Manley West

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MANLEY WEST(group 5)

We are overwhelmed with humility and gratitude to all those who have assisted us in putting these concepts, which are much above the level of simplicity, into something concrete.We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to our teacher, Ms. Thompson for providing us with the excellent opportunity to do this wonderful project on the topic Famous Biologists, with a main focus on Professor Manley West, which also assisted us in conducting extensive research and learning about many new things. We are quite grateful to them. Most of all, we'd like to give God our greatest thanks and appreciation for we could not have done anything without him.

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Manley West - (About)

Professor Manley Elisha West, pioneer pharmacologist, was born on March 17, 1929 in Fairy Hill, Portland. Professor West studied at Kingston then Thames High School in Surrey, London, after finishing his secondary education at Titchfield High School. He subsequently attended the University of London. It was then that he pursued his aim of becoming a pharmacologist. In 1967, he graduated from the University of London with a Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology.

* The Order of Merit from the Jamaican government for his contribution to medicine in 1987.* Gold Musgrave Medal in 1994 from the Institute of Jamaica for his pioneering work in the development of Canasol.* The Centenary Medal for Outstanding Contribution to Natural Sciences from the Institute of Jamaica in 1981. (Just to name a few)

Professor West's contributions to the medical and pharmaceutical fields helped Jamaica to be considered and recognized internationally, and his work aided him in receiving numerous accolades, including:

Prof West's controductary awards

Throughout his academic career, he was primarily engaged in medicinal herb research. This resulted in the development of marijuana-derived medicines Canasol and Asmasol for the treatment of glaucoma and asthma, respectively. His students are all aware of the inspiration that led to the creation of Canasol. On his return from England, he purchased fishing boats, and the fishermen on his boats informed him that fishing at night was made easier by the better vision from smoking marijuana, so Professor West set out to discover the source of this observation.

Professor West was a strong advocate for advancement through education and he provided valuable mentorship to both students and staff. He provided great council for both the young and old. One of his popular sayings was “If you don’t use it, you’re going to lose it.”Professor West treated everyone respectfully and always found time to sit and talk with his staff members and students. He always kept crackers in his office for sharing with all who would sit with him and of course there would be an offer of a drink of tea, water or his favourite, Sancrista cream Sherry.Professor Manley West has left a lasting legacy. Those who were inspired by him will remember him fondly.

Educational and informative clip

Professor Manley West has left a rich legacy. He will long be remembered by those who were inspired by him to “follow your dreams, for as you dream, so shall you become”.