Innate vs. adaptive immunity

An illustration comparing innate and adaptive immunity, created for the 8th edition of Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease.

"Big Robbins" is the most popular text used in medical school pathology courses. Translated into 13 languages, it is one of the best-selling medical books of all time. Prof. Perkins has illustrated the last four editions over a span of nearly 20 years.

All illustrations for the book were created in Adobe Illustrator.