Meet Dr. Semarhy Quinones: Its Okay to Not Know, Changing the DNA of STEM, and Combining the Arts into STEM.

Episode Summary

1. She grew up in STEM. Her parents are both biologists. She worked in her mother's biology lab when she was very young.

2. She was surrounded by a community of support for STEM.

3.  She found that within biology there were things that she didn't feel comfortable with.

3. Sci-Fi Art is one of her passions.

Dr. Semarhy Quinones Bio

She is a bacterial geneticist from Puerto Rico. She earned her bachelor's degree in Microbiology from the University of Puerto Rico, Humacao, where she participated in PR-LSAMP and MARC-U*STAR undergraduate research programs. She completed her PhD degree in Microbiology from the University of California, Davis, where she studied the origin of mutations under stressful conditions with John R. Roth, Ph.D. as her doctoral advisor. Currently, She is a full-time Biological Sciences lecturer at Sacramento State. She also works with the CSU-LSAMP Statewide Alliance, the CSU-LSAMP at Sacramento State, and the RISE Programs preparing the next generation of scientists. 

She also works as an independent artist creating artwork to increase the visibility of women of color, who have historically been underrepresented in STEM. 

website: https://www.semarhyquinones.com/
artwork: https://www.redbubble.com/people/semarhy/shop
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/semarhyquinones