Background
Márquez-Magaña, Leticia Maria was born on August 15, 1963 in Sacramento. Daughter of Jesús José and Guadalupe María Márquez.
Márquez-Magaña, Leticia Maria was born on August 15, 1963 in Sacramento. Daughter of Jesús José and Guadalupe María Márquez.
Bachelor of Science,Master of Science in Biological Sciences, Stanford University, 1986. Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, University California, Berkeley, 1991.
Postdoctoral fellow Stanford (California) University, 1991—1994. Assistant professor biology San Francisco State University, 1994—1999, associate professor biology, 1999—2004, professor biology, since 2004, microbial geneticist, since 1994.
Motivational speaker to minority students, Northern California, since 1994. Member task force Hispanic-Serving Institute Hispanic Association Colleges and Universities. Mentor to University of California San Fransico Teaching postdoctoral fellows, since 2002.
Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science (Mentor award 2001), Society Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (science partner K-12 educators since 2001, board directors 1989-1991), American Society Microbiology.
Married; children: Joaquín, Elías.