Small Research Grant Initiative Projects |
Investigator | Dept | Project Title |
2018 |
Satesh Bidaisee | SOM | Assessment of Background Radiation in Grenada |
2017 |
Richard Kabuusu | SVM | Establishing possible routes of infection for orthomyxo-like viruses (SHT) in farmed tilapia |
Avi Bahadoor-Yetman | SOM | Sequencing analysis of identified circulating strains of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) in Grenada: A pilot study to measure the burden of HPV [in Grenada] that would lay the groundwork for cancer prevention and control, including vaccination and policy reform for the country and the Eastern Caribbean |
Sonia Cheetham | SVM | Screening for hantavirus in archived lung and kidney bat tissues and molecular characterization of any isolates that might be identified |
Diana Stone | SVM | Population structure, antibiotic resistance, and transmission of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in dogs in Grenada |
Victor Amadi | SVM | DNA Detection of the bacterial pathogens, diarrheagenic Escherichia coli, Salmonella enterica serovars, Campulobacter and Neorickettsia spp. in Grenadian bat |
David Marancik | SVM | Investigating the myxozoan etiology of proliferative gill disease in blue x channel hybrid catfish in the southeastern United States |
Emmanuel Keku | SOM | An in vitro examination of Olanzapine's effects on brain tumor cell lines |
Randall Waechter | SOM | Determining outcomes for early push enterscopy and esohagogastroduodenoscopy for lower GI bleeds in a nationwide inpatient sample study |
Melinda Wilkerson | SVM | Tick-borne rickettsial prevalence and disease status in dogs, ruminants, and ticks in Grenada |
Svetlana Kotelnikova | SOM | Micro-organisms utilizing Dictyota sp. and Ulva sp. as a source of carbon |
Melinda Wilkerson | SVM | Tick-borne rickettsial prevalence and disease status in dogs, ruminants, and ticks in Grenada |
Maira Du Plessis | SOM | Immunohistochemistry of the autonomic ganglia of the abdomen in Adult human cadavers |
Michael Snosek | SOM | Anatomy of the retropharyngeal region and its clinical relevance |
Kamashi Kumar | SVM | To evaluate and analyze the antimicrobial effects of plant extracts against bacterial pathogens of small ruminants |
2016 |
Oliver Benoit | SAS | Heritage and national consciousness: What can we learn from the materiality of Grenada's 19th-century bricks? |
Ravindra Sharma | SVM | Detection of antibodies to chicken Astroviruses in local breed of chickens in Grenada, West Indies |
Dan Fitzpatrick | SVM | Establishing the prevalence of viral and microsporidial pathogens infecting honey bee apiaries in Grenada |
Andrew Sobering | SOM | Identification and analysis of genetic events associated with developmental anomalies |
Camille-marie Coomansingh Springer | SVM | An evaluation of factors which contribute to anthelmintic resistance in sheep and goats in Grenada, W.I. |
Kerry Mitchell | DPHPM | Quantification of nitrogen and phosphorous content in soils and surface waters in the vicinity of the water catchment zones in Grenada |
Bhumika Sharma | SVM | Sequence and phylogenetic analyses of major immunoreactive protein genes of Ehrlichia canis and outer membrane protein genes of Anaplasma platys strains infecting dogs in Grenada |
Satesh Bidaisee | DPHPM | Health Assessment for Grenada's Sports for Health Program |
Martin Forde | DPHPM | Assessment of Prevalence, Perspectives and Approaches to Antimicrobial Resistance in St. Grenada |
Miya Warrington | SAS | Abundance, diversity and acoustic behaviours of Grenadian birds, including endemic and restricted range species |
Kathryn Gibson | SVM | Molecular identification and genotyping of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (MSRP) from healthy dogs in Grenada and Molecular identification and antimicrobial resistance profiles of Staphylococcus species isolates from healthy dogs in Grenada |
Hugh Sealy | DPHPM | The Public Health Impacts of the Influx of Sargassum Seasweed in 2015 on the residents of Soubise and Marquis, Grenada |
