Others

Scientific Creations/Innovations

Establishment of the Sri Lanka Association for Laboratory Animal Science (SLALAS) in December 2012
Establishment of the 3Rs Centre in Laboratory Animal Science in Sri Lanka

Purpose:

With the establishment of this Centre, plan is to inculcate 3R principle of laboratory animal science (LAS) among researchers. This will be the first 3R center in Sri Lanka and de facto in South East Asia to maximize replacement models (Replacement) for research and education while reducing the number of animals (Reduction) breed and use for research purposes leading to reduction of animal suffering (Refinement).

Designed postgraduate Certificate and Diploma courses on Laboratory Animal Science recognized by the UGC

Editorial activities

Editorial Board member of the Newsletter of Sri Lanka College of Veterinary Surgeons since 2018
Editorial Board member of the Journal on Animal models and Experimental Medicine from 2018 to 2020 (Affiliated with Chinese Association for Laboratory Animal Science)
Editorial Board member of the Journal on Laboratory Animal Research since 2019 (Affiliated with Korean Association for Laboratory Animal Science)
Associate Editor of the International Journal of Translational Research in Indian Medicine (IJTRIM) since 2019
Editorial member of the Sri Lanka Veterinary journal from 2015 to 2018
Member of the Editorial committee of the Young Scientists Forum of NASTEC in 2005/06
Manuscript Reviewer
- Ceylon Journal of Medical Sciences
- Advances in Physiology Education of American Physiological Society

Project proposal reviewer for Grants
- National Science Foundation
- National Research council
- Medical Research Institute

Abstract reviewer at scientific sessions
- Physiological Society of Sri Lanka
- Peradeniya University Research Sessions
- 8th International AIDS conference
- 3rd South Asian Association of Physiologists (SAAP) conference
- Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH) conference in 2012
- Sri Lanka Veterinary Association
- Sri Lanka Association for Laboratory Animal Science
- Sri Lanka Association for Advancement of Science
Subject Reviewer appointed by the Quality Assurance & Accreditation Council of University Grants Commission to review Physiology Curriculum of the Dept. of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya in 2014

Resource person/Plenary speaker/ Invited speaker/ Chairpersons/ Facilitator

Member of the Scientific Programme Committee of the IUPS Teaching workshop held in Brazil in 2017
Resource person at the Certificate course on Laboratory Animal Science organized by the Sri Lanka Association for Laboratory Animal Science held at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Peradeniya in 2017
Member of the Scientific programme committee of the Conference of South Asian Association of Physiologists held in Nepal in 2016
Resource person at the International course in Laboratory Animal science organized by the Research Institute of Biotechnology and Environment, Nong Lam University, Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam in 2016
Member of the organizing team and a Resource person at the Certificate Course on Laboratory Animal Science organized by the Sri Lanka Association for Laboratory Animal Science Held at the University of Sri Jayawardanepura in 2016
Resource person at the Panel discussion on Laboratory Animal Science – the way forward at the 3rd Annual Scientific Conference of the Sri Lanka Association for Laboratory Animal Science held in January 2016
6th Meeting of the Laboratory Animal Scientists Association of India held in October 2015
Symposium on ‘Control of rabies in Sri Lanka – The way forward’ organized by the Expert Committee on Communicable Diseases of the SLMA in September 2015
Symposium on Biological Safety for Academics and Practinioers held at the National Science Foundation in September 2015
2nd International Certificate Course on Laboratory Animal Science held in New Delhi, India in January 2015
2nd Annual Sessions of the Sri Lanka Association for Laboratory Animal Science held at the Medical Research Institute in January 2015
Workshop on Management of Laboratory Animals for research purposes held at the Medical Research Institute, Colombo in 2014
Workshop on Toxicity testing for industrial purposes and possible alternatives held at the Medical Research Institute, Colombo in 2014
Inaugural Scientific Conference of the Sri Lanka Association for Laboratory Animal Science in 2014
International Certificate Course on Laboratory Animal Science held in New Delhi, India in 2013
World Rabies Day 3rd Annual International Webinar held in September 2012
Ethics workshop organized by the Sri Lanka Medical Association- held in Jaffna, Galle and Kandy 2012
First International Certificate Course on Laboratory Animal Science in the Asian Region held at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo in collaboration with the Utrecht University, The Netherlands in 2011
First free paper session of the 24th Annual meeting of the Physiological Society of Sri Lanka in 2011
Pre-Congress Symposium on Physiology Education of the 7th FAOPS Congress held in Taipei, Taiwan in 2011
Education Colloquium II of the 7th FAOPS Congress held in Taipei, Taiwan in 2011
Workshop on Ethics in Science and Technology for Journalists organized by the National Science Foundation on 6th August 2010.
Regional meeting of the Physiological Society of Sri Lanka held at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo in July 2010
Symposium on ‘Use of animals in medical research’ in the Annual Research Symposium of Faculty of Medicine, Colombo in May 2010.
Workshop in Research Ethics conducted by the Ethics Review Committee of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo in September 2009.
Regular Symposia on Education-43-4 at the 36th IUPS congress held in Kyoto, Japan in 2009.
Workshop on ‘Developing National Guidelines for protection of Animal Participants in Research’ held at the Faculty of Medicine, Colombo in September 2008.
Workshop on Restructuring of teaching/learning activities of the Introductory Basic Sciences Stream (IBSS) held at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo in January 2007 organized by the Medical Education Development and Research Centre (MEDARC)
Workshop held at the Faculty of Medicine, Colombo to review the objectives of Physiology in 2001.

Courses organized

First International Certificate Course on Laboratory Animal Science in the Asian Region held at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo in collaboration with the Utrecht University, The Netherlands in 2011
Certificate in Basic Medical Laboratory Technology in 2013
First Certificate course on Applied Physiology of Pain, anaesthesia, analgesia and euthanasia for laboratory animals in collaboration with the Comparative Biology Centre of Newcastle University, UK and The Sri Lanka College of Veterinary Surgeons in Oct/Nov 2017

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