I am currently a Business Development Associate in the Belfer Office for Dana-Farber Innovations where I work closely with investigators and external partners to create new collaborations and drive commercialization of Dana-Farber technologies. You can find out more about the Innovation Office including collaboration opportunities here. You can also reach out for professional connections on my Linkedin page or follow my random musings over on Twitter @AaronJDy.

Prior to joining the Dana-Farber Innovation Office, I was a strategy consultant at Health Advances working to deliver actionable insights to clients across biopharma, diagnostics, and digital health. My experience included market analysis, growth strategy, competitive assessment, technology commercialization, product positioning, survey design, and revenue forecasting.

I received my PhD in Biological Engineering from MIT, studying synthetic biology and novel molecular diagnostics, and his BS in Physics from Indiana University. My PhD previous research focused on biomedical applications of synthetic biology in the labs of Jim Collins and Domitilla Del Vecchio. I published on engineering genetic circuits in bacteria, CRISPR diagnostics, synthetic biology education, and microbiome RNA diagnostics.

My main PhD project revolved around cell-free diagnostics that can be used to detect specific DNA or RNA sequences that can tell us what viruses, bacteria, or mutations a person may be carrying. One project measured the bacteria and mRNA biomarkers present in your gut that are good indicators of your gut microbiome health. Another effort is to build cell-free synthetic biology circuits to diagnose infectious diseases like the different kinds of human papillomavirus (HPV) that pose different levels of risk for cervical cancer and antibiotic susceptibility. I published on engineering genetic circuits in bacteria, CRISPR diagnostics, synthetic biology education, and microbiome RNA diagnostics. You can check out my research publications or go to my Google Scholar page.

In my free time, I enjoying reading, training for my next road race whether it be 5k or marathon, and filling my photo library with with more pictures of our dog and two cats.