Harry Hariharan | SVM | Occurrence and properties of Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O:3, an emerging human pathogen in the throats of tropical swine |
Ravindra Sharma | SVM | Seroprevalence of Leptospira in domestic pigs in Grenada |
Ravindra Sharma | SVM | Detection of Zoonotic Pathogens in Brown Rats (Rattus norvegicus) in Grenada |
Rhonda Pinckney | SVM | Current Prevalence of Hookworm Species in Fiji within the free-roaming dog population |
Grant Lambert | SOM | Identifying prevalence of HTLV I and II antibodies in Grenada: A pilot study investigating the burden of HTLV disease to pave the way for further Cancer Prevention and Control studies in Grenada and the Eastern Caribbean. |
Avi Bahadoor-Yetman | SOM | Identification of circulating strains of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) in Grenada: A pilot study to measure the burden of HPV [in Grenada] that would lay the groundwork for cancer prevention and control, including vaccination and policy reform for the country and the Eastern Caribbean. |
Diana Stone | SVM | Identification of Zika virus (Flaviviridae) exposure/infection in dogs and small ruminants in close contact with confirmed human cases in Grenada, West Indies |
Karin Guerrero | SVM | Effects of methadone in comparison with morphine on regurgitation and postoperative analgesia in dogs undergoing ovariohysterectomy |
Sonia Cheetham-Brow | SVM | Identification of Dengue, Zika (Flaviviridae) and Chikungunya(Togaviridae) viruses from Aedes mosquitoes from Grenada, West Indies |
Catherine May | SVM | Comparison of two injectable intra-testicular products used for chemical castration in male dogs |
Harry Hariharan | SVM | Salmonella, Campylobacter, Clostridium perfringens, spirochetes (Helicobacter, Brachyspira), Giardia and Cryptosporidium in the feces of dogs in Grenada, and drug resistance among Salmonella and Campylobacter species |
Harry Hariharan | SVM | Investigation of domestic rabbits in Grenada for nasal or fecal carriage of potentially pathogenic and drug resistant bacteria |
2015 |
Ian Murray | SOM | Do different lecture formats affect learning and attention? |
Ravindra Sharma | SVM | Detection of antibodies to chicken Astroviruses in local breed of chickens in Grenada, West Indies" |
Arend Werners | SVM | The expression of multidrug resistance proteins in transmissible venereal tumours and the effects of vincristine |
Omur Cinar Elci | DPHPM | Role of Vitamins A and C in Adult T-cell lymphoma/leukemia (ATLL) |
Victor Amadi | SVM | Zoonotic bacterial pathogens associated with the intestines of bats in Grenada, and their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns |
Arend Werners | SVM | Seasonal differences in the environmental distribution and speciation of ticks in Grenada, including an evaluation of the (zoonotic) pathogens the ticks carry |
Christina Fernandez | SVM | Validation of a method to measure paraquat in canine urine |
Amy Baldwin | SOM | The prevalence of dengue and its serotypes in Grenada: A five year retrospective study |
Muhammad Iqbal Bhaiyat | SVM | Serosurvey of Leptospira in stray dogs and owned dogs in Grenada, West Indies. |
Harry Hariharan | SVM | Investigation of Campylobacter spp. and Cryptosporidium spp. in farm pigs in Grenada, West Indies |
Alena Wade | Anatomy, SOM | A KAP survey amongst Health Care Professionals on birth defects in Grenada |
Ulrike Zieger | SVM | Rabies in Bats in Grenada, West Indies |
Andrew Sobering | SOM | Identification and analysis of genetic events associated with developmental anomalies |
Lauren Wise | SVM | Serologic and genetic evaluation of equine theileriosis in the Caribbean |
2014 |
Ian Murray | SOM | QUANTIFICATION OF STUDENT ATTENTION DURING LECTURES USING A ‘‘BRAIN–COMPUTER INTERFACE'' (ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM EEG) |
Sonia Cheetham-Brow | SVM | Identification of potential zoonotic viruses in insectivorous and frugivorous bats in Grenada, West Indies |
