Ranjan Ramasamy is a medical researcher who specialises in immunology and vector-borne diseases.[1] He has held positions at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine[2] and Babraham Institute,[3] and was Professor of Immunology at the University of Brunei Darussalam[4] and Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Jaffna.[5] He served as Chairman of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka (2002-2004)[6] and as a member of the International Council for Science Scientific Planning and Review Committee (2002-2009).[7] He received his PhD in immunology from the University of Cambridge in 1974.[8]

Ranjan Ramasamy
EducationUniversity of Cambridge (BA Natural Sciences 1971, PhD Immunology 1974)
OccupationMedical researcher
Board member ofChairman, National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka (2002–2004); Member, International Council for Science Scientific Planning and Review Committee (2002–2009)
AwardsPresidential Award for Scientific Publication (2013, 2014), Sri Lanka Medical Association Seneviratne Award (1993), Wijerama Award (1992)
WebsiteORCID 0000-0003-0246-7053

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  1. ^ "SciProfiles: Ranjan Ramasamy". SciProfiles. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  2. ^ Ramasamy, Ranjan (18 August 2014). "Zoonotic malaria – global overview and research and policy needs". Frontiers in Public Health. 2: 123. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2014.00123. PMC 4135302. PMID 25184118.
  3. ^ Ramasamy, Ranjan; Secher, David S.; Adetugbo, Kayode (1975). "CH3 domain of IgG as binding site to Fc receptor on mouse lymphocytes". Nature. 253: 656. doi:10.1038/253656a0.
  4. ^ Surendran, Sinnathamby Noble; Ramasamy, Ranjan (2010). "The Anopheles culicifacies and An. subpictus species complexes in Sri Lanka and their implications for malaria control in the country". Tropical Medicine and Health. 38 (1): 1–10. doi:10.2149/tmh.2009-12.
  5. ^ "History of Department of Biochemistry". Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  6. ^ "History - National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka". National Science Foundation. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  7. ^ Strategic Plan I 2006-2011. International Science Council (Report). International Council for Science. 2006. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  8. ^ "ORCID Profile: Ranjan Ramasamy". Retrieved 27 November 2024.