• Bio

Education

BSc. (2014), Biology, University of Guyana, Turkeyen Campus, Guyana
PgDipEd. (2022), Higher Education, University of Guyana, Turkeyen Campus, Guyana
MS.c. (2018), Forest Biology, University of Guyana, Turkeyen Campus, Guyana

Biography

Ms. Persaud's research interests encompass biodiversity, environmental biology, and population ecology, particularly as it relates to population structure and dynamics within tropical forest ecosystems. She is also an expert in tropical forest biodiversity and ecology, with an emphasis on herpetology and environmental biology, primarily as it relates to the way in which anthropogenic activities such as deforestation impact the environment.

Teaching

• BIO2100: Laboratory and Field Biology II
• BIO2105: Molecular and Cell Biology
• BIO2108: Laboratory & Field Biology - Molecular & Cell Biology
• BIO2200: Laboratory & Field Biology IV
• BIO2205: Biochemistry
• BIO2207: Ecology and Environmental Biology
• BIO2208: Laboratory & Field Biology - Biochemistry I

Selected Publications

• Craig, K. & Persaud, R. 2024. A narrative review of pharmacological and phytochemical properties of decorative flowering plants at Hyde Park Zoo Sanctuary and Tropical Gardens Inc., Guyana. World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences. 19(01), 072–077.
• Persaud, R., Ansari, A. A., Sukhraj, K., Ali, R. 2015. The Bacterial Flora of Wounds Suffered By Diabetic Patients in Guyana. International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology. 4(01).
  https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Reshma-Persau