David Rojas Márquez
Ph.D.
Professional profile
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Scientific illustrator with wide
MS in Scientific Illustration
Digital Illustration Program – Trazos Academy, Madrid,
Spain-.
background in immunology and
cell biology, connecting the scientific knowledge with the art world
through the illustration of speciffic
biological processes.
Areas of expertise
PhD in Immunology
Research Centre in Clinical Biochemistry and Immunology
National Council of Scientific and Technical Investigations:
CIBICI-CONICET – FCQ, UNC, Argentina-.
BS in Genetics
Faculty of Exacts, Chemistry and Natural Sciences, UNaM,
Argentina-.
Rendering of animal and medical
illustrations using Adobe Photoshop
Design of graphical abstracts,
posters and medical/biological icons
using Adobe Illustrator
Visual design of medical flyers
and medical posters using Adobe
InDesign
Scientific images processing and
analysis using FiJi/ImageJ
Contact
Email:--Mobile:
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Professional Address:
Cell biology department, The Hospital for Sick Children. 686 Bay St.,
M5G0A4
Social:
linkedin.com/in/davidrojasmarquez
IG/Fb: @darwid_illustration
WORK EXPERIENCE
Freelance illustrator
High quality design of graphical abstracts, posters and
scientiffic illustrations for scientific journals, editorial and
private clients. 2021-today.
Creative and visual designer
Design of medical visual abstracts and text redaction at
Sociedad Iberoamericana de Información Científica editorial. Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2022-today.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Project: Study of the NOX2 NADPH oxidase and type I IFN
interplay during infection on macrophages. Under
supervision of Dr. John Brumell, Pitblado Chair in Cell
Biology, Senior Scientist and Program Head, Cell Biology
Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.
2018-today.
PhD Research Project
Project: Study of intracellular mediators involved in the polarization of macrophages infected with Trypanosome cruzi.
Under supervision of Dr. Fabio Cerban, PI at the
CIBICI-CONICET – FCQ, UNC, Argentina-.
Assistant professor
Graduate studies. Subject: Immunoneuroendocrinology (5th
year) in Biochemistry degree programs. Clinical Biochemistry
Department, FCQ, UNC, Argentina.
Graduate studies. Subject: General Immunology (3rd year) in
Biochemistry degree programs. Clinical Biochemistry
Department, FCQ, UNC, Argentina-.
PRIZES
1.Illustraciencia 9th Edition. 1st Place of the international “Illustraciencia contest”. Jury award of “scientific illustration” category (from 528 illustrations presented). Work tittle: La Pantera de Madagascar. 2022.
(https://illustraciencia.info/illustraciencia-anuncia-las-obras-ganadoras-de-su-novena-edicion)
2.Illustraciencia 9th Edition. 1st Place of the international “Illustraciencia contest”. Audience award (from 40 finalist illustrations). Work tittle: La Pantera de Madagascar. 2022.
(https://illustraciencia.info/illustraciencia-anuncia-las-obras-ganadoras-de-su-novena-edicion)
3. 3 Minutes Thesis Competition. 1st Place “Three minutes thesis” ® of Queensland University. Place: Faculty of
Chemistry, National University of Cordoba. Title: “mTOR inhibition in macrophages controls Trypanosoma cruzi
survival”.
FULL-LENGTH PUBLICATIONS
1. Sourav Bhattacharya, Rachel A. Idol, Wei Yang, Jorge David Rojas Márquez, Yanan Li, Guangming Huang,
Wandy L. Beatty, Jeffrey J. Atkinson, John H. Brumell, Juhi Bagaitkar, Jeffrey A. Magee, Mary C. Dinauer. Macrophage NOX2 NADPH oxidase maintains alveolar homeostasis in mice. 2022. Blood. In press. https://doi.
org/10.1182/blood-. Joel M. J. Tan, Monica E. Garner, James M. Regeimbal, Catherine J. Greene, Jorge D. Rojas Márquez,
Dustin A. Ammendolia, Adam R. R. McCluggage, Taoyingnan Li, Katherine J. Wu, Marija Cemma, Philip P. Ostrowski, Brian Raught, Michael S. Diamond, Sergio rinstein, Robin M. Yates, Darren E. Higgins & John H. Brumell.
Listeria exploits IFITM3 to suppress antibacterial activity in phagocytes. Nat Commun. 2021 Aug 17;12(1):4999.
doi: 10.1038/s-. Ana Y, Rojas Marquez JD, Fozzatti L, Baigorrí RE, Cerban FM, Radi R, Piacenza L, Stempin CC. An exacerbated metabolism and mitochondrial reactive oxygen species contribute to mitochondrial alterations and apoptosis in
CD4 T cells during the acute phase of Trypanosoma cruzi infection. Free Radic Biol Med. 2021 Feb 1; 163:268280. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.freeradbiomed-. Jorge David Rojas Márquez, Taoyingnan Li, Adam R.R. McCluggage, Joel M.J. Tan, Aleixo Muise, Darren E.
Higgins and John H. Brumell. Cutting Edge: NOX2 NADPH Oxidase Controls Infection by an Intracellular Bacterial Pathogen through Limiting the Type 1 IFN Response. J Immunol. January 15, 2021, 206 -. doi:
https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol-. Torres-Carro R, Ana Y, Jorge David Rojas Márquez, Stempin CC, Zampini IC, Isla MI, Alberto MR. J Food
Sci. Argentinean Puna Plants with In Vitro Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activities as a Potential Nutraceutical.
2019 Dec;84(12):-. doi: 10.1111/-. Jorge David Rojas Márquez, Ana Y, Baigorrí RE, Stempin CC and Cerban FM. Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Inhibition in Trypanosoma cruzi-Infected Macrophages Leads to an Intracellular Profile That Is Detrimental
for Infection Front Immunol. 2018 Feb 20;9:313. doi: 10.3389/fimmu-. Stempin CC, Jorge David Rojas Márquez, Ana Y, Baigorrí RE and Cerban FM. GRAIL and Otubain-1
are Related to T Cell Hyporesponsiveness during Trypanosoma cruzi Infection. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017 Jan
23;11(1):e-. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd-.
CURSES
1. Working as a medical Illustrator. Learn medical art online curses. 2022.
2. Create an infograph that will make history. Fernando Baptista - Domestika. 2022
3. Drawing birds in watercolor. Tamara Rojas - Bekuo Design. 2022
