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 RNA, Sandiford SL. Larvicidal Potential of Caribbean Plants. Biomed Res Int. 2023 Aug 26;2023:5518863. doi: 10.1155/2023/5518863. PMID: 37663786; PMCID: PMC10474962.

2. Bharatha A, Ojeh N, Fazle Rabbi AM, Campbell MH, Krishnamurthy K, Layne-Yarde RNA, Kumar A, Springer DCR, Connell KL, Majumder MAA. Comparing the Performance of ChatGPT-4 and Medical Students on MCQs at Varied Levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy. Adv Med Educ Pract. 2024;15:393-400 doi: 10.2147/AMEP.S457408

3. Golding MAJ, Noble SAA, Khouri NK, Layne-Yarde RNA, Ali I, Sandiford SL. Natural vertical transmission of dengue virus in Latin America and the Caribbean: highlighting its detection limitations and potential significance. Parasit Vectors. 2023 Nov 28;16(1):442. doi: 10.1186/s13071-023-06043-1. PMID: 38017450; PMCID: PMC10685567.
 

Keywords

Hypertension, Ethnopharmacology, Aedes aegypti, Larvicide