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  1. A call to strengthen clinical trials capacity in resource-limited settings

    Article • BMJ Global Health, August 2025, BMJ

    Dr Paul D Brown

  2. Renal phosphorylation of p44 mitogen-activated protein kinase and myosin light chain phosphatase targeting subunit 1 at Thr697 as cadmium-induced hypertension mechanisms

    Article • Physiology, May 2025, American Physiological Society

    Dr Paul D Brown

  3. Suitability of the Neonatal Streptozotocin Diabetes Model and Folklore Therapeutic use of Low-Dose Neem Leaf Extract to Treat Hyperglycemia Associated with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

    Article • February 2024, University of Benin

    Dr Paul D Brown

  4. Cadmium induces microcytosis and anisocytosis without anaemia in hypertensive rats

    Article • BioMetals, January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Garsha McCalla, Dr Paul D Brown

  5. University consortium to address public health priorities and research capacity building in the Caribbean

    Article • Frontiers in Education, November 2023, Frontiers

    Dr Paul D Brown

  6. Potency trends of cannabis in Jamaica during the period of 2014 to 2020

    Article • Drug Testing and Analysis, June 2023, Wiley

    Dr Paul D Brown

  7. Extracellular vesicles and atherosclerotic peripheral arterial disease

    Article • Cardiovascular Pathology, March 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Paul D Brown

  8. Small interfering RNAs targeting agrA and sarA attenuate pathogenesis of Staphylococcus aureus in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Article • The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, December 2021, Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

    Dr Paul D Brown

  9. Form and content of Jamaican cannabis edibles

    Article • Journal of Cannabis Research, July 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Paul D Brown

  10. Cadmium-induced hypertension is associated with renal myosin light chain phosphatase inhibition via increased T697 phosphorylation and p44 mitogen-activated protein kinase levels

    Article • Hypertension Research, May 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Garsha McCalla, Dr Paul D Brown

  11. May Measurement Month 2019: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Jamaica

    Article • European Heart Journal Supplements, May 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Paul D Brown

  12. Effects of Antibiotic, Nicotine and Aminoacid starvation stresses on biofilm production in respiratory Klebsiella pneumoniae

    Article • January 2021, Egyptian Society for Medical Microbiology

    Dr Paul D Brown

  13. spoT‐mediated stringent response influences environmental and nutritional stress tolerance, biofilm formation and antimicrobial resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae

    Article • Apmis, December 2019, Wiley

    Dr Paul D Brown

  14. Blood Pressure Screening Campaign in Jamaica: May Measurement Month 2017

    Article • American Journal of Hypertension, July 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Paul D Brown

  15. Effect of iron-limiting conditions on virulence gene expression in pathogenic Leptospira spp.

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, August 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Paul D Brown

  16. Temperature and Oxidative Stress as Triggers for Virulence Gene Expression in Pathogenic Leptospira spp.

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, May 2017, Frontiers

    Dr Paul D Brown

  17. The 17th International Congress on Infectious Diseases workshop on developing infection prevention and control resources for low- and middle-income countries

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, April 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Paul D Brown

  18. Association between the agr locus and the presence of virulence genes and pathogenesis in Staphylococcus aureus using a Caenorhabditis elegans model

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, January 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Paul D Brown

  19. Distribution of virulence determinants among antimicrobial-resistant and antimicrobial-susceptible Escherichia coli implicated in urinary tract infections

    Article • Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, October 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Paul D Brown

  20. Epigenetic Influence of Dam Methylation on Gene Expression and Attachment in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, June 2016, Frontiers

    Dr Paul D Brown

  21. Temperature and oxidative stress as triggers for virulence gene expression in pathogenic Leptospira spp.

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, April 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Paul D Brown

  22. Multiple antibiotic resistance index, fitness and virulence potential in respiratory Pseudomonas aeruginosa from Jamaica

    Article • Journal of Medical Microbiology, April 2016, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Paul D Brown

  23. Beta Cell Regenerating Potential of Azadirachta indica (Neem) Extract in Diabetic Rats

    Article • West Indian Medical Journal, May 2015, West Indian Medical Journal

    Dr Paul D Brown

  24. Multiple-locus VNTR Analyses of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from Jamaica

    Article • Infectious Diseases Research and Treatment, January 2015, SAGE Publications

    Dr Paul D Brown

  25. Comparison of antibiotic resistance, virulence gene profiles, and pathogenicity of methicillin-resistant and methicillin-susceptibleStaphylococcus aureususing aCaenorhabditis elegansinfection model

    Article • Pathogens and Global Health, September 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Paul D Brown

  26. Knowledge, perceptions, and environmental risk factors among Jamaican households with a history of leptospirosis

    Article • Journal of Infection and Public Health, July 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Paul D Brown

  27. Dam methylation influences P. fimbriae expression and binding of fluoroquinolone-resistant UPEC

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, April 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Paul D Brown

