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The Caribbean Institute for Health Research has been adjudged as a first-rate research organisation of global relevance, arising from the fourth Quinquennial Review (QQR) carried out by an elite panel of six academic leaders from the USA, UK, Tanzania and South Africa. In keeping with global best practice, CAIHR has subjected itself to the rigour of this five-year (quinquennial) external review, which has assisted in validating our science and research agenda in the international research community. The panel examined the relevance and quality of the outputs of the Institute, and offered guidance and advice in support of some of our plans for the future. |
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Highest Ranked Abstract 2022
Dr Nadia Bennett has won an American Heart Association 2022 Paul Dudley White International Scholar Award for the abstract Vascular Growth Factors and Their Association with Arterial Stiffness In the 1986 Jamaica Birth Cohort: A Longitudinal Analysis. Read more |
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Landmark Paper
Six academics from The University of the West Indies including CAIHR’s Professor Simon Anderson, Director-GACDRC, have co-authored a landmark paper that explores a framework for the ethical and socially acceptable conduct of genomics research in the Caribbean. The paper, prepared by Professor Donald Simeon, Professor Simon Anderson, Dr. Lester Shields, Dr. Jasneth Mullings, Dr. Averell Bethelmy, Dr. Anna Kasafi Perkins and their US colleagues, Jyothsna Bolleddula and Professor Pilar Ossorio, is featured in The Lancet Regional Health-Americas, the world-leading public health journal focused on six regions of the world. Read more |
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Featured Research
Neuropathic Pain among Jamaicans with Sickle Cell Disease |
Sudden bone pain, known as a “vaso-occlusive crisis”, is the main complication of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). Nerve pain known as “neuropathic pain” has also been reported among sickle cell disease patients, but not formally detailed in Jamaican patients. This neuropathic pain may worsen the overall pain experienced by these patients. The use of Quantitative Sensory Testing (QST), which tests the sensation to heat, cold and pressure stimulation, may play a role in assessing neuropathic pain. However, the role of Quantitative Sensory Testing in assessing sickle cell disease pain is not well understood. |
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New Grant Funding |
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR): A syndemic approach to the prevention of diet- and physical activity-related NCDs (GDAR SPACES) – Global Health Research Group on Diet and Activity (GDAR) - Dr. Georgiana Gordon-Strachan
Ministry of Health and Wellness (Jamaica): Procurement of Consultancy Service to Develop Jamaica’s Guidelines for the Management of Diabetes, Hypertension and Asthma – Prof Trevor Ferguson
LEGO: Reach Up: Global community and integration with health systems in Jamaica – Prof Susan Walker
University College London (UCL): Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change Regional Centre in Small Island Developing States – Dr. Georgiana Gordon-Strachan
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Chevening Scholar 2022
Congratulations to Dr Zachary Ramsay, Research Fellow, SCU on being one of 16 Jamaicans who were awarded Chevening Scholarships. He will be studying applied statistical modelling and health informatics at King’s College London. Meet Zachary. |
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Overcoming the Burden of Disease Symposium
The second installment of the “History, Heritage and Identity” Overcoming the Burden of Disease Symposium provided insights on the history of disease among the Caribbean diaspora and scientific perspectives to guide how participants could overcome persistent health challenges in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more. |
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Staff Congratulations |
Vice Chancellor's Award for Excellence
Prof Marshall Tulloch-Reid, for All Around Excellence, in particular Research and Public Service |
Principal’s Award for Excellence
Dr Kim Quimby, in recognition of Outstanding Contribution in a combination of two or more of the academic categories (University and Public Service)
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Staff Promotions
Dr Ishtar Govia, to Senior Lecturer
Ms Cherie-Ann Small, to Senior Manager
Dr Natasha Sobers, to Senior Lecturer |
Long Service Awards for Contribution and Dedication to The University
Dr Susan Chang Lopez, 30 years
Dr Lesley-Gaye King, 21 years
Mr Calvin Bedward, 15 years
Dr Georgiana Gordon-Strachan, 15 years
Mr Kevin McKenzie, 15 years
Ms Nickesha Levene, 15 years
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