Daniela Fera

Daniela Fera is an Associate Professor in Chemistry & Biochemistry at Swarthmore College. She holds a B.A. in Chemistry/Mathematics from NYU, Ph.D. in Chemistry from University of Pennsylvania, and completed postdoctoral training at Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School.

Her research merges structural biology and biochemistry to create models for vaccine/therapy development, focusing on:

• Antibody development against viral pathogens
• Structural characterization of antibody complexes
• Regulatory mechanisms of protein kinases
• X-ray crystallography and electron microscopy methodologies

Publication analysis reveals consistent investigation of broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV and SARS-CoV-2, with structural characterization of viral epitopes. She maintains an active research laboratory mentoring undergraduate students in structural virology techniques.