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Biochemistry Section 2010 – 2014 , ACADEMIC STAFF Dr M Ali , PhD, Aligrash Muslim University Prof. Helen Asemota, BSc Benin, MSc Bello, PhD Benin Dr. Paul Brown, BSc, PhD UWI Dr. Sherline Brown BSc, MPhil, PhD UWI Dr. Kerith Golden BSc CUNY, MPhil, PhD UWI Dr. Lisa Lindo, BSc, PhD UWI Prof Wayne McLaughlin, BSc Wat, PhD UWI *Dr Andrew Pearson, BSc, PhD Leeds †Prof. Dalip Ragoobirsingh, BSc, PhD UWI 2Dr. Marcia Roye, BSc, PhD UWI (Biotechnology Centre) Mrs. Carole Lindsay BSc MPhil UWI (Assistant Lecturer) Mrs. Kisha McLeod-Martin, BSc, MPhil UWI (Assistant Lecturer) Dr. Shirley Budall BSc, MPhil,PhD UWI
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Research Highlights Medical Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Plant Molecular Biology & Biotechnology Plant Biochemistry Environmental Microbiology & Biochemistry Industrial Microbiology Photosynthesis
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Research and Teaching Facilities include: Thermal cycler for PCR , DNA sequencing equipment, DNA and protein electrophoresis systems, HPLC, GC, GC-MS, computer servers and network, personal computers.
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Biochemistry of Jamaican vomiting sickness disease
1950's & 60's. Ingestion of the arillus of unripe ackee linked to Jamaican vomiting sickness. Structure of hypoglycin A was elucidated.
Effects of hypoglycin A on metabolism .
Assay methodology for hypoglycin developed. Mode of action of hypoglycin A on the pyruvate carboxylase and Acyl CoA dehydrogenase.
Researchers -Von Holt, E. V. Ellington, C. H. Hassal , E. A. Kean, E. Morrison.
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Agricultural, Industrial and Environmental Biochemistry Microbiology & Molecular Biology
1970’s. Genetics of bacteria and viruses 1980’s. Nitrogen fixation 1990’s. Xanthan gum. Molecular biology of whiteflies and geminiviruses.
Molecular biology , biotechnology and biochemistry of yams, dasheens and cocoyams . Agro-industrial wastes 2000’s. Post-harvest Technology. Delaying the ripening process in banana.
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Level I: BIOC1020 (3credits); BIOC1021 (2credits) MICR1010 (3 credits); MICR 1011 (2 credits) Passes in both units of chemistry and biology/zoology at cape(or equivalent) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Level II: BC 21C (4 credits) , BC21D (8 credits), BC21M (4 credits) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Level III: BC35A, BC34B, BC34C, BC34D, BC34M, BC31M, BC35C, BC35D, BC35F, BC39P, BC36A, MICR3215, credits each) (4
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Biochemistry
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