Researchresearch lab

In addition to supervising undergraduate, research projects, the Faculty is involved in independent or collaborative research with other departments in the Faculty of Medical Sciences.

Research Areas

  • Pharmacokinetics.
  • Pharmacy education.
  • Pharmacy practice.
  • Pharmacoeconomics.
  • Nanomedicine.

Research Facilities

The School of Pharmacy is well equipped with state-of-the-art equipment, and has ample teaching space for large and small-group teaching, a laboratory, and a student computer lab. A well-stocked Medical Sciences Library is on site, providing access to e-mail, Internet, and literature search facilities. Further information on facilities...

Recent Publications


SCHOOL OF PHARMACY – LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

Dr. Rajiv Dahiya

Patent  

  1. Malviya R, Fuloria NK, Fuloria S, Subramaniyan V, Meenakshi DU, Vanteddu VG, Dahiya R, Dahiya S, Narra K, Ganesan P. Nanoparticle formulation and method for preparation thereof. Australian Patent, Application No. 2021101624, Patent category: Innovation, Filing & effective date of patent: 29th March, 2021, Publication/Granting date: 20th May, 2021; Expiry date: 29th March, 2029.

Book Chapters

  1. Dahiya R, Dahiya S. Recent approaches in dendrimer-based pulmonary drug delivery. In: Pathak Y, Islam N, editors. Handbook of lung targeted drug delivery systems: Recent trends and clinical evidences. 1st ed. Boca Raton, FL, USA: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group; 2021 Sep/Oct. p. 273-286. Chapter 19. [ISBN: 9781003046547]
  2. Dahiya S, Dahiya R. Organic nanocarriers for targeted delivery of anticancer agents. In: Dua K, Mehta M, de Jesus Andreoli Pinto T, Pont LG, Williams KA, Rathbone MJ, editors. Advanced drug delivery systems in the management of cancer. Netherlands: Academic Press, Elsevier; 2021 Jun. p. 467-97. Chapter 37. [ISBN: 978-0-323-85503-7] https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-85503-7.00010-9
  3. Dahiya R, Gautam H, Jadon G, Dahiya S. Bioactive oxazole-based cyclopolypeptides from marine resources and their health potential. In: Onuh JO, Selvamuthukumaran M, Pathak YV, editors. Bioactive peptides: production, bioavailability, health potential and regulatory issues. 1st ed. Boca Raton, FL, USA: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group; 2021 Jun. p. 133-68. Chapter 8. [ISBN: 978-1-003-05277-7]
  4. Dahiya R, Dahiya S. Advanced drug delivery applications of self-assembled nanostructures and polymeric nanoparticles. In: Anand K, Saravanan M, Chandrasekaran B, Kanchi S, Panchu SJ, Chen Q-S, editors. Handbook on nano-biomaterials for therapeutics and diagnostic applications. Netherlands: Elsevier; 2021. p. 297-339. Chapter 13. [ISBN: 978-0-12-821013-0] 
  5. Dahiya S, Dahiya R. New deliveries and nanomedicines: commercial aspects and business perspectives. In: Das MK, Pathak YV, editors. Nano medicine and nano safety - recent trends and clinical evidences. Singapore: Springer Nature; 2020. p. 579-609. Chapter 22. [ISBN: 978-981-15-6255-6]
  6. Dahiya S, Dahiya R. Recent nanotechnological advancements in delivery of peptide and protein macromolecules. In: Rauta PR, Mohanta YK, Nayak D, editors. Nanotechnology in biology and medicine: research advancements and future perspectives. 1st ed. Boca Raton, FL, USA: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group; 2019. p. 143-57. Chapter 11. [ISBN: 9780429259333]
  7. Dahiya S, Dahiya R. Delivery strategies and formulation approaches of anticancer nutraceuticals. In: Gupta SV, Pathak YV, editors. Advances in nutraceutical applications in cancer - recent research trends and clinical applications. 1st ed. Boca Raton, FL, USA: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group; 2019. p. 239-67. Chapter 11. [ISBN: 9780429489129]  
  8. Dahiya R, Dahiya S. Ocular delivery of peptides and proteins. In: Patel JK, Sutariya V, Kanwar JR, Pathak YV, editors. Drug delivery for the retina and posterior segment disease. Cham, Switzerland: Springer; 2018. p. 411-37. Chapter 24. [ISBN: 978-3-319-95807-1]

