The 23rd Annual International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPRC) – 2023 of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka will be held on 24th November 2023, under the theme of

“Enrichment of academic strength through research”.

Academic Tracks

Science, Technology, Mathematics and Medicine

Science, Technology, Mathematics and Medicine

Accounting, Business and Management

Accounting, Business and Management

Humanities, and Social Sciences

Humanities, and Social Sciences

Multidisciplinary Studies

Multidisciplinary Studies

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

PROF. PADMANABHAN BALARAM

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Prof. Padmanabhan Balaram is an eminent Indian biochemist in the scientific community worldwide. For nearly a decade, he was the Director of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore, India, which was ranked first in India in both the overall and academic categories of the 2023 Nature Index Annual Tables. His outstanding research contribution is evidenced by an h-index of 77 and over 23,000 citations from nearly 500 scientific papers. He has also served on the editorial boards of several reputed journals and been conferred honorary doctorates from several universities. In recognition of his far-ranging contributions and services, he was awarded the Indian civilian honours Padma Shri in 2002 and Padma Bhushan in 2014. Other significant awards and recognitions include Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar award (1986), The World Academy of Science (TWAS) Prize (1994), the G.D.Birla Award (1994), The Distinguished Alumnus Award from IIT Kanpur (2000) and recently, the R. Bruce Merrifield Award (2021) of the American Peptide Society.

GUEST OF HONOR

PROF. HEMALATHA BALARAM

Prof. Hemalatha Balaram is a renowned Indian biochemist. She was a professor at the Jawaharlal Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) in Bangalore, India, which is ranked among the top ten academic institutions in India according to the Nature Index Annual Tables 2023. Prof. Hemalatha Balaram received her doctorate from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and did postdoctoral research at the University of California, San Francisco, USA. After a short stint at the ASTRA Research Center India, she joined JNCASR as a Faculty Fellow in 1996 and has been a professor since 2008. She was Dean of Academic Affairs from 2008 to 2011 and has been Dean of Faculty Affairs since 2015. Prof. Hemalatha has several years of experience in the areas of molecular parasitology, metabolism in parasitic protozoa, molecular enzymology and protein structure-functional analysis. The focus of research in her laboratory is on understanding biochemical pathways and metabolism in the malaria parasite Plasmodium, as well as protein structure-functional analysis of enzymes involved in purine nucleotide synthesis and fumarate metabolism in the parasite. She is also the author and co-author of more than 100 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers with an H-index of 26 and over 1,800 citations.

Important dates

Abstract Submission Deadline 

09th July 2023

Camera Ready Copy Submission

Closed

07th November 2023

Editorial Review

10th August 2023

Registration Deadline
Closed

21st November 2023

Submission of Revised Abstract

16th October 2023