{"id":667,"date":"2019-05-04T12:27:52","date_gmt":"2019-05-04T06:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fapm.wyb.ac.lk\/?page_id=667"},"modified":"2025-03-21T11:19:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T05:49:07","slug":"people-bt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fapm.wyb.ac.lk\/?page_id=667","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;4px|0px|45.2656px|0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Academic Staff\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>Department of Biotechnology<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,1_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||0px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_team_member image_url=&#8221;https:\/\/fapm.wyb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/BT_People\/ProfileIMG_Dr_Priyanwada.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; link_option_url=&#8221;https:\/\/fapm.wyb.ac.lk\/?page_id=3823&#8243; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;https:\/\/fapm.wyb.ac.lk\/?page_id=3823&#8243; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Dr. (Ms.) Priyanwada Warakagoda<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head of the Department<\/strong><br \/><strong>Senior Lecturer<\/strong><br \/>PhD (Ruhuna, Sri Lanka), MPhil (Ruhuna, Sri Lanka), B.Sc. 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