New opportunities for Lankan students through Spectrum

Spectrum Institute of Science and Technology exchanged a Memorandum of Understanding in Colombo with the UK based Northwick Park institute for Medical Research. Lead students who complete their BSc. in Biotechnology, Biochemistry and Microbiology from the University of Mysore would be given an opportunity to undergo training in proteomics. Students would become young researchers at the Centre for Investigational Proteomics at the Institute in London where they would be exposed to novel and emerging technologies which aid the diagnosis and treatment of disease.

Ashrifa Ali, a student of Spectrum institute of Science and Technology would be the first student from Spectrum to experience this training programme, which commences in September this Year. “We have proud Alumni of over 80 aspiring scientists which includes the current young scientist going to Northwick Park Institute for Medical Research, and others working in high through put genome analysis in Oslo, and marine biotechnology at Harvard,” Jayanthan Kulasingham, Chairman, Spectrum Institute of Science and Technology said.

‘ The collaboration with Northwick Park Institute for Medical Research (NPIMR) earlier this year was a significant milestone in our ten year road in the education arena. ‘We are excited to have this prestigious institute which is an affiliate of the world renowned University College London. NPIMR has been contributing enormously towards humanity since 1994’, he said.

Professor Homer-Vanniasinkam is confident that this venture will help SIST to strengthen the scientific student community and inspire them to embrace this important and ever-expanding field which is well placed to serve humanity. She also added that the aim of Life Science Education should be to inspire young minds to address the current challenges in this field and to seek solutions for global problems through their knowledge and expertise.