molecular aspects of viral gene expression as well as molecular epidemiology and antiviral immune responses.
- Judy Diamond is a professor and curator of informal science education at the University of Nebraska State Museum and the co-author of “World of Viruses.”
- Carl Zimmer is an award-winning science journalist and columnist at the New York Times. He is the author of 12 books about science, including “A Planet of Viruses.”
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Using visual storytelling, veteran comics writer and artist Bob Hall has partnered with the University of Nebraska State Museum and Nebraska research virologists, science writers and learning researchers to create a unique and fascinating story called “Carnival of Contagion” about one of the world’s most deadly viruses — the measles virus.
To celebrate the release of “Carnival of Contagion,” a temporary exhibit will be on display at the UNMC’s McGoogan Library of Medicine in Wittson Hall from Feb. 1 to April 27. The exhibit features enlarged poster prints of each page of the comic, along with materials illustrating how the book was created.
Viewing times for the exhibit for the campus community are during regular library hours. The general public can view the exhibit from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
A reception and book signing with Hall, Judy Diamond of the University of Nebraska State Museum, and John West of the Nebraska Center for Virology, will be held Feb. 8 from 4 to 6 p.m. This event is open to the public.
This project was funded by a grant from the National Institute of Health’s Science Education Partnership (SEPA) program as part of Biology of Human Project, a collaboration of the University of Nebraska State Museum, the Nebraska Center for Virology, and the Sociology Department at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
The exhibit and book signing event are held in partnership with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Office of Research and Economic Development as part of the university’s Research Fair, a biannual celebration of research, scholarly and creative activity.