Prof. Stanley Wijesundera memorial lecture tomorrow

The  Professor Stanley Wijesundera memorial lecture will be held tomorrow (o6) at the Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Colombo, followed by the third International Conference on Frontiers in Molecular Life Sciences.

The Prof. Stanley Wijesundera memorial lecture will be delivered by Prof. Vajira Dissanayake, Dean, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo.

Stanely Wijesundera, a Professor of Biochemistry was the first Vice Chancellor of the University of Colombo, and served as such for a decade, from 1979 to 1989, before he was assassinated at his office. He was the Chairman of the Association of Commonwealth Universities from 1983 – 1984. He held a Doctorate from the University of Oxford.