Marcelo Vinces

Marcelo Vinces works at Northwestern University as a Weinberg College Adviser and Assistant Professor of Instruction in Biology. He earned his bachelor's degree in biology from Cornell University, and his doctorate in molecular microbiology from Tufts University. He did his postdoctoral training with Kevin Verstrepen at Harvard University and KU Leuven and VIB, followed by a AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowship at the US National Science Foundation. Previous to Northwestern, which he joined in 2018, Marcelo worked at Oberlin College, where he served as director of the Center for Learning, Education and Research in the Sciences.

His research interests include the molecular biology of fungi and evolution of gene expression. In addition, he has pursued varied interests related to STEM education including teaching and assessing quantitative reasoning skills, science-related community outreach, broadening participation of historically underrepresented minorities, and public policy related to science.

He is an active member of SACNAS (Society for the Advancement of Chicano and Native Americans in the Sciences), and besides science research and education, his other love is learning languages, enjoying conversation in Spanish, French, German, Dutch and learning more when he can. Marcelo was born in Ecuador, grew up in Brooklyn, New York, and is a resident of Chicago.