Professor Vasanthy Arasaratnam | |
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வசந்தி அரசரத்தினம் | |
Education |
University of Madras University of Colombo University of Jaffna |
Occupation | Academic |
Title | Vice-Chancellor of the University of Jaffna |
Term | March 2011 – April 2017 |
Predecessor | N. Shanmugalingam |
Successor | R. Vigneswaran |
Professor Vasanthy Arasaratnam ( Tamil: வசந்தி அரசரத்தினம்) is a Sri Lankan Tamil biochemist, academic and former vice-chancellor of the University of Jaffna.
Arasaratnam obtained a BSc degree from the University of Madras. [1] [2] She later received a MSc degree from the University of Colombo and a Phd degree from the University of Jaffna. [1] [2]
Arasaratnam was head of Department of Biochemistry at the University of Jaffna from January 1990 to September 1996 and from October 1997 to December 2000. [2] She was dean of the Faculty of Medicine between August 2000 and August 2003. [3] She was head of the Department of Pharmacology in September 2003 and was elected to the university's senate in 2004. [2] She was appointed vice-chancellor of the university in March 2011. [4]
Professor Vasanthy Arasaratnam | |
---|---|
வசந்தி அரசரத்தினம் | |
Education |
University of Madras University of Colombo University of Jaffna |
Occupation | Academic |
Title | Vice-Chancellor of the University of Jaffna |
Term | March 2011 – April 2017 |
Predecessor | N. Shanmugalingam |
Successor | R. Vigneswaran |
Professor Vasanthy Arasaratnam ( Tamil: வசந்தி அரசரத்தினம்) is a Sri Lankan Tamil biochemist, academic and former vice-chancellor of the University of Jaffna.
Arasaratnam obtained a BSc degree from the University of Madras. [1] [2] She later received a MSc degree from the University of Colombo and a Phd degree from the University of Jaffna. [1] [2]
Arasaratnam was head of Department of Biochemistry at the University of Jaffna from January 1990 to September 1996 and from October 1997 to December 2000. [2] She was dean of the Faculty of Medicine between August 2000 and August 2003. [3] She was head of the Department of Pharmacology in September 2003 and was elected to the university's senate in 2004. [2] She was appointed vice-chancellor of the university in March 2011. [4]