Articles

  1. Dahiya S, Dahiya R, Hernández, E. Nanocarriers for anticancer drug targeting: Recent trends and challenges. Critical ReviewsTM in Therapeutic Drug Carrier Systems. 2021 Aug; 38(6): 49-103. doi:10.1615/CritRevTherDrugCarrierSyst.2021035650. (Impact Factor = 4.889) [PubMed] [Best quartile: Q2-Pharmaceutical Science] 
  2. Sahu P, Kashaw SK, Kashaw V, Shabaaz JP, Dahiya R. Synthesis and ex-vivo evaluation of PLGA chitosan surface modulated double walled transdermal Pluronic nanogel for the controlled delivery of temozolomide. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 2021 Aug/Sep; 187: 742-754. doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.07.129 (Impact Factor = 6.953) [PubMed, Elsevier] [Best quartile: Q1-Medicine (miscellaneous)]
  3. Dahiya R, Dahiya S, Kumar P, Kumar RV, Dahiya S, Kumar S, et al. Structural and biological aspects of natural bridged macrobicyclic peptides from marine resources. Archiv der Pharmazie. 2021 Aug; 354(8): e2100034. doi:10.1002/ardp.202100034. (Impact Factor = 3.751) [PubMed] [Best quartile: Q2-Pharmaceutical Science]
  4. Dahiya S, Dahiya R. A comprehensive review of chemistry and pharmacological aspects of natural cyanobacterial azoline-based circular and linear oligopeptides. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 2021 Jun; 218: 113406. doi:10.1016/j.ejmech.2021.113406. (Impact Factor = 6.514) [PubMed] [Best quartile: Q1-Drug Discovery]
  5. Dahiya R, Dahiya S. Natural bioeffective cyclooligopeptides from plant seeds of Annona genus. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 2021 Mar; 214: 113221. doi:10.1016/j.ejmech.2021.113221. (Impact Factor = 6.514) [PubMed] [Best quartile: Q1-Drug Discovery]
  6. Dahiya R, Dahiya S, Shrivastava J, Fuloria NK, Gautam H, Mourya R, et al. Natural cyclic polypeptides as vital phytochemical constituents from seeds of selected medicinal plants. Archiv der Pharmazie. 2021 Apr; 354(4): 2000446. doi:10.1002/ardp.202000446. (Impact Factor = 3.751) [PubMed] [Best quartile: Q2-Pharmaceutical Science]
  7. Fuloria S, Subramaniyan V, Dahiya R, Dahiya S, Sudhakar K, Kumari U, et al. Mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles: Regenerative potential and challenges. Biology (Basel). 2021 Feb; 10(3): 172. doi:10.3390/biology10030172 (Impact Factor = 5.079) [PubMed] [Best quartile: Q1-Biochemisry Genetics & Molecular Biology]
  8. Dahiya R, Rampersad S, Ramnanansingh TG, Kaur K, Kaur R, Mourya R, et al. Synthesis and bioactivity of a cyclopolypeptide from Caribbean marine sponge. Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research. 2020 Sep; 19(3): 156-70. doi:10.22037/ijpr.2020.15405.13075 (Impact Factor = 1.696) [PubMed] [Best quartile: Q2-Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)]
  9. Altamish M, Dahiya R, Singh AK, Mishra A, Aljabali AAA, Satija S, et al. Role of serine/threonine kinase 11 (STK11) or liver kinase B1 (LKB1) gene in Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. Critical ReviewsTM in Eukaryotic Gene Expression. 2020 Jun; 30(3): 245-52. doi:10.1615/CritRevEukaryotGeneExpr.2020033451 (Impact Factor = 1.807) [PubMed] [Best quartile: Q3-Genetics]
  10. Dahiya R, Dahiya S, Fuloria NK, Kumar S, Mourya R, Chennupati SV, et al. Natural bioactive thiazole-based peptides from marine resources: Structural and pharmacological aspects. Marine Drugs. 2020 Jun; 18(6): 329. doi:10.3390/md18060329 (Impact Factor = 5.118) [PubMed] [Best  quartile: Q2-Drug Discovery]
