Vanya Quiñones is an American university administrator and a former neurobiologist is serving as the President of California State University, Monterey Bay.

Vanya Quiñones
5th President of California State University, Monterey
Assumed office
August 2022
Preceded byEduardo M. Ochoa
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Pace University
In office
2018–2022
Personal details
BornArecibo, Puerto Rico
Alma materUniversity of Puerto Rico (BS, MS)
Rutgers University (PhD)
Scientific career
Fieldsneurobiology
Institutions
ThesisCharacterization of a mouse hypothalamic cell line immortalized with a temperature-sensitive variant of the large T antigen of the simian virus 40 (1992)
Doctoral advisorHerbert Geller

Early life and education

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Quiñones was born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico and spent her childhood on her family's dairy farm.[1][2]

She attended the University of Puerto Rico, where she obtained her bachelor's degree in biology and a master's degree in cell biology. She attended Rutgers University, where she earned her Ph.D. in neurobiology and physiology.[3]

Career

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Quiñones taught at Hunter College and eventually ended up becoming the provost at Pace University before becoming the president at California State University, Monterey Bay.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Vanya Quiñones: University president, neuroscientist, cowgirl | KAZU News". kazu.org. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  2. ^ "Vanya Quiñones: Applying Human and Scientific Principles to Educational Leadership at CSUMB | Hispanic Outlook on Education Magazine". hispanicoutlook.com. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  3. ^ a b "CSUMB holds presidential investiture ceremony for Dr. Vanya Quiñones | Hispanic Engineer & Information Technology". hispanicengineer.com. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  4. ^ "California State University Monterey Bay is rising across college rankings. Here's why". thecalifornian.com. Retrieved 2023-11-09.