The purpose of the Ethics Review Committee of Wayamba University of Sri Lanka is to review research involving human participants, tissue and data thus to contribute to safeguarding the dignity, rights, safety, health and well-being of all actual or potential participants in the research.  In reviewing of research involving animals, the main focus is the protecting of the well being of animals as well as treating them as humane as possible.

Meeting Schedule

The members of the Ethics Review Committee meet at Faculty of Livestock, Fisheries and Nutrition of Wayamba University of Sri Lanka in 3rd week of every month.

The ERC members for 2020-2021

Chairperson: Prof. ODAN Perera
Professor, Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Livestock, Fisheries and Nutrition (FLFN), WUSL

Secretary: Dr. PUS Peiris
Senior Lecturer (Crop Science), FLFN, WUSL

Other members of the committee:
Rev. Fr. Prasantha Amarasekera (External Member)
Dr. MDST de Croos (Senior Lecturer, Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries, FLFN, WUSL)
Dr. S Jayathilaka (Senior Lecturer, Department of Food Science & Technology, FLFN, WUSL)
Dr. Ananda Chandrasekara (Medical Doctor, Senior Lecturer, Department of Applied Nutrition, FLFN, WUSL)
Dr. Kumari M. Rathnayake (Senior Lecturer, Department of Applied Nutrition, FLFN, WUSL)
Dr. JMKJK Premaratne (Vet. Sergeon, Senior Lecturer, Department of Livestock & Avian Sciences, FLFN, WUSL)
Dr. RAN Ranatunge (Medical Doctor, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, WUSL)
Dr. Kusum Wijesinghe (Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Agriculture and Plantation Management, WUSL)
Mr. T Arudchelvam (Senior Lecturer, Department of Computing and Information Systems, Faculty of Applied Sciences, WUSL)
Dr. Anoma Senaratne (External member, Retired Vet. Sergeon)