{"id":9070,"date":"2025-03-26T03:18:12","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T03:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/?p=9070"},"modified":"2025-03-26T09:30:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T09:30:08","slug":"inauguration-of-the-msc-2025-intake-mls-and-cmi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/?p=9070","title":{"rendered":"Inauguration of the MSC 2025 Intake (MLS and CMI)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9070\" class=\"elementor elementor-9070\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c0cb7d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"2c0cb7d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e42cbf\" data-id=\"3e42cbf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76820ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76820ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Inauguration of the MSC 2025 Intake (MLS and CMI)                                                                                             <\/h5>\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e6ac9f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"e6ac9f1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a5fcb4\" data-id=\"4a5fcb4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-261389b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"261389b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; color: #222222; line-height: 11.75pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">The inauguration of the Master of Science in Molecular Life Sciences (MLS) Program&nbsp;<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">and the&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Master of Science in&nbsp;<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Cellular and Molecular Immunology(CMI) at<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">&nbsp;the IBMBB, University of Colombo, was successfully held on 3<sup>rd<\/sup>&nbsp;March 2025. The event marked the commencement of th<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">ese<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">&nbsp;pioneering program<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">s<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">&nbsp;aiming at advancing education and research in&nbsp;<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">M<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">olecular&nbsp;<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">B<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">iology<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">, B<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">iotechnology<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">&nbsp;and Immunology<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; color: #222222; line-height: 11.75pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;\">\n<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: 11.75pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">The inauguration speech was delivered by the Vice Chancellor of the University of Colombo, Senior Professor (Chair) H.D. Karunaratne, highlighting the significance of molecular life sciences in modern scientific advancements. The ceremony was attended by esteemed faculty members and the inaugural batch of students, setting the stage for an inspiring academic journey ahead.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92ca3cc elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"92ca3cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" 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The event marked the commencement of these&nbsp;pioneering programs&nbsp;aiming at advancing education and research in&nbsp;Molecular&nbsp;Biology, Biotechnology&nbsp;and Immunology. The inauguration speech was delivered by the Vice Chancellor of the University of Colombo, Senior Professor (Chair) H.D. Karunaratne, highlighting the significance of molecular life sciences in modern scientific advancements. The ceremony was attended by esteemed faculty members and the inaugural batch of students, setting the stage for an inspiring academic journey ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":183,"featured_media":9092,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archive","category-news-home"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-09-27 18:03:08","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9070","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/183"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9070"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9070\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9118,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9070\/revisions\/9118"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}