David Quispe-Parra, M.S.

I am a graduate student in the Genetics & Genomics program. Originally from Costa Rica, I earned my bachelor's degree in biotechnology engineering from the Costa Rica Institute of Technology. I later completed a master’s in biology at the University of Puerto Rico, where I studied gut regeneration in the sea cucumber Holothuria glaberrima. Currently, my research focuses on the role vitamin B12 metabolism plays in mammalian embryogenesis. In my free time, I enjoy going out with friends and participating in group sports like pickleball and soccer.

Publications

  1. Chern, T., Tong, X., Bauer, W. G., Quispe-Parra, D. J., Gao, X., Gerner-Mauro, K. N. and Poché, R. A. (2025). New genetic tools to define the pathophysiology of inborn errors of cobalamin metabolism impacting mammalian development. Differentiation 143, 100868.

  2. Auger, N. A., Medina-Feliciano, J. G., Quispe-Parra, D. J., Colón-Marrero, S., Ortiz-Zuazaga, H., & García-Arrarás, J. E. (2023). Characterization and Expression of Holothurian Wnt Signaling Genes during Adult Intestinal Organogenesis. Genes, 14(2), 309. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes14020309.

  3. Quispe-Parra, D. J., Medina-Feliciano, J. G., Cruz-González, S., Ortiz-Zuazaga, H., & García-Arrarás, J. E. (2021). Transcriptomic analysis of early stages of intestinal regeneration in Holothuria glaberrima. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 346. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79436-2.

  4. Quispe-Parra, D., Valentín, G., & García-Arrarás, J. E. (2021). A Roadmap for Intestinal Regeneration. The International Journal of Developmental Biology, 65(4-5–6), 427–437. https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.200227dq.