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STUDENTS
Completed students (supervised by Prof. Rupika Delgoda). • Isaac Morrison (PhD, high commendation, Biochemistry), “Assessment of chemopreventive and anti-cancer value of Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam. in colorectal cancer”; co-supervisor: Dr. Roy Porter • Kimberley Foster (PhD, Biotechnology), “Assessing the use of local medicinal plants in the treatment of cancer and cytotoxic value of Annona muricata ”; co-supervisor: Prof. Helen Asemota • Shaniece Wauchope (MPhil, Biochemistry), “The impact of dibenzyl trisulfide, a key ingredient in Petiveria alliacea L. on the activities of Cytochromes P450 and its potential for chemoprevention”; co-supevisor: Prof. Gossell-Williams • Renaldo Ramsay (MSc, Biomedical Sciences), “Inhibition of the activities of Cytochrome P450 enzymes by aqueous, ethyl acetate and ethanol extracts of Arachis hypogaea testa: Investigating Potential for Drug Interactions”; co-supervisor: Prof. M. McKoy New and on-going • Deiondra Robinson Tai, joined the institute as a part-time Ph.D candidate in 2022. ( Dr. Sheena Francis ); M.Phil. candidate, Stewart K ( Dr. Francis ) and M.Phil. candidate Frank C ( Dr. Francis ); • Ella Vardeman, Biology PhD Program at The City University of New York (CUNY) (together with Dr. Edward Kennelly from CUNY, Lehman College): “Differences in chemotaxonomy of plants used by Haitian immigrants in New York City for women’s health,” 2024. ( Dr. I. Vandebroek ) • The joint NPI, Biotech Centre Journal Club and Seminar Series, was launched on March 28, 2023 and coordinated by W. Irvine . The seminar allowed stu- dents from both departments to interact and engage in their research projects and wider topics.
PUBLICATIONS
Peer reviewed journal articles • Albuquerque UP, Ladio A, Duarte Almada E, Vandebroek I , Pulido Silva MT, Stern da Fonseca-Kruel V (2023) Exploring biocultural diversity in urban
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