Seminar on ‘Biotechnology Technique in Neuroscience and Drug Discovery’

A seminar on “Biotechnology Technique in Neuroscience and Drug Discovery” will be held at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura on January 17 from 9 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.

Dr. Ranil De Silva of the Dept of Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura said the objective of organising the seminar is to bring the academics, researchers and the industry to work in close collaboration in the field of biotechnology and drug discovery.

Prof. Ann Kato, Dept of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland and Prof. Gabor Kato, formerly of the Dept. of Pharmacology, McGil University, Montreal, Canada and CEO of Neurotech, Geneva, Switzerland will deliver talks on ‘Drug Discovery’, ‘How Modern Medicines are Discovered’, ‘Receptor Binding Techniques’, ‘A Review of Neurodegenerative Diseases and their Treatments’, ‘Demographic Changes and their Implications on Ageing Research’.

Dr. De Silva said the seminar will be an another step in the development of biomedical science and drug discovery in Sri Lanka and bringing in closer dialogue between academics, researchers, students of biomedical, biotechnology, pharmaceutical industry, universities, research institutes and industries.