“The stigma and discrimination experienced by COVID-19 patients in society, workplaces, and healthcare facilities have serious negative consequences in Sri Lanka at both the individual and family levels. In this regard, irresponsible media reporting and sensationalism of news coverage leading to breaching of privacy and confidentiality, defaming and false allegations without consent have been identified...Read More
The report of Whole genomic sequencing of the SARS-CoV-2 variants in Sri Lanka was issued by the Allergy, Immunology and Cell Biology Unit of the Department of Immunology Molecular and Molecular Medicine of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. The study was carried out by USJ researchers including Prof. Neelika Malavige and Dr. Chandima Jeewandara. Out of...Read More
Medical Equipment sponsored by USJ Canada Alumni were donated to Base Hospital Homagama by Senior Professor Sudantha Liyanage; Vice Chancellor of University of Sri Jayewardenepura on 8th of September 2021. Mr. Maxwell Ranasinghe participated on behalf of Alumni Association of Canada Division. This is the first part of the medical Equipment that they are going...Read More
After investigating the prevalence of different SARS-CoV-2 variants in different provinces in Sri Lanka, USJ researchers found out the Delta variant was responsible for 95.8% of Covid-19 infections in Sri Lanka. It is important to find out the prevalence of different SARS-CoV-2 variants in different provinces in Sri Lanka, to take relevant policy decisions regarding...Read More
Extracting every possible detail of the spread and mitigation of COVID-19 is a timely requirement. Research team lead by Dr. Naleen Ganegoda of the Department of Mathematics proposed a mechanism to investigate frequency of enhancing PCR testing for Sri Lanka, as PCR testing is constrained by healthcare and socio-economic factors. “We investigated a mathematical model...Read More
The vaccination against COVID-19 for those who are below 30 years of age was commenced by the government. It has been assured that all the vaccines are equally effective. Therefore, the Vice Chancellor; Senior Professor Sudantha Liyanage requests the staff, students, spouses of staff, children and siblings of staff in the age group 20 –...Read More
USJ researchers including Prof. Neelika Malavige, Dr. Chandima Jeewandara from the Allergy, Immunology and Cell Biology Unit of the Department of Immunology Molecular and Molecular Medicine of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura found delta variant with 4 mutations in the western province of Sri Lanka. Out of these four mutations, 2 mutations (A701S, R24C) found only in Sri...Read More
USJ researchers have investigated the immune responses of the first dose (rAd26-S) of the Gam-COVID-Vac, which is also known as Sputnik light, in a Sri Lankan population, 4 weeks after receiving the first dose and compared the immune responses with the previously published data following AZD1222, which is another adenovirus vector vaccine. The Gam-COVID-19 first...Read More
A third year student of the Department of Decision Sciences (DSC), Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce has been tested positive for COVID-19. The university has taken measures to conduct PCR tests on the student and have admitted her to IDH. PCR test reports of the student’s mother who is reportedly a nurse at the...Read More
The Centre for Dengue Research at the very onset of the COVID-19 outbreak, initiated PCR testing for the SARS-CoV2 as it was of national importance to do so. Since identification of the first Sri Lankan patient on the 10th of March, they have currently carried out approximately 5000 PCR tests. Dedicated team of scientists have...Read More