  11. Gupta G, Dahiya R, Singh Y, Mishra A, Verma A, Gothwal SK, et al. Monotherapy of RAAS blockers and mobilization of aldosterone: A mechanistic perspective study in kidney disease. Chemico-Biological Interactions. 2020 Feb; 317: 108975. doi:10.1016/j.cbi.2020.108975 (Impact Factor = 5.192) [Elsevier, PubMed] [Best quartile: Q2-Medicine (miscellaneous)]
  12. Altamish M, Samuel VP, Dahiya R, Singh Y, Deb P, Bakshi HA, et al. Molecular signaling of G-protein coupled receptor in chronic heart failure and associated complications. Drug Development Research. 2020 Feb; 81(1): 23-31. doi:10.1002/ddr.21627 (Impact Factor = 4.360) [Wiley, PubMed] [Best quartile: Q2-Drug Discovery]
  13. Samuel VP, Gupta G, Dahiya R, Jain DA, Mishra A, Dua K. Current update on preclinical and clinical studies of resveratrol, a naturally occurring phenolic compound. Critical ReviewsTM in Eukaryotic Gene Expression. 2019 Dec; 29(6): 529-37. doi:10.1615/CritRevEukaryotGeneExpr.2019027836 (Impact Factor = 1.807) [PubMed] [Best quartile: Q3-Genetics]
  14. Dahiya R, Singh S, Gupta SV, Sutariya VB, Bhatia D, Mourya R, et al. First total synthesis and pharmacological potential of a plant based hexacyclopeptide. Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research. 2019 Jun; 18(2): 938-47. doi:10.22037/ijpr.2019.1100643 (Impact Factor = 1.696) [PubMed] [Best quartile: Q2-Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)]
  15. Samuel VP, Dahiya R, Singh Y, Gupta G, Sah SK, Gubbiyappa SK et al. Metformin: A salutary candidate for colorectal cancer in diabetic patients. Journal of Environmental Pathology, Toxicology and Oncology. 2019 Jun; 38(2): 133-41. doi:10.1615/JEnvironPatholToxicolOncol.2019029388 (Impact Factor = 3.567) [PubMed] [Best quartile: Q2-Medicine (miscellaneous)]
  16. Gupta G, Pathak S, Dahiya R, Awasthi R, Mishra A, Sharma  RK et al. Aqueous extract of wood ear mushroom, Auricularia polytricha (Heterobasidiomycetes) demonstrated antiepileptic activity against seizure induced by maximal electroshock and isoniazid in experimental animals. International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms. 2019 Jan; 21(1): 29-35. doi:10.1615/IntJMedMushrooms.2018029113 (Impact Factor = 1.921) [PubMed] [Best quartile: Q3-Drug Discovery]
  17. Chellappan DK, Sivam NS, Teoh KX, Leong WP, Fui TZ, Chooi K, Khoo N, Yi FJ, Chellian J, Cheng LL, Dahiya R, et al. Gene therapy and type 1 diabetes mellitus. Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy. 2018 Dec; 108: 1188-1200. doi:10.1016/j.biopha.2018.09.138 (Impact Factor = 6.529) [Elsevier, PubMed] [Best quartile: Q1-Pharmacology]
  18. Dahiya R, Kumar S, Khokra SL, Gupta SV, Sutariya VB, Bhatia D, et al. Toward the synthesis and improved biopotential of an N-methylated analog of a cyclic tetrapeptide from marine bacteria. Marine Drugs. 2018 Aug; 16(9): 305. doi:10.3390/md16090305 (Impact Factor = 5.118) [PubMed] [Best quartile: Q2-Drug Discovery]
  19. Gupta G, Singhvi G, Chellappan DK, Sharma S, Mishra A, Dahiya R, et al.  Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma: promising target in glioblastoma. Panminerva Medica. 2018 Sep; 60(3): 109-16. doi:10.23736/ S0031-0808.18.03462-6 (Impact Factor = 5.197) [PubMed] [Best quartile: Q2-Medicine (miscellaneous)]
  20. Gupta G, Tiwari J, Dahiya R, Kumar Sharma R, Mishra A, Dua K. Recent updates on neuropharmacological effects of luteolin. EXCLI Journal. 2018 Feb; 17: 211-4. doi:10.17179/excli2018-1041 (Impact Factor = 4.068) [PubMed] [Best quartile: Q2-Drug Discovery]
