María G. Vasquez Ríos earned her B.Sc. in Chemistry (Hons.) from the Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco (Mexico), where she conducted research on ruthenium–phosphine organometallic complexes. She completed her M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Science at the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos (Mexico) under the supervision of Prof. Herbert Höpfl Bachner, specializing in supramolecular chemistry and crystal engineering of organotin compounds, with a focus on anion recognition, polymorphism, and solid-state inclusion.
She subsequently held postdoctoral appointments at the University of Iowa (USA) and the Université de Sherbrooke (Canada) in the research group of Prof. Leonard MacGillivray. Her postdoctoral research focuses on the crystal engineering of boron-based molecular materials, emphasizing solid-state reactivity, including cocrystals, host–guest systems, molecular separations, and pharmaceutical cocrystal development for prostate cancer applications.
Her postdoctoral training has been supported by prestigious fellowships from the Consejo Nacional de Humanidades, Ciencias y Tecnologías (CONAHCYT) and the Secretaría de Educación, Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (SECTEI) of Mexico City.