Dr. Colin Mckenzie is a Lecturer at the Tropical Metabolism Research Unit (TMRU), University of the West Indies (UWI) and holds a DPhil from the University of Oxford. A previous Rhodes Scholar for Jamaica, he is the recipient of many academic awards including the University Medal for Surgery (1990) and the University Medal for Internal Medicine and Therapeutics (1990), awarded to the top student in each subject area and the Clinical Medal (1990), awarded to the student with the best overall performance in final exams at the Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Mckenzie has written numerous publications and participated in several medical projects, the most recent being a study on Candidate genes for blood pressure: family-based association studies and meta–analyses.

Dr. Mckenzie is a member of the Medical Association of Jamaica and the American Society of Human Genetics. His research interests centre on the role of genetic variation in chronic non-communicable diseases. Dr. McKenzie is married with 3 children.