  21. Gupta G, Sharma RK, Dahiya R, Mishra A, Tiwari J, Sharma GN, et al. Aphrodisiac activity of an aqueous extract of wood ear mushroom, Auriculariapolytricha (heterobasidiomycetes), in male rats. International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms. 2018 Jan; 20(1): 81-8. doi:10.1615/IntJMedMushrooms.2018025303 (Impact Factor = 1.921) [PubMed] [Best quartile: Q3-Drug Discovery]
  22. Dahiya R, Singh S. Synthesis, characterization and biological screening of diandrine A.  Acta Poloniae Pharmaceutica. 2017 May; 74(3): 873-80. (Impact Factor = 0.330) [PubMed] [Best quartile: Q3-Pharmaceutical Science]
  23. Dahiya R, Singh S. Synthesis, characterization, and biological activity studies on fanlizhicyclopeptide A. Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research. 2017 Sep; 16(3): 1178-86. (Impact Factor = 1.696) [PubMed] [Best quartile: Q2-Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)]
  24. Gupta G, Dahiya R, Dua K, Chellappan DK, Tiwari J, Narayan Sharma, G et al.  Anticonvulsant effect of liraglutide, GLP-1 agonist by averting a change in GABA and brain glutathione level on picrotoxin-induced seizures. EXCLI Journal. 2017 May; 16: 752-4. doi:10.17179/excli2017-283 (Impact Factor = 4.068) [PubMed] [Best quartile: Q2-Drug Discovery]
  25. Tiwari J, Gupta G, Dahiya R, Pabreja K, Kumar Sharma R, Mishra A, et al. Recent update on biological activities and pharmacological actions of liraglutide. EXCLI Journal. 2017 May; 16: 742-7. doi:10.17179/excli2017-323 (Impact Factor = 4.068) [PubMed] [Best quartile: Q2-Drug Discovery]
  26. Kumar S, Dahiya R, Khokra SL, Mourya R, Chennupati SV, Maharaj S. Total synthesis and pharmacological investigation of cordyheptapeptide A. Molecules. 2017 May; 22(6): 682. doi:10.3390/molecules22060682 (Impact Factor = 4.411) [PubMed] [Best quartile: Q1-Pharmaceutical Science]
  27. Singh Y, Gupta G, Shrivastava B, Dahiya R, Tiwari J, Ashwathanarayana M, et al. Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP): a novel target for Alzheimer’s disease. CNS Neuroscience and Therapeutics. 2017 Jun; 23(6): 457-61. doi:10.1111/cns.12696 (Impact Factor = 5.243) [Wiley, PubMed] [Best quartile: Q1-Pharmacology]
  28. Dahiya R, Singh S. Toward the synthesis and pharmacological screening of a natural cycloheptapeptide of plant origin. Natural Product Communications. 2017 Mar; 12(3): 379-83. (Impact Factor = 0.986) [PubMed] [Best quartile: Q3-Complementary and Alternative Medicine]
  29. Dahiya R, Singh S, Sharma A, Chennupati SV, Maharaj S. First total synthesis and biological screening of a proline-rich cyclopeptide from a Caribbean marine sponge. Marine Drugs. 2016 Dec; 14(12): 228. doi:10.3390/ md14120228 (Impact Factor = 5.118) [PubMed] [Best quartile: Q2-Drug Discovery]
  30. Dahiya R, Singh S. First total synthesis and biological potential of a heptacyclopeptide of plant origin. Chinese Journal of Chemistry. 2016 Nov; 34(11): 1158-64. (Impact Factor = 6.000) [Wiley] [Best quartile: Q1-Chemistry (miscellaneous)]
  31. Fang WY, Dahiya R, Qin HL, Mourya R, Maharaj S. Natural proline-rich cyclopolypeptides from marine organisms: Chemistry, synthetic methodologies and biological status. Marine Drugs. 2016 Oct; 14(11): 194. doi:10.3390/md14110194 (Impact Factor = 5.118) [PubMed] [Best  quartile: Q2-Drug Discovery]

