Emerging studies on Molecular Entomology in Sri Lanka

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The Molecular Genetics Laboratory of the Department of Zoology, USJP functioning under the guidance of Snr. Prof. Nissanka De Silva is celebrating its 10 year anniversary on 13th of October, 2021. To mark this milestone of the lab, we have decided to conduct a webinar series throughout the 2021-2022 year.
You are warmly invited to the first one of the webinar series which will be conducted by Snr. prof. Nissanka De Silva.

Date    :  14.10.2021 (Thursday)
Time   :  7.00 pm – 8.00 pm
Title    :  Emerging studies on Molecular Entomology in Sri Lanka

Resource Person  :  Snr. Prof. Nissanka De Silva
Join Zoom Meeting
https://learn.zoom.us/j/65443456077?pwd=clVOYkJDYzA2anJUYzBoT01kQjhaZz09Meeting ID: 654 4345 6077
Passcode: m+w@Q1p5It is with great pleasure, we are inviting you to join us.
Thank you very much

Dr. Sachini Fernando

Webinar on Sea Cucumber

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Webinar on Sea Cucumber, which presents the findings of a research project carried out by Dr. Chamari Dissanayake of the Zoology Department, USJ funded by the National Research  Council (NRC). The NRC is organizing this webinar to disseminate the results and the key messages of the research towards strengthening the national economy and wellbeing of the people while maintaining resource sustainability. The webinar will be held on the 28th of September, starting at 7 PM.
The main speaker would be Dr. Chamari Dissanayake (project leader) of the Sri Jayewardenepura University, and two short appraisals of the project shall be presented by Professor Sivashanthini Kuganathan of the University of Jaffna and Dr. Sujeewa Ariyawansa of the National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA). Prof. Oscar Amarasinghe, Chancellor of the Ocean University will function as the moderator.
 
The webinar will be conducted in Sinhala, with Tamil Translation.
The target audience includes seafood processors, exporters, investors, communities, CSOs, researchers, academics, and students.

Zoology special student selection

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Following students have been qualified for the special degree programme. The selection interview will be held on 11th July at 5.00 pm. Please join the interview using the link below. Use your index number as the Zoom profile name.

Zoology ARM Biology
1 AS2018028 AS2018021 AS2018005
2 AS2018250 AS2018104 AS2018037
3 AS2018258 AS2018119 AS2018069
4 AS2018064 AS2018133 AS2018234
5 AS2018232 AS2018144 AS2018072
6 AS2018148 AS2018147 AS2018233
7 AS2018015 AS2018172 AS2018228
8 AS2018009 AS2018176 AS2018252
9 AS2018039 AS2018189 AS2018120
10 AS2018261 AS2018206 AS2018153
11 AS2018132 AS2018219 AS2018125
12 AS2018140 AS2018230 AS2018185
13 AS2018291 AS2018236 AS2018182
14 AS2018075 AS2018073
15 AS2018211 AS2018007
16 AS2018003 AS2018231
17 AS2018161 AS2018171
18 AS2018150 AS2018187
19 AS2018174 AS2018272
20 AS2018092 AS2018241
21 AS2018189
22 AS2018129

Topic: Special student selection Interviews
Time: Jul 11, 2021 05:00 PM Mumbai, Kolkata, New Delhi

Join Zoom Meeting
https://learn.zoom.us/j/66815767110?pwd=THNqWUJqdTlhN1d5MURMK2x4T1Zwdz09

Meeting ID: 668 1576 7110
Passcode: +w1GPyLR

  • 5.00 pm – ARM students
  • 5.30 pm – Biology students
  • 6.00 pm – Zoology students

Zoology special degree student, Ms. N.P.Ranatunga received the Best Oral Communication award at SLALAS

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The 8th Annual Scientific Sessions & International Conference of the Sri Lankan Association for Laboratory Animal Science (SLALAS) was held on 23rd and 24th January 2021. Ms. N.P.Ranatunga of the Department of Zoology received the Best Oral Communication award for the abstract titled “The genotoxicity assessment of Stylissa carteri and Axinella sp. marine sponge extracts by Allium cepa bioassay”.Ms Ranatunga’s presentation was based on her undergraduate research project, which was supervised by Dr Varuni Gunathilake, Senior Lecturer of the Department of Zoology.