Dr. Herrera obtained her PhD from the University of Barcelona, Spain, and then moved to Prof. John Moore laboratory at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University for post-doctoral studies on HIV Env cleavage and neutralization. With an increasing interest in translational research, in 2005, she moved to St. George’s University of London to work on microbicides research with Prof. Robin Shattock. As a Senior Research Fellow at Imperial College London, her main focus is to study the mechanism of transmission of mucosal pathogens and the host responses with the aim to develop prevention strategies.