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A Professor of Parasitology, Dr. Robinson combines various diagnostic techniques with the results of electron micrographs and cytochemistry to provide novel information on infectious diseases in Jamaica. Over the years, he has investigated the transmission of Angiostrongylus cantonensis to humans as well as the presence of the infection in wild rats and snails. He was also involved in the study of infection in red tilapia, intestinal helminths in dogs in the Kingston Metropolitan Area with an emphasis on Ancylostoma sp. and the plant compound, Eryngial, as an effective treatment against human Strongyloides stercoralis infection.


Courses
  • BL10L - Animal Diversity
  • Z30G - General Parasitology
  • Z30M - Immunology

Research Interests
  • The relationships between humans, animals and the environment as they relate to health and parasitic disease in Jamaica and the Caribbean Region

Research Projects
  • Epidemiology of human Strongyloides stercoralis (Nematoda) infections in Jamaica
  • Activity in vitro of crude and purified extracts of Jamaican medicinal plants against infective larvae of Strongyloides stercoralis
  • Immunoepidemiological interactions between Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type-I (HTLV-I) and Strongyloides stercoralis in Jamaica
  • Studies of the host-parasite relationship of seawater-cultured tilapia and Neobenedenia melleni (Monogenea) in Jamaica
  • Immunoepidemiological investigations of human Toxocara canis (dog roundworm) infections in Jamaica
  • Seroepidemiological studies of Helicobacter pylori (Eubacteria) infections in Jamaica
  • Immunoepidemiological studies of human Toxoplasma gondii (Coccidia) infections in Jamaica
  • Ecoparasitological studies of Thiara granifera in Jamaica
  • Transmission studies of Dirofilaria immitis (heartworm) in dogs in Jamaica
  • Molecular characterisation of canine Ancylostoma spp.
  • Human health significance of (a) intestinal helminths of small Indian mongoose (Herpestes sp.) and (b) helminths of wild boar (Sus scrofa) in Jamaica

Memberships
  • The British Society for Parasitology
  • Fellow, The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene
  • Caribbean Academy of Sciences (Jamaica Chapter)
  • American Society of Parasitologists
  • Founder Member, Bioethics Society of the Caribbean
Awards
  • The Principal’s Award (Research Day, 2006): Most Outstanding Research Activity “Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection: an emerging zoonosis in Jamaica”, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, The University of the West Indies, Mona.
  • Distinguished Scientist Award (Research Day, 2003): in Recognition of Outstanding Research in the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, The University of the West Indies, Mona.
  • Best Publication Award (Research Day, 2001): in Recognition of Outstanding Research in the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, The University of the West Indies, Mona.
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