Awards and Orations

Awards

  • 2014
    The creation of the web site of the Human Genetics Unit
    Genetic Disorders and Birth Defects Sri Lanka Collection`` (http://infolanka.com/org/genetics) The site was created by Prof. Rohan Jayasekara (Content development) and Dr. Vajira H. W. Dissanayake(Web site design and publishing).
  • 2012
    Presidential Award for research
  • 2009
    Prize for one of the “outstanding poster presentations”
    International conference on Frontiers in Molecular Life Sciences. September 16 -18, 2009. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Wettasinghe TK,Jayasekara RW, Dissanayake VHW. Absence of Y chromosome microdeletions in a Chort of Male Partners from Couples with Spontaneous Recurrent Pregnancy loss. International conference on Frontiers in Molecular Life Sciences. September 16 -18, 2009.Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Abstracted in the Proceedings of the Conference:35).
  • February, 2007
    Prize for the Best paper at the International Conference and Workshop
    The basis and diagnosis of genetic disorders. February 1-4, 2007. Chennai, India. Wetthasinghe, TK, Mallawarachchi PHR, De Saram EMNR, Perera VS, Dissanayake VHW, Jayasekara RW. (2007) Chromosomal abnormalities in Sri Lankan women with primary amenorrhoea. ICOGEN‘07, International Conference and Workshop on Genetics: The basis and diagnosis of genetic disorders. February 14, 2007. Chennai, India. (Abstracted in the proceedings of ICOGEN ‘07, 51)
  • 2007
    Presidential Award for research
  • 2006
    S. E. Seneviratne Prize The 119th Anniversary Scientific Sessions
    Sri Lanka Medical Association. March 22-25, 2006, Colombo,Sri Lanka. For the research paper- The prevalence of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductease 677> polymorphism in the Sri Lankan population. Dissanayake VHW, Jayasekara RW, Senevirathne HR, Kalsheker N, Broughton Pipkin F, Morgan L.
  • 2004
    Presidential Award for research
  • July, 2003
    The 3rd Prize for Oral presentations
    The British meeting of the International Society for the Study of Hypertension in pregnancy. July 24 – 25th. 2003. Glasgow, United Kingdom. For the paper titled ‘The Urine protein heat coagulation test is a reliable screening test for proteinuria in pregnancy ”Dissanayake VHW, Morgan L, Broughton Pipkin F, Vathanan V, Premaratne S, Jayasekara RW, Seneviratne HR, 2003) The urine protein heat coagulation test is a reliable screening test for proteinuria in pregnancy. The British Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy.
  • May, 1995
    Participant
    Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG),nternational Workshop in Active Learning, Washington, U.S.A.
  • July, 1995
    Senior Faculty Fellowship
    ECFMG (Educational Commission for Foreign MedicalGraduates) U.S.A.- Medical Genetics and Anatomy,University of South Alabama College of Medicine
  • July, 1993
    W.H.O. Visiting Scientist Grant
    Human Genetics,National University of Singapore.
  • september, 1989
    Commonwealth Senior Medical Fellowship - Human Genetics
    Guys Hospital. London,University of Cambridge.University of Newcastle upon Tyne (U.K.)
  • August, 1983
    W.H.O. Fellowship - Human Genetics
    National University of Singapore, Mahidol University,Thailand, University of Malaysia,University of Jakarta. Indonesia.
  • May, 1980
    University Postgraduate Research Grant
    University of Newcastle upon Tyne (U.K.)
  • Mayl, 1979
    Represented the UK at NATO Advanced Study Institute
    Methodologies for Analysis of Human Growth and Development,Urbino, Italy.
  • April, 1977
    Commonwealth Tropical Medicine Research Award
    Department of Human Genetics,University of Newcastle upon Tyne. U.K.

Orations

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