Awards and Grants

Awards

  • 2009
    President’s Award for Scientific Publication
    President’s Award for Scientific Publication: 2009

  • 2008
    President’s Award for Scientific Publication
    President’s Award for Scientific Publication: 2008

  • 1992
    Award from graduate research fund
    Award from graduate research fund (1992)
    Applicant was awarded $800 from the graduate research fund, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA in July 1992

Grants/Fellowhips

  • 2013
    Development of University of Colombo Science and Technology Cell (“Research Dissemination and Commercialization projects”, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo)
    Higher Education for the Twenty first Century (HETC), Quality and Innovation Grant/Window 4 (2013) Title: Development of University of Colombo Science and Technology Cell (“Research Dissemination and Commercialization projects”, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo)

    Funds:  Rs. 10,000,000.00

    Grant Coordinator: D.T.U. Abeytunga

  • 2006
    Screening of Pleurotus species (basidiomycetes) in search of biologically active compounds
    TWAS grant No. 05-328 RG/CHE/AS (2006)
    Title: Screening of Pleurotus species (basidiomycetes) in search of biologically active compounds
    Funds: US $ 5,000.00 (A chromatotron was purchased from this grant)
    Principal investigator: D.T.U. Abeytunga
  • 2004
    Screening of basidiomycetes/other fungi in search of biologically active compounds
    NSF grant RG/2004/C/2 (2004)
    Title: Screening of basidiomycetes/other fungi in search of biologically active compounds
    Funds: Rs. 967,600.00
    Principal investigator: D.T.U. Abeytunga
  • 1998
    Synthesis of tetrahydroberberine derivatives and assessment of their biological activities
    NSF grant RG/98/C/6 (1998)
    Title: Synthesis of tetrahydroberberine derivatives and assessment of their biological activities
    Funds: Rs. 298,000.00
    Principal investigator: D.T.U. Abeytunga
  • 1997
    Donation from International Program in the Chemical Sciences (IPICS), Uppsala University
    Donation from International Program in the Chemical Sciences (IPICS), Uppsala University, Sweden for repair of an HPLC and parts for a rotary evaporator (1997)
    Funds: 1736.00 SEK (Received the spare parts and HPLC repair was also done).
    Project leader: Thusitha Wijayaratne
  • 1997
    Bioassay directed isolation of antifungal and antibacterial compounds from fungi
    NSF grant RG/97/C/3 (1997)
    Title: Bioassay directed isolation of antifungal and antibacterial compounds from fungi
    Funds: Rs. 86,000.00
    Principal investigator: D.T.U. Wijayaratne
  • 1996
    Derivatives of berberine alkaloids as antifungal & antibacterial agents
    University of Colombo research grant No. 96/S/12 (1996)
    Title: Derivatives of berberine alkaloids as antifungal & antibacterial agents
    Funds: Rs. 14,400.00
    Principal investigator: D.T.U. Wijayaratne
  • 1994
    Isolation and characterization of antifungal and antibacterial compounds from thermophilic fungi
    NSF grant RG/94/C/3 (1994)
    Title: Isolation and characterization of antifungal and antibacterial compounds from thermophilic fungi
    Funds: Rs. 56,000.00
    Principal investigators: Dr. K. I. Abeywickrama & D.T.U. Wijayaratne