Dr Ramish Pingal
Lecturer, Organic/Laboratory Manager
Telephone: 868-662-2002 Ext. 83535
Email: ramish.pingal@sta.uwi.edu
My research is centred on the exploration of biologically active natural compounds from terrestrial plants, bacteria and filamentous fungi. Of special interest are plants and microorganisms growing in extreme environments as well as those plants used in traditional medicine. The objective of this research is to identify natural products with antimicrobial, anticancer and insecticidal properties and systematically modify their structures in an effort to enhance their bioactive characteristics. In this pursuit, benchtop bioassays as well as modern chromatographic and spectroscopic techniques are employed to isolate and characterize bioactive metabolites.
I am also interested in the preparation of tri and tetrasubstituted pyrazolines with antimicrobial activity.
At present, my group is collaborating with colleagues in the Life Sciences on the isolation of bioactive metabolites from bacteria and fungi capable of inhibiting the growth of MRSA and other bacterial pathogens.
Qualifications
- Ph.D. UWI St. Augustine 2000
- B.Sc. UWI St. Augustine 1991
