Professor Gomika Udugamasooriya appointed Senior Advisor to President on Science and Technology

Professor Gomika Udugamasooriya has been appointed Senior Advisor to the President on Science and Technology, the President’s Media Division (PMD) announced.

Prof. Udugamasooriya, affiliated with the University of Houston and the MD Anderson Cancer Research Center in the United States, received his appointment letter today (November 22) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, handed over by the Secretary to the President, Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake.

An alumnus of D.S. Senanayake College in Colombo, Prof. Udugamasooriya holds a specialized degree in Chemistry from the University of Colombo. He earned his Ph.D. from Wayne State University in Michigan, USA, and completed postdoctoral research at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

A holder of numerous patents, Professor Udugamasooriya’s decision to transition from his role in U.S. public service to take up the honorary position of Senior Advisor on Science and Technology is a significant development, the PMD stated.

He previously served as Associate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry in the Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Houston and as Adjunct Professor in the Department of Cancer Systems Imaging at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.