  28. Severe eosinophilic meningitis owing toAngiostrongylus cantonensisin young Jamaican children: case report and literature review

    Article • Paediatrics and International Child Health, December 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Paul D Brown

  29. Leptospirosis and malaria could account for some causes of fever during a dengue epidemic in Jamaica

    Article • Pathogens and Global Health, September 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Paul D Brown

  30. Apocynin Ameliorates Cadmium-Induced Hypertension Through Elevation of Endothelium Nitric Oxide Synthase

    Article • Cardiovascular Toxicology, May 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr C R Nwokocha, Garsha McCalla, Dr Paul D Brown

  31. Influence of climate variability on human leptospirosis cases in Jamaica

    Article • Climate Research, November 2012, Inter-Research Science Center

    Dr Paul D Brown

  32. Occurrence of class 1 integrons in uropathogenic fluoroquinolone‐resistant clinical Escherichia coli isolates from Jamaica

    Article • Apmis, August 2012, Wiley

    Dr Paul D Brown

  33. Qnr prevalence and associated class I integrons among qnr-positive fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli in Jamaica

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, June 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Paul D Brown

  34. A comparative analysis of the attachment ofLeptospira interrogansandL. borgpeterseniito mammalian cells

    Article • FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology, June 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Paul D Brown

  35. Diversity of Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence Determinants inPseudomonas aeruginosaAssociated with Fresh Vegetables

    Article • International Journal of Microbiology, January 2012, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Paul D Brown

  36. Clinical and laboratory findings in hospitalized patients with leptospirosis in Jamaica

    Article • Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine, November 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Paul D Brown

  37. Erratum to: How prepared are medical and non-medical laboratories in Jamaica for accreditation?

    Article • Accreditation and Quality Assurance, September 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Paul D Brown

  38. How prepared are medical and non-medical laboratories in Jamaica for accreditation?

    Article • Accreditation and Quality Assurance, July 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Paul D Brown

  39. The Use of Soluble Transferrin Receptor in the Detection of rHuEPO abuse in Sports

    Article • Biochemistry Insights, January 2010, SAGE Publications

    Dr Paul D Brown

  40. P273 Impact of climate variability on the incidence of leptospirosis in Jamaica

    Article • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, July 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Paul D Brown

  41. P75 Emergence of qnr-mediated quinolone resistance among Enterobacteriaceae in Jamaica

    Article • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, July 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Paul D Brown

  42. Diabetes and psychological co‐morbidity in children with a family history of early‐onset type 2 diabetes

    Article • International Journal of Psychology, November 2008, Wiley

    Dr Paul D Brown

  43. Antimicrobial resistance in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus from hospital and community sources in southern Jamaica

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, May 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Paul D Brown

  44. Effects of Nitric Oxide on Glucose Transport: in vivo and in vitro Studies

    Article • Asian Journal of Biochemistry, December 2006, Science Alert

    Dr Paul D Brown

  45. Acute impairment of insulin signalling by dexamethasone in primary cultured rat skeletal myocytes

    Article • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, October 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Paul D Brown

  46. Increased PC-1 phosphodiesterase activity and inhibition of glucose uptake in adipocytes of type 2 diabetic rats

    Article • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, September 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Paul D Brown

  47. Modulation of glucose uptake in adipose tissue by nitric oxide-generating compounds

    Article • Journal of Biosciences, September 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Paul D Brown

  48. Therapeutic Uses of Nitric Oxide-donating Drugs in the Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases

    Article • International Journal of Pharmacology, June 2006, IMR Press

    Dr Paul D Brown

  49. Nitric oxide agents impair insulin-mediated signal transduction in rat skeletal muscle

    Article • BMC Biochemistry, May 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Paul D Brown

  50. Exogenous nitric oxide inhibits IRS-1 expression in rat hepatocytes and skeletal myocytes

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Science, February 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Paul D Brown

  51. Antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coliisolates from broiler chickens and humans

    Article • BMC Veterinary Research, February 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Paul D Brown

  52. Antibiotic resistance in clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Jamaica

    Article • Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, August 2004, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Paul D Brown

  53. The effect of nitric oxide on glucose metabolism

    Article • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, August 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Paul D Brown

  54. Direct detection of leptospiral material in human postmortem samples

    Article • Research in Microbiology, October 2003, Elsevier

    Dr Paul D Brown

  55. Differentiation of Leptospira species and serovars by PCR-restriction endonuclease analysis, arbitrarily primed PCR and low-stringency PCR

    Article • Journal of Medical Microbiology, February 1997, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Paul D Brown

  56. Competitive interaction among strains of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. phaseoli in the nodulation of kidney beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

    Article • Biology and Fertility of Soils, January 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Paul D Brown

  57. Evaluation of the polymerase chain reaction for early diagnosis of leptospirosis

    Article • Journal of Medical Microbiology, August 1995, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Paul D Brown