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A research project funded under the University Research Grant (URG/2025/SEIT/04)and conducted by Ms. S. Sathya, Dr. S. Sivasinthujah and Ms. T. Christina, from the Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, and Dr. S. Sivarangani Faculty of Siddha Medicine University of Jaffna, titled “Ethnobotanical Study of the Medicinal Plants Used for Rheumatological Disorders among Patients Attending Rheumatology Clinic in Teaching Hospital Jaffna,” received First Place in the Poster Presentation under theResearch in Natural Productssession in International Research Conference in Health Sciences (IRCHS) 2026, held on 15 July 2026 at University of Sri Jeyawardanapura The study focused on documenting the medicinal plants traditionally used by patients attending the Rheumatology Clinic at Teaching Hospital Jaffna for the management of rheumatological disorders. The research contributes to the documentation of traditional..

An undergraduate research project from the Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences (FAHS), University of Jaffna, titled “Preliminary Study on Polyherbal Gel Formulation Containing Abelmoschus esculentus (Okra Pods) and Salvia hispanica L. (Chia Seeds) for Oral Candidiasis,” received Second Place in the Poster Presentationunder the Drug Discovery and Formulation session in International Research Conference in Health Sciences (IRCHS) 2026, held on 15 July 2026 at University of Sri Jeyawardanapura. The research was conducted as part of the undergraduate research programme by Ms. M. F. F. Faseeha, Ms. M. I. F. Mafrina, Mr. K. R. M. Mufees, Mrs. J. G. Thevaki, Ms. K. Dilakshana and Ms. S. Sathya The research explored the potential of Abelmoschus esculentus (okra pods) and Salvia hispanica L. (chia seeds) in the development of a polyherbal gel formulation targeting oral candidiasis. The study reflects the..

A recent study co-first-authored by Dr P. Maheswaran of the Department of Pharmacy has been published in the prestigious journal Nucleic Acids Research, offering significant new mechanistic insights into the function of the human fat mass and obesity-associated (FTO) enzyme, a key regulator of RNA modification. The research examines how FTO acts on N⁶-methyladenosine (m⁶A), one of the most abundant and biologically significant RNA modifications. While FTO has long been described as an RNA demethylase, the study demonstrates that its catalytic activity fundamentally differs from the prevailing view. Through the combined use of mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, the authors show that FTO primarily catalyses the hydroxylation of m⁶A to form an N⁶-hydroxymethyladenosine (hm⁶A) intermediate, rather than directly generating demethylated adenosine. This mechanism contrasts sharply with that..

Ms. Ysotha G, a student from the Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Jaffna, presented her research at the  International Research Conference in Health Sciences, 2025, SJP, where she was awarded Best Abstract for her study titled “Adherence to Tacrolimus and Its Influencing Factors in Renal Disease Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study.” Tacrolimus is an immunosuppressive medication with a narrow therapeutic window, commonly prescribed for kidney transplant recipients and patients with glomerulonephritis. The study aimed to study the adherence to tacrolimus and investigate factors influencing adherence among renal disease patients. The research was conducted as a single-centered, cross-sectional study at the Nephrology and Transplant Unit of the Teaching Hospital, Jaffna, using an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Among the 180 participants, 51.1% had glomerulonephritis, and..