Dr. Alan Rothman graduated from Boston University School of Medicine in 1983. He completed residency training in Internal Medicine and a clinical and research fellowship in Infectious Diseases, during which time he began his involvement in research on the immunology and pathogenesis of dengue and other viral infections, including influenza and hepatitis C. Dr. Rothman has long-standing collaborations with colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, and internationally in Asia, Europe, and Latin America. He also has served on advisory committees for the National Institutes of Health and the World Health Organization.
Diane joined iCubed in April 2013 as a research associate in the Laboratory of Viral Immunity and Pathogenesis. She earned a bachelor’s of science degree in natural sciences from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Diane has held positions in academia, biotechnology and most recently in the pharmaceutical industry. Her previous work focused on the fields of neuroscience and immunology working towards understanding and developing treatments for diseases such as Alzheimer’s, ALS, ADHD, bipolar disorder, Parkinson’s and arthritis. Diane brings to iCubed extensive and varied expertise in molecular and cell biology.
B.Sc. in Clinical Chemistry, University of Veracruz
Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences, University of Veracruz
Dr. Sanchez joined iCubed in September 2017 after a post-doctoral fellowship in viral immunology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. His research is focused on adaptive immune responses to dengue virus infections, with a particular emphasis on the durability of virus-specific memory T and B lymphocytes.
BSc in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
MS in Biochemistry, University of Maine, USA
PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Rhode Island
Darshika joined iCubed in January 2016. Her research seeks to define cellular mechanisms modulated by dengue virus that may contribute to disease pathogenesis in humans.