Bio

I conducted research studies in collaboration with public health agencies to target vectors of arboviral diseases.

Qualifications

• BBMedSci, Pharmacology (Honours), UWI, 2018
• PhD Candidate, Pharmacology, UWI

Research Areas

My research interest encompasses the investigation into novel measures and strategies to control the arboviral vector Aedes aegypti. I am also focused on the development of alternative agents to combat resistant populations of Aedes aegypti.

Another research project that I am focused on involves the investigation into the contributing factors for Hypertension in the Africa-descendent population of Barbados.

Teaching Areas

• Pharmacokinetics
• Cancer chemotherapy
• Antihypertensive drugs
• Antidiabetic drugs
• Gastrointestinal agents
• Drug toxicity

Publications

1. Layne-Yarde, R., Sandiford, S. 2023. Larvicidal Potential of Caribbean Plants. Biomed Research International. 2023(5):1-8. DOI:10.1155/2023/5518863

Keywords

Hypertension, Ethnopharmacology, Aedes aegypti, Larvicide