{"id":11,"date":"2018-09-10T21:49:51","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T03:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/zoology\/preethi-udagama\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2021-03-06T22:09:44","modified_gmt":"2021-03-07T03:39:44","slug":"appointments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/zoology\/preethi-udagama\/appointments\/","title":{"rendered":"Appointments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column]<h2 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Academic and administrative position<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>present<\/span><span>2021<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Cadre Professor in Zoology<\/h4><p> Department of Zoology and Environment Sciences, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>present<\/span><span>2016<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Senior Professor in Zoology<\/h4><p> Department of Zoology and Environment Sciences, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2016<\/span><span>2008<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Professor in Zoology<\/h4><p> Department of Zoology and Environment Sciences, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2012<\/span><span>-<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Coordinated Fourth year special programme in Parasitology<\/h4><p>Faculty of Science, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2008<\/span><span>2000<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Senior Lecturer (Grade I)<\/h4><p>Department of Zoology &amp; Environment Sciences University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2000<\/span><span>1994<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Senior Lecturer (Grade II)<\/h4><p>Department of Zoology &amp; Environment Sciences University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>1989<\/span><span>1985<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Research Assistant Malaria Research Unit<\/h4><p>Faculty of Medicine University of Colombo, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>1981<\/span><span>1981<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Teaching Assistant <\/h4><p>Department of Zoology and Environment Sciences, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>23 June 2017<\/span><span>9 June 2017<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Acting Head <\/h4><p>Department of Zoology and Environment Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2014<\/span><span>2009<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Founder Chairperson of the Career Guidance Committee<\/h4><p>Faculty of Science, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2012<\/span><span>2011<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Founder Director, Career Guidance Unit<\/h4><p>Faculty of Science, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2012<\/span><span>2004<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Coordinator of enhancement courses - Career &amp; Personal Development<\/h4><p>Faculty of Science, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2012<\/span><span>2009<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Coordinator of enhancement courses - Internship Training<\/h4><p>Faculty of Science, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2012<\/span><span>2012<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Coordinator of enhancement courses - Service Learning<\/h4><p>Faculty of Science, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>1994<\/span><span>1990<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Postdoctoral Fellow &amp; Visiting Fellow Tree Physiology &amp; Biotechnology Laboratory<\/h4><p>Faculty of Forestry &amp; Environmental Management University of New Brunswick, Canada<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>1984<\/span><span>1981<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Scientific Officer<\/h4><p>Atomic Energy Authority of Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<h2 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Positions held in professional bodies<\/h2>\n<h4 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science<\/h4>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>To Date<\/span><span>2019<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>General President <\/h4><p>Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2009<\/span><span>2009<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Chairperson GRC<\/h4><p>Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2018<\/span><span>2014<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>House and finance committee member in 2014 , Chairpers on in 2018<\/h4><p>Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2018<\/span><span>2018<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>General President Elect<\/h4><p>Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2017<\/span><span>2007<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Committee Member of Section A 2007\/2008 2011, 2016, 2017<\/h4><p>Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2017<\/span><span>2001<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Elected Council member 2011, 2013\/2014, 2014\/2015, 2015\/2016, 2016\/2017 <\/h4><p>Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2010<\/span><span>2010<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>President Section D <\/h4><p>Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2008<\/span><span>2003<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Asst Editor 2003\/2008 <\/h4><p>Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2018<\/span><span>2015<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Fund raising committee member in 2015, 2016, 2018<\/h4><p>Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2017<\/span><span>2007<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Committee Member of Section D 2007\/2008 ,2011,2016,2017<\/h4><p>Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2016<\/span><span>2015<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Ethics Committee member, Editor 2015\/2016<\/h4><p>Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2009<\/span><span>2009<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>President elect section D<\/h4><p>Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2007<\/span><span>2007<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>General Research Committee member <\/h4><p>Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2000<\/span><span>1998<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member of the Environmental Committee of SLAAS<\/h4><p>Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2018<\/span><span>2017<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Committee Member - Science and Technology Advisory Committee<\/h4><p>Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2016<\/span><span>2015<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Editor<\/h4><p>Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<h4 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Institute of Biology, Sri Lanka<\/h4>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2006<\/span><span>2002<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Council member 2002\/2003; 2005\/2006<\/h4><p>Institute of Biology, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2001<\/span><span>1999<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Joint - Secretary \u2013 1999\/2000, 2000\/2001<\/h4><p>Institute of Biology, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2002<\/span><span>2001<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>President 2001\/2002<\/h4><p>Institute of Biology, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>1996 <\/span><span>1996 <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Life member <\/h4><p>Institute of Biology, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Other<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2010<\/span><span>1999<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Founder Council Member and Council member in 2000\/2001; 2001\/2002; 2006\/2007 ; 2008\/2009 ; 2009\/2010<\/h4><p>Allergy and Immunology Societyof Sri Lanka <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2005<\/span><span>2005<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member<\/h4><p>World Allergy Organization, International Union of Immunological Societies,- Asia Pacific Association of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Federation of Immunological Societies of Asia Oceania<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2010<\/span><span>2009<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Founder associate Member (Council member 2009\/2010)<\/h4><p>Sri Lanka Association for Improving Higher Education Effectiveness<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>-<\/span><span>-<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4> Full Member<\/h4><p>Third World Organisation for Women in Science, Sri Lanka Federation of University Women<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<h2 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Special projects<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>present<\/span><span>2014<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Teaching faculty of Immunology &amp; Integrative Molecular Biology special programme<\/h4><p>University of 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