“Reverse Transcriptase”
Bryan Welm, PhD
Sculpture
Artist Statement
The sculpture is composed of representations of the DNA-RNA hybrid supported by three lengths of sheet steel. Howard Temin challenged mainstream concepts. His trajectory is represented by a metal branch flowing through the sculpture. The branch illustrates how science advances from past observations through new discoveries. It also resembles the path along Lake Mendota shore where Howard would commute by bicycle and, perhaps, contemplated his science.
About the Artist
Bryan Welm, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Utah, an investigator at the Huntsman Cancer Institute, and a member of the Cell Response and Regulation Program. He is also an artist whose work emphasizes the beauty of science and the biological world in three-dimensional metal sculptures.