A Jamaican Science Icon, Professor Wayne McLaughlin is an accomplished molecular biologist who has developed a diverse and productive research programme focused on molecular plant pathology issues e.g. whitefly transmitted geminivirus causing the yellow leaf curl disease in tomatoes and lethal yellowing in coconuts. He is a Senior Lecturer and Head of the Biochemistry Section in the Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The University of the West Indies. Dr. McLaughlin holds the Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Biology from the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Biochemistry from The University of the West Indies, Mona. He also has post-graduate training and experience in Forensic DNA analysis and the Interpretation of DNA mixtures and statistical analysis. His interest in forensic genetics led him in 2005, to establish Caribbean Genetics (CARIGEN), the first independent forensic DNA laboratory in the Caribbean to provide expert witness and DNA analysis to the legal profession in both civil and criminal cases. He has received several awards, including two Fulbright Awards, the Scientific Council Award for Best Scientific Performance in 1982 and 1987 and the Silver Musgrave Medal in 2001 for outstanding merit in the field of Science from the Institute of Jamaica.
Professor Wayne McLaughlin
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Biotechnology
Senior Lecturer & Researcher, UWI
Jamaica
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