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Education

Brigham Young University, B.A. in Genetics Genomics and Biotechnology, 2024. Brigham Young University, B.A. in Bioinformatics, 2024.

Research Interests

Clinical care. Minority populations. Epidemiology. Community research

Research Description

Examining disparities in cancer genetic counseling encounters, with a focus on racial differences.

Mentor/Lab

PhD. MPH. MSGC. John Quillin

Awards

  • “The Pooja Way” Scholarship – Champion Scholar. 2024-2025
  • NSGC Project Award – Spanish Development SIG. 2024-2025
  • Third place – VCU 3 Minute Thesis 2024

Selected Publications

Alyssa C. Parker, Badí I. Quinteros, Stephen R. Piccolo. The DNA methylation landscape of five pediatric-tumor types. (2022). https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13516

Avery Mecham, Ashlie Stephenson, Badí I. Quinteros. Grace Salmons, Stephen R. Piccolo. TidyGEO – Web-based, open-source tool for downloading, tidying, and restructuring data series from GeneExpression Omnibus (GEO). (2023). 10.1515/jib-2023-0021

Harris, AHS, Eddington, H, Shah, VB, Shwartz, M, Gurewich, D, Rosen, AK, Quinteros, B, Wilcher, B, Nieser, KJ, Jones, G, Wu, JT, Morris, AM. Statistical Methods to Examine Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Surgical Literature: A Review and Recommendations for Improvement. (2024). 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006440