SGU RESEARCH PROJECTS

Current year externally funded

  • Reducing Marine Litter in the Wider Caribbean: Developing and Implementing Best Waste Management Practices
  • Beta hemolytic streptococci in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Photovoltaic Power Generation Program
  • Caribbean EcoHealth Programme (CEHP) & Atlantis Mobile Laboratory (AML)
  • Genome annotation in microorganisms and metagenomic libraries as a part of an undergraduate curriculum
  • Molecular identification of marine Vibrio isolated in Grenada
  • Occurrence of Antibiotic-resistant Fecal Indicators in Coastal waters of Southern Grenada Marine Research Related ActivitiesBaseline Coral Reef Monitoring Program for Sandy Island Oyster Bed Marine Protected Area Mooring Buoy Installation Project
  • Economic Evaluation Study of Coastal and Near Shore Resources of Carriacou
  • Soil Transmitted Helminths” and Streptococci infections among school going children between the ages of 5- 15 years old in the Parish of St. Andrew’s
  • Student Satisfaction, Comfort and Self-confidence in a Simulation Lab Practice Session
  • Implementing Renewable Energy and Preventing Land Degradation: An Intervention in the Nutmeg Industry in Grenada
  • Disaster Management in Grenada: Northumbria University Student Research
  • Genetic Correlates of the Addictive Diseases: Cocaine, Alcohol and Marijuana Addiction

Previous year externally funded

  • Princess Alice Hospital Restoration in Grenada’s St. Andrews Parish
  • Persistent Organic Pollutants
  • Unexpected microbial diversity discovered in the Warm Spring in Grenada
  • Safe Paradise Beaches of Grenada
  • Assessing Knowledge, Beliefs, and Behaviors of Medical Students in Grenada Regarding Sun Exposure and Sunscreen Use
  • Basic Life Support Knowledge and Skill Retention in Pre-Clinical Undergraduate Medical Students

Current year projects internally funded

  • 2011, SRGI#, 11001, Dr. K.P. Tiwari, Seroprevalence of Canine Brucellosis in dogs from Grenada, West Indies
  • 2011, SRGI#, 11002, Dr. Sachin Kumthekar, Seroprevalence of Canine Leishmaniasis (CL) and American Trypanosomiasis (AT) in Dogs from Grenada, West Indies
  • 2011, SRGI#, 11003, Mrs. Naudia Worme Dundas, Identification of Parasites in Related Species of Commercially Important Fish: Dolphin Fish (Coryphaena hippurus) and Jacks - Bigeye Scad (Selar crumenophthalmus)

