Sheila Dorothy King, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Sheila Dorothy King

Barbadian-Jamaican microbiologist

Date of Birth: 23-Nov-1932

Place of Birth: Barbados

Profession: academic, microbiologist

Nationality: Jamaica

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Sheila Dorothy King, CD (born 1932) was a Barbadian-born, Jamaican academic and physician.
She was the second woman to be appointed as full professor at the University of the West Indies.
She was the first woman appointed as a professor in the Faculty of Medicine in 1983, ten years after she was appointed as head of UWI's Microbiology Department.
A specialist in infectious disease and viral epidemiology, she advised numerous national, regional and international departments and governmental agencies on such diseases as dengue, influenza, and typhoid.
In 1998, she was honored as a Commander of the Order of Distinction.