In addition to her research, Dr. Vinson is also responsible for curating pedigree and genotype data on ~4,500 non-human primates at the ONPRC, in order to develop resources for genetic epidemiological research and to maintain colony genetic health. Dr. Vinson completed her Ph.D. in population genetics from the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior at the University of Minnesota and her postdoctoral fellowship in quantitative/statistical genetics at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute/Southwest National Primate Research Center.