Dr. Madan Mohan Gupta

Book chapter

1. Gupta MM. Chapter 12: Taste Assessment Trails for Sensory Analysis of Oral Nutraceuticals Products and Functional Food. In: Selvamuthukumaran M, Yashwant V Pathak YV (eds.). Flavor Development for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group: 2019; 217. In press. ISBN 9781138599543

Papers

1. Kumar P, Shrivastava B, Gupta MM, Sharma AK. Optimization and preparation of solid lipid nanoparticle incorporated transdermal patch of timolol maleate using factorial design. International Journal of Applied Pharmaceutics 2019; In Press.

2. Gupta MM, Gupta IK, Baboota S, Gupta M. Formulation Development and Evaluation of Orally Disintegrating Tablet of Taste Masked Azithromycin. Latin American Journal of Pharmacy 2019; 38: 1478-84. (Impact Factor = 0.401)

3. Chatterjee A, Gupta MM, Srivastava B. Crystallo-co-agglomeration of Valsartan for Improved Solubility and Powder Flowability. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutics. 2018; 12: 182-195.

4. Stuart AV, Gupta MM, Pereira LMP, Gadad AK. Design and investigation of metformin hydrochloride-indion-254 complex for dispersible tablets. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation. 2018; 8: 7-13

5. Stuart AV, Gupta MM, Sealy P. Patients’ perception of generic drugs at health institutions in Trinidad and Tobago. Journal of Young Pharmacists. 2017; 9: 362- 6.

6. Chatterjee A, Gupta MM, Srivastava B. Spherical crystallization: a technique use to reform solubility and flow property of active pharmaceutical ingredients. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation. 2017; 7: 4-9. [PubMed]

7. Gupta MM, Gupta M. In-vitro pharmaceutical quality control testing: a comparative study of different brands of metformin tablet available in Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research. 2016; 8: 238-43.

Dr. Sandeep Bhupendra Maharaj

Book chapter

1. Dhingra S, Maharaj S, Extavour R. Chapter 17: Pharmaceutical Policy in Trinidad and Tobago. In: Babar, Z (ed). Pharmaceutical Policy in Countries with Developing Healthcare Systems. ADIS Springer International Publishing 2017. ISBN : 978-3-319-51672-1. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-51673-8.

Papers

  1. Maharaj SB, Ramsewak SS, Dookeram D, et al Did vaccine inequity lead to the second wave of COVID-19 infections in Trinidad and Tobago? BMJ Global Health 2021;6:e007096.
  2. Maharaj S, Moonilal M, Jankie S, Dookeram D. Pharmacist Rethink through a Planetary Health Lens. INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing. 2021 Jun;58:00469580211020885.
  3. Maharaj S, Seemungal T, McKee M. A perfect storm in the Caribbean requires a concerted response. The Lancet. 2019 Oct 19; 394(10207):1409.

Current Funded Research Project

  1. Psychological responses to the climate and COVID-19 crises in young people in four Caribbean Countries, and their agency to build the world they hope to see.

Grant Ref- CRP.3.MAR21.08

 

Dr. Rian Marie Extavour

Book chapter

1. Dhingra S, Maharaj S, Extavour R. Chapter 17: Pharmaceutical Policy in Trinidad and Tobago. In: Babar, Z (ed). Pharmaceutical Policy in Countries with Developing Healthcare Systems. ADIS Springer International Publishing 2017. ISBN: 978-3-319-51672-1. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-51673-8.

Papers

1. Extavour R, Allison GA. Students’ Perceptions of a Blended Learning Pharmacy Seminar Course in a Caribbean School of Pharmacy. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning. Available online 11 Jan 2018. doi:10.1016/j.cptl.2017.12.007. Impact Factor: 0.648 (2016). Elsevier

2. Extavour R, Perri M. Patient, physician and health-system factors influencing the quality of antidepressant and sedative prescribing for older, community-dwelling adults. Health Services Research; December 2016 (online) doi:10.1111/1475-6773.12641. February 2018; 53: 405-429. DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12641. Impact Factor: 2.865. Citations: 0.

3. Allison GA, Extavour R. Pharmacy Students’ Perceptions and Usage of an Adaptive Learning Technology (SmartBook®) in Anatomy and Physiology. Ubiquitous Learning: An International Journal 2017; 10: 1-9.

4. Extavour R. The Caribbean network for pharmacovigilance and post-market surveillance (VIGICARIB): A technical summary of first-quarter reports. The CAP Journal & Review; Aug 2018; 18: 13-21.

5. Extavour R, Charles J, Figueras A. Basic prescribing information in chronic disease medicine inserts in Trinidad and Tobago : A pilot study. The CAP Journal & Review; Aug 2017; 17: 5-9.

