A Jamaican Science Icon, Dr Arnoldo Ventura is a retired virologist and renowned Jamaican scientist who guided numerous national and regional science and technology policies and plans. He continues to share his knowledge and experience through consultancies and writing e.g. ‘Memories and Musings: Reflections of a Scientist’ a book of poems published in 2021. Dr. Ventura studied at the University of the West Indies, Mona for both his undergraduate and M.Sc. degrees. During his early career, Dr. Ventura (who studied the spread of viral diseases in humans, through a variety of pests e.g. mosquitoes) came across situations of poverty which touched him deeply. This sparked a desire to use science as a tool to solve social and economic problems. His Ph.D. was awarded by Cornell University, New York and he worked abroad for several years before returning to Jamaica. He was the Science and Technology Adviser to four Jamaican Prime Ministers from 1989 to 2009, a founder of the National Commission on Science and Technology and the instigator and drafter of many of Jamaica’s science policies and strategic plans. His work as a virologist and science and technology specialist has gained him national accolades including, the Commander of the Order of Distinction (Jamaica) and the Silver Musgrave Medal for science from the Institute of Jamaica.
Professor Arnoldo Ventura
Life Science
Retired Science Policy Maker
Jamaica
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