Angélica Rosado-Quiñones, Ph.D., is currently an ORISE Health Equity Postdoctoral fellow in the Health Equity Unit at the Office on Smoking and Health, part of the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion at the CDC. Her research focuses on identifying the factors behind disparities related to commercial tobacco use, conducting comprehensive assessments and advancing health equity. She works closely with her team to assist individuals seeking improvements in health equity interventions.

Rosado-Quiñones aims to merge her expertise in infectious disease control and prevention with public health policy and emergency response initiatives at the CDC. She received her Ph.D. in microbiology from the University of Puerto Rico, where she worked on antimalarial drug development, and her B.A. in molecular biology with a history minor from The University of Texas at Dallas.

Throughout her academic career, she has been a strong advocate of diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility and belonging (DEIAB) in STEM for underrepresented communities. She mentors the 2024-2026 cohort as an ASM Future Leaders Mentorship Fellowship mentor and actively champions the importance of microbiology in Puerto Rico. She currently resides in Puerto Rico with her husband and their 2 beloved pets, Cherry and Chloe.