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
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
