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Chairperson, RHDC<\/b><\/td>
  • Prof. OVDSJ Weerasena \u2013 Chairperson; Professor in Molecular Biology, IBMBB, University of Colombo<\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr>
Secretary, RHDC<\/b><\/td>
  • Dr. Sudeshini Hewage \u2013 Secretary of RHDC; Senior Lecturer \u2013 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, IBMBB, University of Colombo<\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr>
Members<\/th><\/tr>
  • Prof. WD Rathnasooriya \u2013 Emeritus Professor in Zoology, Department of Zoology and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo.<\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr>
  • Prof. A Gnanathasan \u2013 Senior Professor in Medicine, Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo<\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr>
  • Prof. KH Tennekoon \u2013 Emeritus Professor in Molecular Life Sciences, IBMBB, University of Colombo<\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr>
  • Prof. Prasanna Galhena \u2013 Director of IBMBB; Professor in Biochemistry and Clinical Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya<\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr>
  • Prof. Shiroma Handunnetti \u2013 Professor in Immunology, IBMBB, University of Colombo<\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr>
  • Prof. Nimal Punyasiri \u2013 Professor and Chair of Biochemistry, IBMBB, University of Colombo<\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr>
  • Prof. Nilanthi Dassanayake \u2013 Professor in Botany, Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of Sri Jayawardenapura<\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr>
  • Prof. Sisira Pathirana \u2013 Professor in Immunology, IBMBB, University of Colombo<\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr>
  • Prof. Sameera R Samarakoon \u2013 Professor in Cell and Molecular Biology, IBMBB, University of Colombo<\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr>
  • Dr. Kumudu Fernando \u2013 Former Director of Agricultural Biotechnology Center, University of Peradeniya<\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr>
  • Dr. Sumadee De Silva \u2013 Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology \u2013 DNA Diagnostics, IBMBB, University of Colombo.<\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr>
  • Dr. Ruwandi Ranasinghe \u2013 Scientific Assistant \u2013 DNA sequencing, IBMBB, University of Colombo<\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr>

  • Dr. Narmada Fernando \u2013 Senior Lecturer in Immunology, IBMBB, University of Colombo.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Introduction Programmes Enrollment Criteria & Guidelines Members Student Profile Downloads Current Committee Members Chairperson, RHDC Prof. OVDSJ Weerasena \u2013 Chairperson; Professor in Molecular Biology, IBMBB, University of Colombo Secretary, RHDC Dr. Sudeshini Hewage \u2013 Secretary of RHDC; Senior Lecturer \u2013 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, IBMBB, University of Colombo Members Prof. WD Rathnasooriya \u2013 Emeritus Professor in Zoology, Department of Zoology and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo. Prof. A Gnanathasan \u2013 Senior Professor in Medicine, Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo Prof. KH Tennekoon \u2013 Emeritus Professor in Molecular Life Sciences, IBMBB, University of Colombo Prof. Prasanna Galhena \u2013 Director of IBMBB; Professor in Biochemistry and Clinical Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya Prof. Shiroma Handunnetti \u2013 Professor in Immunology, IBMBB, University of Colombo Prof. Nimal Punyasiri \u2013 Professor and Chair of Biochemistry, IBMBB, University of Colombo Prof. Nilanthi Dassanayake \u2013 Professor in Botany, Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of Sri Jayawardenapura Prof. Sisira Pathirana \u2013 Professor in Immunology, IBMBB, University of Colombo Prof. Sameera R Samarakoon \u2013 Professor in Cell and Molecular Biology, IBMBB, University of Colombo Dr. Kumudu Fernando \u2013 Former Director of Agricultural Biotechnology Center, University of Peradeniya Dr. Sumadee De Silva \u2013 Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology \u2013 DNA Diagnostics, IBMBB, University of Colombo. Dr. Ruwandi Ranasinghe \u2013 Scientific Assistant \u2013 DNA sequencing, IBMBB, University of Colombo Dr. Narmada Fernando \u2013 Senior Lecturer in Immunology, IBMBB, University of Colombo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":144,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/front-page.php","meta":{"pgc_meta":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7394","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"pgc_meta":"","publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-14 19:52:05","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":""},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/144"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7394"}],"version-history":[{"count":115,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7394\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9297,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7394\/revisions\/9297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}