Dr. de la Parra joined the Department of Chemistry at Lehman College of the City University of New York (CUNY) as an Assistant Professor in the Fall 2019 and The Graduate Center, CUNY in 2020. She is an Engineer with a Master’s in Biotechnology from the ITESM Monterrey Campus (México) and Cornell University (Ithaca, NY). She has a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the Medical Sciences Campus of the University of Puerto Rico and postdoctoral training at New York University (NYU) School of Medicine, where she retains an affiliation as Visiting Assistant Professor https://med.nyu.edu/faculty/columba-de-la-parra-simental
Dr. de la Parra is passionate about science, research, and teaching. Her research is focused on advanced breast cancer, for which she has achieved several peer-reviewed publications and obtained important recognitions, including a Pre-doctoral Fellowship award from the DoD Breast Cancer Research Program, Postdoctoral fellowship from the American Cancer Society, and The National Institute of Health (NIH) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5438-8157
The main motivation for her scientific career is to participate through her research in therapeutic strategies for advanced breast cancer and to contribute to the academic formation of the next generation of highly prepared and competent scientists.
Dr. de la Parra Lab's research interest includes: health promotion and disease prevention, metabolism, translational control in cancer, protein synthesis, bioactive compounds in natural products for anticancer activity, and education.
The main motivation for her scientific career is to participate through her research in therapeutic strategies for advanced breast cancer and to contribute to the academic formation of the next generation of highly prepared and competent scientists.
Dr. de la Parra Lab's research interest includes: health promotion and disease prevention, metabolism, translational control in cancer, protein synthesis, bioactive compounds in natural products for anticancer activity, and education.
