Biography:

Ranjan Ramasamy obtained a BA and PhD from the University of Cambridge, UK. He has held academic appointments in the UK and abroad including Australia, Sri Lanka and the USA. He was the Chairman of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka, and held Professorial appointments in Biochemistry, Immunology and Life Sciences. He was a member of the Board of Governors of the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), and a member of Committee for Scientific Planning and Review (CSPR) of the International Council for Science (ICSU) for several years. He has 300 publications pertaining to Biochemistry, Immunology and Infectious Diseases.