Dr. Thushali Ranasinghe and Ms. Inoka Sepali Aberathna participated at the World Allergy Congress 2023 from 1st – 3rd December in Bangkok, Thailand. They were selected for the poster presentation sessions where they presented AICBU research on ‘Drug allergy presentation at a specialized allergy clinic in Sri Lanka’ and ‘The aetiology and risk factors of food...Read More
Asia Pathogen Genomics Initiative (Asia PGI), in collaboration with ARTIC Network and the Programme in Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID), organised a 7-day Workshop on Viral Whole Genome and Metagenomic Sequencing at Duke-NUS Medical School. The workshop, uniting 21 participants from 13 countries in South and Southeast Asia, served as a dynamic platform for knowledge exchange....Read More
Within the framework of SKKU Invitational Training, participants engaged in a multifaceted exploration, addressing Molecular Virology, Immunology, and advanced Cancer Immunology and hands-on laboratory experience. The agenda unfolded through structured academic meetings, cultural experiences, and enlightening seminars featuring distinguished guest speakers.Read More
Professor Malik Peiris led an exclusive visit to Hong Kong for the collaborative project “Sri Lanka Dengue.” The primary objective was to engage in in-depth discussions and explore innovative techniques that could be effectively incorporated into the university’s contributions to the project initiative.Read More
Identifying a need for public awareness on allergies, Prof. Chandima Jeewandara and Dr. Thushali Ranasinghe from the AIBCU recently clarified some of the most pressing questions about allergies with The Morning Newspaper. The link to the complete e-article is as follows: https://www.themorning.lk/articles/OhDqIpqKfqQpRcisZl7WRead More
The AICBU hosted Prof. Ashley St. John from Duke-NUS Singapore at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura where she spoke about her incredible work on dengue therapeutics.Read More
We are very proud of Prof. Chandima Jeewandara, Director of the Allergy, Immunology andCell Biology Unit and Head and Professor in Immunology, Allergy, and Molecular Medicine,who has been named a finalist for the BSI Early Career Research Excellence Award 2023.It is remarkable that Prof. Jeewandara is the only international nominee in the category whilethe other...Read More
The AICBU in collaboration with the NDCU does serotype surveillance of dengue outbreaksin Colombo and the rest of the Island monthly. The current data for March 2023 shows that Dengue serotype 3 is emerging and signs of itbecoming dominant and displacing DENV-2. Sri Lanka has not had DENV-3 for many years.Read More
The launch of the Sinhala translation of “Your Amazing Immune System” took place at the launch of the MSc. In Immunology program. This book was translated by Prof. Chandima Jeewandara, Prof. Neelika Malavige, and Prof. Hiran Amarasekara, under the name “ඔබේ ශරීරය ආරක්ෂා කරන විස්මිත ප්රතිශක්තීකරණ පද්ධතිය”. The Ministry of Education, the Republic of Korea,...Read More
