Himesh making his country proud

Himesh Fernando obtained his PhD from Cambridge at the recent convocation on his thesis in "Selection of g-Quadruplex specific proteins and their effects on gene expression," that was funded by the Cambridge Commonwealth Trust . He is the son of Dr. & Mrs. R. P. Fernando, Matara..

At the Colombo University he obtained a First Class Honours in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology topping his batch. At the convocation in 2002, he was awarded four gold medals, two in Biochemistry, "Justin Samarasekera" award for the most outstanding Science Student and the prestigious "Canakerathna" Gold Medal for general merit awarded to a student who showed academic excellence and also had considerable achievements in extra curricular activities, with a citation by the Vice Chancellor. At the Colombo University he was the President of University Amalgamated Club, Rugby captain and brought pride to the university in Rugby, Hockey and Swimming. He also won University (SLUSA) colours in Rugby and Hockey.

He hails from S. Thomas' College, Mt. Lavinia where he was the Head Prefect both in the Upper School and the Lower School.