University of Colombo Vice Chancellor’s Award for Research Excellence – 2021 Professor Ranil Jayawardena, Faculty of Medicine
Prof. Ranil Jayawardena is a Professor in Nutrition in the Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine. Following his graduation from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, he completed his MSc from the University of Glasgow, UK and subsequently his PhD at Queensland University of Technology, Australia. He is one of the leading practitioners and…
Charles River Prize 2022 – Vidya Nidhi Professor M. Gunatilake – Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo
Prof. Mangala Gunatilake received the prestigious Charles River Prize in Laboratory Animal Science and Medicine of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science from the President of the AALAS at the 73rd Annual Meeting of AALAS at the International Convention Centre in Louisville, KY, USA. The Charles River Prize has been awarded since 1978 to…
Five Professors from Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, among the World’s Top 2% of scientists
Five researchers from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Prof. Senaka Rajapakse, Prof. Saroj Jayasinghe, Prof. Nadira Karunaweera, Prof. Ranil Jayawardena and Prof. Priyanga Ranasinghe, (from left to right) are ranked among World’s Top 2% Scientists in the updated Science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published in October 2021. The analysis is…
Professor Carlo Fonseka Challenge Trophy Quiz & 7th Inter-Medical Faculty Physiology Quiz – 2022
Seeing undergraduates being motivated to learning more on physiology, on their own volition, without the threat of examinations behind them, is an achievement by itself for the academics at Physiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo. In fact, it was quite a busy season of winning quizzes for our students, both at an international…