Semarhy Quiñones, PhD
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Semarhy Quiñones, PhD
Scientist & Artist
I am a bacterial geneticist from Puerto Rico. I earned my bachelor's degree in Microbiology from the University of Puerto Rico, Humacao, where I participated in PR-LSAMP and MARC-U*STAR undergraduate research programs. I completed my PhD degree in Microbiology from the University of California, Davis, where I studied the origin of mutations under stressful conditions with John R. Roth, PhD, as my doctoral advisor. Currently, I am a full-time lecturer in Biological Sciences at Sacramento State, working with the CSU-SPaRA Statewide Alliance, the CSU-SPaRA and the U-RISE at Sacramento State programs, preparing the next generation of scientists. 

Current Positions:
Lecturer, Biological Sciences
Director, Science Educational Equity Program
​Director, CSU STEM Pathways & Research Alliance Statewide
Coordinator, CSU-SPaRA & U-RISE at Sacramento State

California State University, Sacramento
Picture of me giving a talk at the PKAL conference hosted in PR, May 2017.
Biology Lecturer & Seminar Speaker
Science Artist

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