Ethical Review Committee, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Members
Dr. S. D. Jayaratne (Chairperson) – Consultant Physician and Senior Lecturer in Medicine
Dr. Neluka Fernando (Secretary) – Senior Lecturer in Microbiology
Dr. A. De Alwis – Lecturer in Medicine
Prof. S. P. Deriniyagala – Professor of Chemistry
Dr. Chandani A Wanigatunga – Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology
Dr. Renu Wickramasinghe – Senior Lecturer in Parasitology
Prof. S. Kathriarachchi –Professor of Psychiatry,
Dr. Sathica Kamaladasa – Senior Lecturer in Medicine
Prof. H. Peiris – Professor in Department of Biochemistry
Prof. M.S.A. Perera – Professor in Family Medicine
Dr. Chamara Senarathne – Lecturer in Community Medicine
Dr. Indira Wijesiriwardena – Senior Lecturer in Pathology
Dr. Surangi Yasawardena – Senior Lecturer in Anatomy
Mr. M. A. Gunawardena – Lay Representative
Office Address and Contact Numbers
Dr. Neluka Fernando
Secretary/ERC,
c/o Department of Microbiology,
Faculty of Medical Sciences,
University of Sri Jayewardenepura,
Nugegoda.
Email: fernando_neluka@yahoo.com
Phone: 011 2802 026
Information for Applicants
· Accepts research from any Medical Institution in Sri Lanka.
· All research projects seeking funding through the Faculty Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, must necessarily go through the Ethics Review Committee.
· Accepts research dealing only with Western Allopathic Medicine.
· Accepts research dealing with animal studies.
· Review procedure
- Applications are submitted by persons.
- Application forms must be submitted in hard copy.
- Approximate time delay from fist submission to first consideration is two weeks to one month.
- All members review projects in detail.
- Researchers come in person for committee meetings for clarifications if necessary.
- Decisions are communicated to the researcher by post.
- Initially prior approval is granted. Final approval is granted on submission of the final report of the research on completion.
- Criteria and the guidelines which must be met before projects are approved included guidelines for the declaration of Helsinki.
Updated On: 1 November 2007