Diana Stone | SVM | Antibodies to zoonotic viruses in bats in Grenada, West Indies |
Alfred Chikweto | SVM | Toxoplasma gondii: isolation by mouse bioassay and genotyping in food animals from Grenada, West Indies |
Arend Werners | SVM | The expression of Danger Associated Molecular Patterns and their receptors in Canine tumours of epithelial origin |
Kathryn Gibson | SVM | Identification of zoonotic bacteria of the order Rickettsiales in tissues and ectoparasites of mongooses in Grenada, West Indies |
Ravindra Sharma | SVM | Seroprevalcnce of Leptopira antibodies in mongoose in Grenada, West Indies |
Ravindra Sharma | SVM | Genetic strain types of Campylobacter isolates from pigs and backyard chickens using MLST |
Dan Fitzpatrick | SVM | Establishing the prevalence of viral and microsporidial pathogens infecting honey bee apiaries in Grenada |
Amy Baldwin | SOM | The prevalence of dengue and its serotypes in Grenada: A five year retrospective study |
Lucian Telesford | SVM | The Potential for Selar crumenophthalmus (jacks) to cause scombroid poisoning in comparison to Thunnus albacares (yellow fin tuna) in Grenada |
Keshaw Tiwari | SVM | Seroprevelance study of Bluetongue virus/ the primary ruminant respiratory viruses in Grenada, West Indies |
Diana Stone | SVM | Detection of antibodies to and antigens of canine tick-borne pathogens in dogs in Grenada |
Ravindra Sharma | SVM | The study of goat milk composition |
Svetlana Kotelnikova | SOM | Genetic diversity and antibiotic resistance of clinical and non-clinical isolates of Escherichia coli (E. coli) in Grenada |
Ravindra Sharma | SVM | Detection of Chicken Infectious anemia Virus (CIAV) by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), Immunohistochemistry and Serology in backyard chickens in Grenada |
Barbara Landon | SOM | Investigating Child Self-regulation in a St. Vincent Preschool |
2013 |
Tom Aire | SVM | The functional morphology of, and the influence of climatic seasons on, the male reproductive biology of passerine birds of Grenada, in the warm tropical (low latitude) zone of the Caribbean region |
Marie Rush | SVM | Establishing reference range values of thyroid hormones (and other hematological, physiological, microbiological and parasitological parameters) in the Galapagos giant tortoise, Chelonoidis nigra |
Arend Werners | SVM | Investigation of a safe, practical and affordable way for the prevention of tick infestations in native Grenadian horses |
Chamarthy Subbarao | SOM | Genetic strain types of human Campylobacter isolates as a basis for identification of animal source |
Randall Waechter | SOM | Promoting Resilience Among Medical Students: A Comparison of Mindfulness, Yoga, and Exercise |
Harry Hariharan | SVM | A study on the occurrence of Corynebacterium Pseudotuberculosis in goats and sheep in Grenada based on sampling from slaughtered animals |
Francis Fakoya | SOM | An evaluation of cadaveric fat removal using lipid solvents: Dissection technique 1 |
Arend Werners | SVM | The expression of Danger Associated Molecular Patterns and their receptors in Canine Cancer Tissues |
Keshaw Tiwari | SVM | Detection of avian influenza virus by immunohistochemistry and real-time PCR techniques in backyard chicken in Grenada |
2012 |
Karin Kalchofner Guerrero | SVM | Evaluation of intraperitoneal and incisional bupivacaine for postoperative analgesia in dogs undergoing ovariohysterectomy (OHE) |
Harry Hariharan | SVM | A preliminary study on the occurrence of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis and other bacterial pathogens in the nasal cavity, pharynx, and wounds/abscesses of goats (Capra hircus) in Grenada, and their susceptibility to tulathromycin (Draxxin®/Pfizer) and other antimicrobial drugs |
Ulrike Zieger | SVM | Mongoose Rabies in Grenada |
Diana Stone | SVM | A study of potential human pathogenic bacteria and their antibiotic resistance pattern in the intestine of mongooses (Herpestes auropunctatus) in Grenada, West-Indies |
