Turn research notes into editable pathway diagrams or AI illustrations. Start from a real research brief, refine the biology, and take your figure into the next lab meeting.
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One workspace. Two ways to tell the story.
Explain the cellular story.
Explore composition and visual detail. The output is an image.
Illustration and editable graph are separate outputs. Review the scientific content before use.
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A research brief, not a blank prompt
Start with a question and a figure you can adapt.
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Your biology stays reviewable
Inspect molecules, directions and missing steps.
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A file you can keep working on
Export a figure or save your editable JSON draft.
THE RESEARCH BRIEF COLLECTION
Start with the question your figure needs to answer.
Prepare a lab meeting, explain a resistance mechanism, or plan a manuscript figure. Each brief includes an editable starting diagram, a reusable prompt, and sources to check.
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YOUR FIGURE BRIEF
Explain a bypass-resistance mechanism in a manuscript or lab meeting.
A parallel survival route makes the comparison more useful than a single EGFR-to-ERK chain.
Name your cell model and resistance context.Keep only interventions and readouts tested in your study.Add measured p-ERK / p-AKT changes as annotations.
View the prompt, sources & review notes +
Create a mechanism figure for a lab meeting about MET-amplified bypass resistance in an EGFR-driven cell model. Show active EGFR recruiting GRB2–SOS, then RAS → RAF → MEK → ERK. In parallel, show EGFR and amplified MET converging on ERBB3/PI3K–AKT survival signaling. Mark gefitinib inhibiting EGFR and a research MET inhibitor inhibiting MET, using blunt-ended lines. Keep the MET–ERBB3 bypass visually separate from the EGFR–MAPK branch. Label p-ERK and p-AKT as possible readouts, not measured results. This is a simplified hypothesis figure; do not invent data, effect sizes, or clinical benefit.
Based on a MET-amplified resistance mechanism studied with gefitinib. It is not a universal explanation of EGFR resistance or a treatment recommendation. Intermediate steps are collapsed.
These briefs are literature-informed starting points, not experimental results or validated models. Adapt the species, cell type, intervention and evidence to your own work.
Already know the mechanism?
Bring your notes to the workspace. Make an editable diagram or explore an illustration.
From starting point to your figure
Less blank canvas. More explaining.
A focused workspace for signaling pathways, mechanism overviews, and research presentations.
Name the molecules and relationships in plain language. AI organizes them into a draft graph.
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Review, then edit
Check the extracted relationships, then move nodes, change labels and edit arrows on the canvas.
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Export, review, refine
Export SVG or PNG, and save a JSON draft for later edits. Check the biology before sharing.
Editable pathway diagrams
Control the individual elements.
Start from your description or a library template. Review the biology, edit individual labels and arrows, then export SVG or PNG. Two AI graph analyses a day are free; more use one credit each.
AI image drafts
Explore a visual direction from text.
Generate a raster image from a description using available credits. AI image labels are not editable nodes; review the output before use.
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Credits are added after payment is confirmed. One-time purchase, no auto-renewal. Applicable taxes are calculated at checkout. All packages refer to a single account; shared team workspaces are not included. Refunds and credit adjustments · AI model details
The template editor is free without an account. Sign in to turn a mechanism description into an editable graph: two free analyses per account per UTC day, subject to shared site capacity. After that, each analysis uses one credit, only after you confirm, and a failed analysis returns it. Editing and exporting remain free.
Are AI-generated diagrams editable as vector nodes?
Yes, when you choose the editable-diagram workflow: AI extracts molecules and relationships from your description, you review them, then open real nodes and arrows in the editor. The separate AI image workflow produces a raster image. Existing images are not automatically converted into editable nodes.
Which export formats does PathwayFig support?
The vector editor exports SVG and PNG. SVG keeps text and shapes as vector elements; PNG is a raster image. Save a JSON draft to reopen and edit in PathwayFig later. AI image drafts download as image files. PDF, EPS, TIFF, and layered image export are not currently available.
How are AI credits priced?
Credit packages are one-time purchases with no subscription: $9.90 for 50 credits, $29.90 for 200, or $69.90 for 600. A 1K image uses 1 credit, 2K uses 2, and 4K uses 3. Applicable taxes are shown at checkout. The free image pilot offers two 1K attempts per account. Editable-graph analysis does not use image credits. One-time purchases use Waffo Pancake checkout. Credits are added after verified payment confirmation; check your order status if checkout is interrupted.
Can I submit these figures to a journal?
Treat every template and AI output as a draft. Verify the scientific relationships, labels, citations, image dimensions, and your target journal’s AI and artwork policies. PathwayFig does not guarantee scientific accuracy or acceptance by any journal.
What happens to my mechanism description?
Editable-graph analysis uses gpt-4.1-mini-2025-04-14 through APIMart; AI image generation uses GPT-Image-2.5 Ext (flare). Descriptions and returned graph text or images also undergo content screening. Avoid confidential, patient-identifiable or unpublished sensitive material. Graph extraction results are stored privately with your account for request reuse and support. Read the Privacy Policy and AI Model Disclosure for details.
Are my diagram edits saved automatically?
No. Save a JSON draft to your device before leaving, then use Open draft to continue editing. Repeating the same description on the same account during the same UTC day can retrieve the original AI-extracted graph, but it does not recover later edits. AI image history is a separate account library.
How do I report content or appeal a restriction?
Use the support and reports page or email [email protected]. Include the request ID if available and describe the concern. A human reviews reports and appeals; no policy guarantees that every violation will be detected.
