The World Class University Project of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, through the involvement of Prof. Ranil de Silva, initiated a joint venture between the USJP and the Korea Brain Research Institute (KBRI), South Korea by entering into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two entities. This unique achievement will provide an opening towards...Read More
Inter Medical School Physiology Quiz, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur – An exciting event for University of Sri Jayewardenepura Medical Faculty team. Malaysia hosted the 15th Inter-Medical School Physiology Quiz (IMS PQ) on 16-17 August 2017. 103 teams from 20 countries including UK, Japan, Australia, Singapore, China, Thailand etc. were competing for the Raman Challenge...Read More
The Dengue Research Center, in the Faculty of Medical Sciences in the University of Sri Jayewardenepura’s has made a breakthrough in the treatment of the deadly dengue fever. Prof. Neelika Malavige, the Director of the Dengue Research Center of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura claimed in the interview with the Sunday Observer newspaper, that they had found a new...Read More
This keynote Speech on “How to live an ethical life” was delivered by Prof. Muditha Vidanapathirana at the Annual Convocation of Java Institute which was held on 2nd of June 2017 at BMICH, Colombo, Sri Lanka. In this speech he elaborates the contrast between laws and ethics and how these ethics are being learnt by...Read More
Prof. Ranil De Silva, Director of the World Class Universities Grant Project and Director, Interdisciplinary Centre for Innovations in Biotechnology delivered an invited Plenary lecture (40 min lecture & 10 min discussion on the first day of the meeting) at the 58th International Symposium of the Korean Society of Life Science under the theme ‘New...Read More
43rd Convocation of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura will be held on the 7th & 8th of September 2017 at the BMICH, Colombo Schedule of the Convocation – 2017 Session Date & Time Faculty No of Graduands Session 1 2017.09.07 8.30am to 11.30am Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences (Group I) 520 (Special) Session 2 2017.09.07 1.00pm to 3.00pm Faculty of Humanities & Social...Read More
The Dengue Research Center, in the Faculty of Medical Sciences in the University of Sri Jayewardenepura’s has made a breakthrough in the treatment of the deadly dengue fever. Prof. Neelika Malavige, the Director of the Dengue Research Center of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura claimed in the interview with the Sunday Observer newspaper, that they had found a new...Read More
Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the Centre for Disaster Management conducted two health camps in Thunandahela and Millakade in Ratnapura District with the participation of the Academic Staff, Demonstrators, Members of Alumni and Medical Students on the 30th of May 2017. More than 500...Read More
The Scientific Sessions 2017 organized by the Research Committee of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura in collaboration with the Sri Jayawardenepura General Hospital, was held successfully at the Golden Rose Hotel, Boralesgamuwa on the 24th and 25th may 2017. The oration was delivered by Prof. Sharaine Fernando, Professor, Department of Physiology,...Read More
US patent has been obtained by Dr. Jayantha Wijayabandara, former coordinator and Senior Lecturer of the B. Pharm Degree Program, Faculty of Medical Sciences, for a novel pharmacological property of β – Amyrin Acetate derived from Tabernaemontana dichotoma (Sinhala – Divi Kaduru) as a potent α – glucosidase inhibitor. This discovery also provides for the...Read More