Hugh Ferguson | SVM | Surgical Recovery of Damaged Coral Polyps for Histopathological Analysis |
Arend Werners | SVM | Pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic modeling of a low dose of doxycycline against Canine Monocytic Ehrlichiosis |
Ravindra Sharma | SVM | Seroepidemiology of Neospora caninum and Toxoplasma gondii in dogs and food animals in Grenada |
Kathryn Gibson | SVM | Identification of Neorickettsia spp. in snails, fish, bat feces and mongooses on Grenada |
Ravindra Sharma | SVM | Immunohistochemistry on Bronchioalveolar carcinoma in a dog found during routine necropsy, during March 2012 |
Rhonda Pinckney | SVM | A Survey of Grenada Bees, Disease Prevalence, Resistance, and Virulence in Insect-pathogens to Test Efficiency of Formic Acid, Thymol, and Oxalic Acid against Varroa destructor and Acarapis woodi |
Victor Amadi | SVM | Effect of prolonged administration of a low dose of doxycycline on the development of resistance in bacterial indicators in the intestinal flora of healthy dogs |
Catherine Werners-Butler | SVM | Prevalence and incidence of tick-borne diseases in native Grenadian horses and donkeys |
Kamilah Thomas-Purcell | SOM | Students Prepared and Informed to Combat AIDS (SPICA) |
Ravindra Sharma | SVM | Seroprevalence of important bacterial and viral diseases in commercial chickens in Grenada. |
Alfred Chikweto | SVM | Prevalence and molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium spp of small ruminants in Grenada, West Indies |
Marta Lanza-Perea | SVM | Platelet number and function as clinical indicators for the presence of Ehrlichia and /or Anaplasma DNA in healthy, sero-positive dogs in Grenada |
Diana Stone | SVM | The presence of Wolbachia bacteria in the filarial heartworm, Dirofilaria immitis, in dogs in Grenada |
Sachin Kumthekar | SVM | Seroprevalence of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) in Grenada, West Indies |
2011 |
Anne Corrigan | SVM | Evaluation of the effectiveness of low dose Doxycycline daily therapy to prevent Ehrlichia canis and Anaplasma platys infection in a novel population of dogs in Grenada. |
Diana Stone | SVM | Multi Locus Sequence Typing (MLST) of Fluoroquinolone-senstive and -resistant Campylobacter spp. Isolates Already Obtained |
Naudia Worme Dundas | SVM | Identification of Parasites in Related Species of Commercially Important Fish: Dolphin Fish (Coryphaena hippurus) and Jacks - Bigeye Scad (Selar crumenophthalmus) |
Sachin Kumthekar | SVM | Seroprevalence of Canine Leishmaniasis (CL) and American Trypanosomiasis (AT) in Dogs from Grenada, West Indies |
K.P. Tiwari | SVM | Seroprevalence of Canine Brucellosis in dogs from Grenada, West Indies" |
2010 |
Wayne Sylvester | SVM | To Investigate the Prevalence of Salmonella spp and Escherichia Coli in the Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) Population in Grenada |
Ross Peterson | SVM | Occurrence of Food-borne Bacteria Potentially Pathogenic to Humans in the Blue Land Crab , Cardisoma guanhumi, Collected from Natural Habitats in Grenada |
Marie Rush | SVM | Determination of Physical Examination Parameters and Estimated Complete Blood Counts (with Differential), with Evaluation for Heoparasitism in Grenadian Tree Boas (Corallus grenadensis) |
Ross Peterson | SVM | Intramammary Bacterial Pathogens in Dairy Goats, their Antimicrobial Susceptibility, and Use of a Commercial Test in Diagnosing Subclinical Mastitis |
Anne Corrigan | SVM | Geentic Study of Canine Transmissable Venereal Tumor (TVT) |
Svetlana Kotelnikova | SOM | Occurrence of Antibiotic-resistant Fecal Indicators in Coastal waters of Southern Grenada |
Mark Clunes | SOM | Incidence of Pulmonary Disease in Young Grenadians |
Rohan Jeremiah | DPHPM | Unpacking the Patriarchal Gaze of Grenadian Masculinity: An Evaluation of the UN's Partnership for Peace Program to End Domestic Violence |