Previous year projects internally funded

  • 2010, SRGI#, 10001, Dr. Diana Stone, Exposure to Zoonotic Abortifacients among Sheep and Goats in Grenada and Carriacou
  • 2010, SRGI#, 10002, Dr. Alfred Chikweto, Detection of Anti-bodies against Brucella spp in Food Animals from Grenada and Carriacou
  • 2010, SRGI#, 10003, Dr. Ulrike Zieger, Mongoose Rabies in Grenada - A Prevalence Study
  • 2010, SRGI#, 10004, Dr. Svetlana Kotelnikova, Occurrence of Antibiotic-resistant Fecal Indicators in Coastal waters of Southern Grenada
  • 2010, SRGI#, 10005, Dr. Arathy Sabarinath, A Molecular Epidemiological Study of Mongoose Rabies in Grenada
  • 2010, SRGI#, 10006, Dr. Sachin Kumthekar, Hematological and Biochemical Changes Observed in Dogs affected with TransmissableVenereal Tumor (TVT) from Grenada
  • 2010, SRGI#, 10007, Dr. Cheryl Macpherson, Regional Comparisons of Hospital-based Palliative Care Resources in the Caribbean
  • 2010, SRGI#, 10008, Dr. Omur Cinar Elci, Investigation of Contributing Factors to the Cholera Outbreaks in Kenya
  • 2010, SRGI#, 10008, Dr. Rajveer Singh Pawaiya, Molecular Pathological
  • 2010, SRGI#, 10009, Dr. Rajveer Singh Pawaiya, Studies on the Expression Pattern of C-MYC Oncoprotein in the Tumors of Dogs in Grenada
  • 2010, SRGI#, 10010, Mr. Rohan Jeremiah, Unpacking the Patriarchal Gaze of Grenadian Masculinity: An Evaluation of the UN's Partnership for Peace Program to End Domestic Violence
  • 2010, SRGI#, 10011, Dr. Anne Corrigan, Geentic Study of Canine TransmissableVenereal Tumor (TVT)
  • 2010, SRGI#, 10012, Dr. Ross Peterson, Intramammary Bacterial Pathogens in Dairy Goats, their Antimicrobial Susceptibility, and Use of a Commercial Test in Diagnosing Subclinical Mastitis
  • 2010, SRGI#, 10013, Dr. Marie Rush, Determination of Physical Examination Parameters and Estimated Complete Blood Counts (with Differential), with Evaluation for Heoparasitism in Grenadian Tree Boas (Corallus grenadensis)
  • 2010, SRGI#, 10014, Dr. Ross Peterson, Occurrence of Food-borne Bacteria Potentially Pathogenic to Humans in the Blue Land Crab , Cardisoma guanhumi, Collected from Natural Habitats in Grenada
  • 2010, SRGI#, 10015, Dr. Wayne Sylvester, To Investigate the Prevalence of Salmonella spp and Escherichia Coli in the Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) Population in Grenada
  • 2009, SRGI#,  9002, Dr. G. Sabarinath, Isolation and Characterization of Avian Influenza Viruses from Wild Birds in Grenada
  • 2009, SRGI#,  9003, Dr. Ravindra Sharma, Bovine Tuberculosis in Grenada and Carriacou: A Comparative Study Using the Tuberculin and Gamma-interferon Test
  • 2009, SRGI#,  9004, Dr. Sachin Kumthekar, Comparative Study of Paratuberculosis in Ruminants in Grenada and Carriacou: A Study Using ELISA and Agar Gel Immunodiffusion Test
  • 2009, SRGI#,  9005, Dr. Rohini Roopnarine, To Determine the Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of Campylobacter spp, Listeria spp, E. coli O157 and Salmonella spp Isolated in Poultry in Grenada
  • 2009, SRGI#,  9006, Dr. Muge Akpinar-Elci, Occupational Health Problems among Nutmeg Factories Workers
  • 2009, SRGI#,  9008, Dr. Ulrike Zieger, Bacterial Contamination of Unhatched Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) Eggs at Levera Beach, Grenada – a Preliminary Study
  • 2009, SRGI#,  9009, Dr. Mark Clunes, Incidence of Pulmonary Disease in Young Grenadians
  • 2009, SRGI#,  9010, Dr. Harry Hariharan, The Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistant Staphylococci, particularly S. pseudintermedius, in Lesions of Pyoderma from Dogs in Grenada
  • 2007, SRGI#, 7001, Dr. David Lennon, Novel Marine Bacteria with Antagonistic Propoerties Against Human Biofilms asnd the Development of a Novel Assay to Screen for Quorum Sensiung Inhibition
  • 2007, SRGI#, 7002, Dr. Marta Lanza-Perea, The Use of Doxycycline in Asymptomatic Dogs with Positive Ehrlichia Antobody Titers
  • 2007, SRGI#, 7009, Dr. Harry Hariharan, Dr. Ravindra Sharma, Bacteria Associated weith Mucous Membranes Skin Wounds, and Ears of feral Cats in Grenada
  • 2006, SRGI#, 6003, Dr. Svetlana Kotelnkiova, Ecological Survival Properties of Pelagic and Benthic Indicator Microorganisms from the St. John's River Outflow in Grenada
  • 2006, SRGI#, 6004, Dr. Ateef Qureshi, Antimicrobial Properties of Skin Secretions from 'Jonstine's Whistling Frog' (Eleutherodacylus johnstonei) on Bacterial Isolates
  • 2006, SRGI#, 6006, Dr. Saul Mofya, Seroepidemiological Study of Feline Leukemia Virus and Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Infections in Domestic and Feral Cats in Grenada
  • 2005, SRGI#, 5001, Dr. Svetlana Kotelnkiova, Novel Antibiotics Prdoucing Microorganisms from Tropical Marine Surfaces
  • 2005, SRGI#, 5004, Ms. Lian Doble, Prioritisation of Disease within Urban and Peri-Urban Pig Production in
  • 2004, SRGI#, 4002, Dr. Ravindra Sharma, Prevalence of T. gondii in Grenadian Village Chickens
  • 2004, SRGI#, 4003, Dr Svetlana Kotelnikova, Identification of Biofilms-associated Marine Microrganism
  • 2004, SRGI#, 4004, Dr Svetlana Kotelnikova, Proteonomics and Toxicity of Marnocine