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| OFFICE BEARERS (1999/2000) | |
| President | Nalin Siriwardhana
Email: pgia@sltnet.lk |
| Secretary | Gamini Samarasinghe |
| Vice president | Ms. L. G. K. Lakmini |
| Assistant Secretary | Ushan Liyanage |
| Junior Treasurer | Priyantha Wijewardhana |
| Executive Committee: | Ms. Chamila Rathnasooriya
W. M. Rathnayake K. Nawarathna R. A. A. K. Ranawaka Palitha Bandara |
Past events
Organized a seminar program on "Genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
and their products" on 24 July 2000 to commemorate Silver Jubilee of
the Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture. As this is a hot topic today,
the objective was to create an awareness and to initiate a constructive
dialogue among scientific community on this subject.
| Topic | Speaker |
| Introduction to GMOs | Mr. M. Watson, Director, National
Science Foundation |
| Transegenic plants | Prof. J.M.R.S. Bandara |
| Impact on plant breeding | Prof. A.L.T. Perera |
| Gene technology & animal breeding | Dr. Asoka Gunawardena |
| GMOs in food industry | Prof. U. Samarajeeva |
| Biosafty & policy issues | Prof. Nimal Gunatileke |
| Economic issues | Dr. H. B. Kotagama |
| Overveiw | Dr. V. A. Sumanasinghe |
Participants from universities and research institutes attended the seminar.
Last Updated on 04.08.2000
By Web Development team/PGIA
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