Aida Herrera, PhD, joined BODFI in 2019, and is responsible for managing and commercializing inventions arising from chemistry-related Dana-Farber technologies. Prior to joining the Dana-Farber team, Dr. Herrera worked for both Boston Children’s Hospital and The Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear, where she spent nine years supporting investigators across various departments, including Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology, Cardiac Surgery, Gastroenterology, and Endocrinology, and was responsible for the commercialization of a broad range of technologies.
Earlier in her career, Dr. Herrera worked as a technology specialist focused on patent prosecution in the biotechnological, chemical, and mechanical arts. She holds a BS in Chemistry from the University of Chicago, a PhD in Chemistry from Tufts University, and completed post-doctoral research work in both the Biological Engineering Division at MIT and the Chemistry Department at Northeastern University.