Dr. D’Costa is a molecular virologist with over 25 years of experience in virology and viral vector analytics, process development, and manufacturing. Prior to Alcyone, Dr. D’Costa held leadership roles at Thermo Fisher Scientific, Viral Vector Services and its predecessor companies – Brammer Bio and Florida Biologix. Dr. D’Costa holds a PhD in biology, specializing in molecular virology, from Texas Tech University; an MS in biochemistry from Mumbai University (Grant Medical College) and a BS in microbiology/biochemistry also from Mumbai University (St. Xavier’s College).