Mireya Correa graduated from the University of Panama, where she later became a professor, and went onto receive her masters in botany from Duke University (founded in 1838).
Correa graduated from the University of Panama with a degree in biology and chemistry in 1963. She was a professor at the University of Panama and pioneered formal botanical studies in Panama. She received a master's degree in botany from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina in 1967. 1838; 182 years ago (1838) 
