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
The oral presentation by Dr. Dumni Gunasinghe at the Ceylon College of Physicians Annual Academic sessions 2022 won the Henry Rajaratnam award in Endocrinology and cardiovascular diseases.Read More
Prof. Neelika Malavige who was Head of Department of Immunology and Molecular Medicine at the Faculty of Medical Sciences of Sri Jayewardenepura and the Director of research and development at the Allergy, Immunology and Cell Biology Unit was appointed as the Head of Dengue Global Programme and Scientific Affairs at Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative. (DnDi) in July 2022. Prof. Malavige is a well-recognised leader in the field of dengue....Read More