Dr. Diane N. Ignacio

Papers

1. Sealy PI, Ignacio DN, Legall G. Evaluative Research on Pharmacist-managed Diabetes Care: Focus on Self-monitoring of Blood Glucose. West Indian Medical Journal 2019; 68: 101-7. doi:10.7727/wimj.2015.529

2. Ignacio DN, Mason KD, Hackett-Morton EC, Albanese C, Ringer L, Wagner PC, Carducci MA, et al. Muscadine grape skin extract inhibits prostate cancer cells by inducing cell-cycle arrest, and decreasing migration through heat shock protein 40. Heliyon 2019; 5: e01128. Elsevier

3. Friday DP, Alleyne TA, Ignacio DN, Arrindell D, Rao SR, Legall G. “The Impact of Diabetes Mellitus on Oxygen Utilization by Complex IV: Preliminary Insights”. Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2017; 7: 18-24.

4. Alleyne T, Ignacio DN, Sampson VB, Ashe D, Wilson M. “Simulating the slow to fast switch in cytochrome c oxidase catalysis by introducing a loop flip near to the enzyme's cytochrome c (substrate) binding site”. Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry. 2017; 64: 677-685. doi: 10.1002/bab.1526. (Impact Factor: 1.559) Wiley

5. Alleyne T, Ignacio DN, Sampson V, Ashe D. A Bio-Computing Analysis of the Resting- to-pulsed conformational Changes in cytochrome c Oxidase. WIMJ Open 2015; 2: 109.

6. Ignacio D, Sealy P, Clement Y. Confidence in Prescription Writing among Junior Physicians in Trinidad and Tobago. West Indian Medical Journal. 2015; 64: 407-412.

Dr. Shamjeet Singh

Papers

1. Lewis AR, Singh S and Youssef FF. Cafeteria-diet induced obesity results in impaired cognitive functioning in a rodent model. Heliyon 2019; 5: e01412. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e01412. (Impact Factor=1.23; Citations=0) Elsevier

2. Dahiya R, Kumar S, Khokra SL, Gupta SV, Sutariya VB, Bhatia D, Sharma A, Singh S and Maharaj S. Toward the Synthesis and Improved Biopotential of an N-methylated Analog of a Proline-Rich Cyclic Tetrapeptide from Marine Bacteria. Marine Drugs 2018; 16: 305. doi: 10.3390/md16090305. (Impact Factor=4.379; Citations=1)

3. Singh S and Singh M. Understanding mammary activity in red-rumped agouti and implications for management and conservation of this Neotropical game species. Brazilian Journal of Biology 2018; 78: 540-54. doi:10.1590/1519-6984.172814. (Impact Factor=0.783; Citations=0)

4. Nayak BS, Khan K, Kidney C, Knowles V, Koo A, Lakhan A, Lalla D, Lalloo C, Lallo SA, Singh S. Demographic and lifestyle factors that affect HbA1c awareness amongst type II diabetic patients in Trinidad. Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry 2017; 124: 1-4. doi: 10.1080/13813455.2017.1412466. (Impact Factor=1.806; Citations=0)

5. Singh S, Netticadan T, Ramdath DD. Expression of cardiac insulin signalling genes and proteins in rats fed a high sucrose diet: effect of bilberry anthocyanin extract. Genes and Nutrition 2016; 11: 8. doi: 10.1186/s12263-016-0516-4. (Impact Factor=2.794; Citations=2)

Dr. Satish Jankie

Papers

1. Jankie S, Johnson J, Pinto Pereira L, Adebayo SA and Pillai G. Acute and Subacute Toxicity of Sorbitan Monostearate (Span 60) Non-ionic Surfactant Vesicles (Niosomes) in Sprague Dawley Rats. British Journal of Pharmaceutical Research. 2016; 14: 2231-2919.

2. Jankie S, Johnson J, Rod S, Pinto Pereira L, Akpaka P, Adebayo AS and Pillai G. Determination of the Infective Dose of Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 29213) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC 27853) when Injected Intraperitoneally in Sprague Dawley Rats. British Journal of Pharmaceutical Research. 2016; 14: 2231-2919.

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Research Projects in Progress


1. Synthesis, characterization and biological screening of natural cyclopolypeptides from caribbean marine sponge
2. Post-marketing surveillance of performance of pharmaceuticals in Trinidad & Tobago
3. Formulation and evaluation of controlled drug delivery system for diclofenac sodium using biodegradable microspheres
4. Community pharmacists' recommendations for treatment of urinary tract infections
5. Promotion of rational use of antimicrobials