2014 Principal’s Research Awardees (Research Days, 2015)

Congratulations to the members of the Faculty who have received Principal’s research awards.

 Best Research Publication

Dr Kert Edward

Department of Physics

Article: “Quantitative non-invasive intracellular imaging of Plasmodium falciparum infected human erythrocytes”

 Best Research Publication

Dr Nadale Downer-Riley [and collaborators]

Department of Chemistry

Article: “Intramolecular Cycloaddition Reactions of Furo*3,4-b]indoles for Alkaloid Synthesis”

 The Most Outstanding Researcher

Dr Paul Maragh  

Department of Chemistry

For producing 4 articles

Articles: “Mechanisms in Solution” | Alternative Synthetic Methods for some PEPPSI- type Palladium Complexes | Imidazolinium salts derived from amino[2.2] paracyclophane compounds: Synthesis and hydrolytic ring-opening | In vitro studies on the reaction rates of acrylamide with the key body-fluid thiols L- cysteine, glutathione, and captopril”

 Most Outstanding Researcher

Dr Rupika Delgoda

Natural Products Institute

Articles: Patent review on the development of cytochrome P450 inhibitors”  | “Role of the modulation of CYP1A1 expression and activity in Chemoprevention: A Mini Review”.

Patent application: “Quassinoid and coumarin compounds for the prevention of cancer” |

Capacity Building-Infrastructure refurbishment, equipment purchase and personnel training for anti-proliferative cancer cell screen facility and Extension of grant from Forest Conservation Fund

 Most Outstanding Researcher

Dr Kert Edward

Department of Physics

For producing three Journal articles, one book chapter and four research grants

Article: Assessment of Decellularized Porcine and Human Lung Scaffolds; feasibility of producing AC lung scaffolds with potential clinical applicability |

Quantitative non-invasive intracellular imaging of Plasmodium falciparum infected human erythrocytes |        

Depth Resolved Differences after Corneal Crosslinking with and  without Epithelial Debridement using Multimodal Imaging |

“Two Photon Fluorescence Microscopy”, respectively.

 The Research Project Attracting the Most Research Funds

Dr André Coy [and collaborators]

Department of Physics

Project: A Cloud-based computational Resource for Clinical and Educational Applications of Speech Technology

 The Research Project with the Greatest Business | Economic | Development Impact

 Dr Kevon Rhiney 

 Professor Dale Webber

Dr Mona Webber

Department of Geography & Geology; Centre for Marine Sciences &

Department of Life Sciences

Project: Carrying Capacity and Socio-economic Census of the Pedro Cays, Jamaica: Northeast and Middle Cay