Antioxidant Activity, Natural Product Chemistry, Phytochemicals, Pharmacy, Herbal Medicine, Traditional Medicine, Ethnopharmacology, Cancer Biology, Clinical Pharmacology, Toxicology, Pharmacodynamics, Drug Metabolism, Clinical Research, Pharmaceutical Development, Clinical Trials, antidepressants, Addiction
Dr. Arlene Faye-Ann Williams-Persad represents the core of online teaching and learning strategies in the discipline of Pharmacology. She serves on several committees as the Secretary to the West Indian Immunological Society, a member of the Caribbean Academy for Sciences and of the Canada Alumni Association Trinidad and Tobago (C.A.A.T.T.). She is also a member of the planning committee of the National Health Research Planning Committee (NHRC). As an Educator and a young Research Scientist she provides quality scientific knowledge to her stakeholders.
At The University of the West Indies, Arlene started at the undergraduate level and worked as a Student Assistant at the Medical Sciences Library where she was shortly recruited by the Biochemistry Unit as a Research Assistant in 1999. On completion of her Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry she secured a post at the Pharmacology Unit as a Laboratory Technician on 2001 and was shortly promoted to Senior Research Technician in 2009. She continued her course of study to complete a Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology in 2013.
She has several research interests with publications ranging from in vivo studies of herbal extracts on internal organs to antibiotic stewardship and most recently the treatment options for COVID-19 patients with comorbidities. In addition to her scholarly publications, Dr. Williams-Persad co-authored the book chapter entitled "Vitamins" in Pharmacognosy: Fundamentals, Applications, and Strategies.
Dr. Williams-Persad’s training transcends disciplines as she received the award for Distinguished Woman in Immunology at the 13th Latin American and Caribbean Immunology conference and the 7th Immunology Society Congress in June 2022 for her presentation on, “The treatment facts in chronic granulomatous disease”. She received the Young Talent Award 2023 from the Association of Pharmacy Professionals at the Public Outreach cum International Symposium themed: “Role of Healthcare Professionals in the Community Service - World Cancer day” on February 2023, for her presentation entitled, “Cancer diagnosis and treatment-a pharmacologist’s perspective”.
Dr. Arlene Faye-Ann Williams-Persad presently holds an academic position as Lecturer in Pharmacology at the Para Clinical Sciences Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The UWI St. Augustine. She enjoys relaxing with her family at home or outdoors, and fondly quotes, "family is the fuel to innovation" and “you are a product of your best decisions”.
Telephone: 6452640 ext. 4658/4506
Email: arlene.williams@sta.uwi.edu
Lecturer in Pharmacology and Staff Member at the U.W.I
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Public Outreach cum International Symposium: Role of healthcare professionals in the community service” Las Cuevas, Trinidad and Tobago, February 4, 2023 more..2023
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Departmental or Academic Representation more..2020 - present
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[Education and Training]
Post Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning more..Contribution of > Education and Training
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Bachelor of Science Biochemistry more..Contribution of > Education and Training
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Certificate Based Course Caribbean Climate and Health more..Contribution of > Education and Training
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Doctor of Philosophy more..Contribution of > Education and Training
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Certificate (Online Coursera) History of Medical Cannabis more..Contribution of > Education and Training
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Caribbean Academy for Sciences (C.A.S.); Member, March 2020 – Present more..Contribution of > Membership
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Association of Pharmacy Professionals (A.P.P.) Life Membership (APP/INT/LM-163H/23) more..Contribution of > Membership
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The University of the West Indies Alumni Association Trinidad and Tobago Chapter (U.W.I.A.A.). more..Contribution of > Membership
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Canada Alumni Association Trinidad and Tobago more..Contribution of > Membership
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[News Article]
The Journey is worth it: Pharmacologist Dr Arlene Williams-Persad’s dedication to her field pays off with regional research award more..Contribution of > News Article
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[Television Interview]
Wellness Wednesday: Local pharmacologist honoured by Latin American and Caribbean Congress of immunology. more..Contribution of > Television Interview
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FEATURES Dr Arlene Williams-Persad leads research on ways to help the body fight diseases JANELLE DE SOUZA SUNDAY 10 JULY 2022 more..Contribution of > News Article
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Manuscripts in progress: more..Contribution of > Other Activity
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