Professor errol morrison biography for kids

Jamaican scientist (born )

Errol York St Aubyn Morrison (born 21 September ) is a Jamaican scientist who has done extensive work in diabetes and is president of the University of Technology, Jamaica.^[1]

He entered the University College of the West Indies where he acquired an interest in Biochemistry.

He subsequently gained a medical degree from the Royal University of Malta, a master's degree from University College London, and a doctorate and two professorships from the University of the West Indies where he served as Pro-Vice Chancellor and Dean of the School of Graduate Studies and Research.^[2] He then left the University to become President of the University of Technology, Jamaica.

He has carried out pioneering work in the medical field with a particular interest in diabetes.^[3] In , he pioneered the formation of the Diabetes Association of the Caribbean, which now has 26 member countries, and was its president from to and i