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 nominees are British researchers. The BSI Immunology Awards are highly competitive and presented annually at...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, funded the publication of this book as a community project. It will be distributed among...Read More
The Allergy, Immunology and Cell Biology Unit closed applications for the inaugural batch of students for its newly developed MSc in Immunology. The degree will be a 2-year, 60-credit SLQF Level 10 program that features online lectures by local and international faculty on weekdays and on-site practicals on weekends. Delivered in collaboration with Sungkyunkwan University, Korea, the program will provide solid grounding in theoretical and experimental Immunology to those seeking...Read More
Abstracts submitted by Dr. Thushali Ranasinghe and Ms. Inoka Sepali Aberathna for the European Association of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Winter School 2023 were accepted for poster presentation in Davos, Switzerland from 26th – 29th January 2023. Dr Thushali Ranasinghe’s poster was titled evaluating the aetiology of unexplained anaphylaxis in Sri Lanka. Ms. Inoka Sepali Aberathna’s poster was titled Clinical characteristics of allergy to Cocos nucifera (coconut) in Sri Lankan...Read More
