Dr. Leonard’s visit to PDRU
Dr. Leonard Munstermann, Senior Research Scientist in Epidemiology from Yale Institute for Global Health, visited the PDRU laboratory, from 25th May to 7th June 2019. He conducted field experiments with the Entomological team of the TMRC team. Dr. Munstermann works as the head curator of Entomology in Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, USA.
Training for Technical Officers from Bhutan at the PDRU laboratory on molecular identification of leishmaniasis
Two Bhutanese trainees Mr Dorji Tshering and Mr Rinchen Dorji from the Royal Centre for Disease Control (RCDC), Ministry of Health, Thimphu, Bhutan completed a training session on PCR and ELISA for detection of leishmaniasis at the Parasitic Diseases Research Unit (PDRU) laboratory, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo during 23rd-29th of October 2022. The second phase of this…
Donation of ‘Radio-Frequency Heat Therapy (RFHT) machines
The handing over ceremony of 2 Radio-Frequency Heat Therapy (RFHT) machines, each costing over 1.5 million LKR, was made by the Head of Leishmaniasis Program at the Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi) in Geneva, Switzerland, Dr. Byron Arana was held on Friday, 28th July 2023 at the Dean’s Office, Faculty of Medicine, Colombo. These…