Rajveer Singh Pawaiya | SVM | Studies on the Expression Pattern of C-MYC Oncoprotein in the Tumors of Dogs in Grenada |
Omur Cinar Elci | DPHPM | Investigation of Contributing Factors to the Cholera Outbreaks in Kenya |
Rajveer Singh Pawaiya | SVM | Molecular Pathological Studies on theTumors of Pet and Domestic Animals in Grenada |
Sachin Kumthekar | SVM | Heamatological and Biochemical Changes Observed in Dogs affected with Transmissible Venereal Tumor (TVT) from Grenada |
Cheryl Cox Macpherson | SOM | Regional Comparisons of Hospital Based Palliative Care Resources in the Caribbean |
Arathy Sabarinath | SVM | A Molecular Epidemiological Study of Moongoose Rabies in Grenada |
Ulrike Zieger | SVM | Mongoose Rabies in Grenada: A Prevalence Study |
Alfred Chikweto | SVM | Detection of anti-bodies against Brucella spp. In food animals from Grenada and Carriacou |
Diana Stone | SVM | Exposure to zoonotic abortifacients among sheep and goats in Grenada and Carriacou |
2009 |
Harry Hariharan | SVM | The Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistant Staphylococci, particularly S. pseudintermedius, in Lesions of Pyoderma from Dogs in Grenada |
Ulrike Zieger | SVM | Bacterial Contamination of Unhatched Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) Eggs at Levera Beach, Grenada – a Preliminary Study |
Rohini Roopnarine | SVM | To Determine the Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of Campylobacter spp, Listeria spp, E. coli O157 and Salmonella spp Isolated in Poultry in Grenada |
Muge Akpinar-Elci | DPHPM | Occupational Health Problems among Nutmeg Factories Workers |
G. Sabarinath | SVM | Isolation and Characterization of Avian Influenza Viruses from Wild Birds in Grenada |
Ravindra Sharma | SVM | Bovine Tuberculosis in Grenada and Carriacou: A Comparative Study Using the Tuberculin and Gamma-interferon Test |
Sachin Kumthekar | SVM | Comparative Study of Paratuberculosis in Ruminants in Grenada and Carriacou: A Study Using ELISA and Agar Gel Immunodiffusion Test |
2008 |
Svetlana Kotelnikova | SOM | Archaeal Diversity in the Iron Springs |
2007 |
Mathangi Rajaram-Gilkes | SOM | Otoacustic emission (OAE) testing in infants in the tri-island state of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique |
Christina Fernandez | SVM | A serologic survey of naturally occurring Dirofilaria immitis infection among the feral cat population in Grenada, West Indies. |
Robert Hage | SOM | Noise induced hearing loss. Is ita problem in Grenada? A pilot study |
Harry Hariharan, | SVM | Bacteria Associated weith Mucous Membranes Skin Wounds, and Ears of feral Cats in Grenada |
Marta Lanza-Perea | SVM | The Use of Doxycycline in Asymptomatic Dogs with Positive Ehrlichia Antobody Titers |
David Lennon | SOM | Novel Marine Bacteria with Antagonistic Propoerties Against Human Biofilms asnd the Development of a Novel Assay to Screen for Quorum Sensiung Inhibition |
2006 |
Saul Mofya | SVM | Seroepidemiological Study of Feline Leukemia Virus and Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Infections in Domestic and Feral Cats in Grenada |
Ateef Qureshi | SOM | Antimicrobial Properties of Skin Secretions from 'Jonstine's Whistling Frog' (Eleutherodacylus johnstonei) on Bacterial Isolates |
Svetlana Kotelnkiova | SOM | Ecological Survival Properties of Pelagic and Benthic Indicator Microorganisms from the St. John's River Outflow in Grenada |
2005 |
Lian Doble | SVM | Prioritisation of Disease within Urban and Peri-Urban Pig Production in |
Svetlana Kotelnkiova | SOM | Novel Antibiotics Prdoucing Microorganisms from Tropical Marine Surfaces |
Calum Macpherson, William Brown | SOM | How Living Conditions Affects Prevalence & Re-infection Rates in Intestinal Parasitoses; Focusing Especially on Proper Disposal of Human Feces |
2004 |
Ravindra Sharma | SVM | Prevalence of T. gondii in Grenadian Village Chickens |
Svetlana Kotelnikova | SOM | Identification of Biofilms-associated Marine Microrganism |
Svetlana Kotelnikova | SOM | Proteonomics and Toxicity of Marnocines |