Shiz Aoki is the co-founder and CEO of BioRender (also known as the "Adobe for Science") a software tool that enables scientists to quickly and accurately create figures for their research. Prior to starting BioRender, she studied at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in medical illustration, was lead science illustrator at National Geographic Magazine for 8 years, and founded the award-winning graphics company, Anatomize Studios. Her passion lies in democratizing science communication via innovative and accessible tools in order to accelerate scientific research and discovery.