Mr. Kalingarajah Harichandra, Technical Officer in the Department of Fisheries Science, University of Jaffna, completed his Master’s degree in Biotechnological Innovation and Applications at INTI International University, Nilai, Malaysia, on 2 October 2026.

His research, titled “Genomic Studies on the Complete Chloroplast Genome of Artocarpus and Ficus deltoidea (Moraceae),” focused on chloroplast genomics of selected plant taxa belonging to the family Moraceae.

The study explored chloroplast genome characteristics, contributing to genomic knowledge relevant to plant molecular biology, genetic diversity, and evolutionary research.