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Last published 2026
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Keity J. Farfán‐Pira

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Post doctoral fellow

Also affiliated: Instituto Politécnico Nacional (2022–2023); Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (2020–2023)

Postdoc Researcher

4 h-index 11 pubs 26 cited

  • Animals
  • Triatoma
  • Chagas Disease
  • Female
  • Male
  • Mexico
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Amebiasis
  • Humans
  • Drosophila
  • Drosophila Proteins
  • Triatominae
  • Reduviidae
  • Entamoeba histolytica
  • Fruit

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Keity J. Farfán‐Pira's research focuses on the comparative study of insect species and the investigation of parasitic infections. Recent publications include work on the stridulatory groove in *Triatoma* species from Mexico and a comparative analysis of the *vestigial* gene's regulatory sequences in *Drosophila* species, examining its role in wing evolution. Farfán‐Pira has also investigated the ultrastructure of *Entamoeba histolytica* and *Giardia lamblia* cysts on produce and developed a heteroduplex assay for identifying triatomine vectors of Chagas disease. Further research includes analyzing differential gene regulation in *Drosophila* wing development using high-dimensional imaging pipelines. Collaborations include work with Timothy A. Evans, Erica L. Westerman, Grace E. Hirzel, and Chance Powell, all at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

Metrics

  • h-index: 4
  • Publications: 11
  • Citations: 26

Selected Publications

  • The gene <i>yellow</i> influences aversive mate preference learning in a butterfly (2026)
    bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) DOI OpenAlex
  • Viability of Trypanosoma cruzi in Triatoma pallidipennis Post-mortem (2026)
    Acta Parasitologica DOI OpenAlex
  • Surface ultrastructure and lodging of Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia lamblia cysts on fruits and vegetables (2025)
    Acta Tropica DOI OpenAlex
  • Synchronous seasonal plasticity in coloration, behaviour and visual gene expression in a wild butterfly population (2025)
    Functional Ecology DOI OpenAlex
  • Comparative study of the stridulatory groove in species of Triatoma (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) from Mexico (2024)
    Journal of Vector Ecology 4 citations DOI OpenAlex

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