BioRender

BioRender is a web application that creates scientific figures, illustrations, and diagrams. An institutional license for BioRender Premium is available for Fred Hutch employees and includes unlimited illustrations, thousands of individual icons, graphical assets, templates, and permissions for journal publications.

Below are some examples made by Fred Hutch researchers:

Types of membrane transport mechanisms. Source: Dr. Matthew Chan

STEAP1 CAR T cells and CBD-IL-12 were combined to treat mCRPR in pre-clinical models of disease and shown to modestly decrease tumor size and slightly increase survival of mouse models while enhancing anti-tumor immune cell responses. Science Spotlight link. Source: Dr. Vipul Bhatia

Long-term (over 6 years) response evaluation workflow of CD19 CAR T-cell therapy to treat relapsed/refractory (R/R) chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in a phase I/II clinical trial. Science Spotlight link. Source: Dr. Emily Liang

Getting Started

To access BioRender, Fred Hutch employees may sign in using their Fred Hutch institutional email or access BioRender via the Apps menu in Microsoft365.

Login to BioRender using SSO and Fred Hutch credentials.

Alternatively, users may access BioRender in Microsoft365.

Making Illustrations in the Web Interface

The Gallery is the starting point for making and accessing files (illustrations, posters, graphs, etc). As an example, we will make a new illustration file by clicking on + Create new, then Illustration.

The left hand panel contains graphical assets that can used for your illustrations. There are over 5000 icons to use. Simply drag and drop an icon to the artboard to use in your illustration.

By clicking on the individual icon, the left hand panel contains several options to adjust color, style, and other graphical aspects.

To export illustrations, click File > Export. Here, you may set export dimensions, file type, transparency, and resolution.

Terms of Services

The Biorender Terms of Services includes a number of restrictions, to note is 1.e.i.E:

i) Restrictions on User-Accounts. You must not:
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E) publish Completed Graphics that include BioRender Content in any publication if you are not cited as the first or co-first author of the publication due to copyright ownership of the publication being attributed to the first or co-first author. Any exceptions to this restriction must be approved in writing by BioRender.

Additional Resources

• Fred Hutch hosts periodic BioRender webinars with topics ranging from introductory use, creating biological pathway diagrams, making graphical abstracts, and more. (CenterNet Events page)
• Tutorials provided by BioRender
• Preparing manuscript figures in BioRender