Paul Gyles

Paul Gyles, born in Jamaica, earned his Bachelor in Medical Technology from Howard University before going on to earn a Masters degree in Applied Microbiology and later Ph.D in Molecular Cell Biology and Endocrinology. Following his education, he joined the faculty of the Northern Caribbean University in 1996; here he would become an associate professor and chair for the departments of biology, chemistry, and medical technology.

By 2003, he had been appointed dean for the College of Natural and Applied Sciences at the university. In 2009 Gyles - with the help of Patrice Williams-Gordon and Dr. Julieth Bailey-Penrod - presented their seminal research on the effect of Garlic and Jamaican Sorrel on cancer cells.What they found was that these accessible, mundane foods have the ability to help treat cancer. In addition to this, Dr. Gyles also co-wrote a research paper with Alston Miller concerning water pollution in Jamaica and how it relates to illnesses experienced by the population that was published in the International Environmental Earth Sciences Journal.

Since then, the professor has continued to take an active role in the scientific community. From 2008 onwards, he has been on the board of registry of the American Society for Clinical Pathology. Furthermore, he is a member of the American Associations of Clinical Pathologists, Microbiology, Cell Biology, Advancement of Science, and the Caribbean Advisory Board for ASCP International. As of today, Professor Gyles has been responsible for publishing around fifteen manuscripts and abstracts.