{"id":18,"date":"2018-09-17T00:02:29","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T05:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/chemistry\/thusitha-abeytunga\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2018-09-17T00:31:52","modified_gmt":"2018-09-17T06:01:52","slug":"awards-and-grants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/chemistry\/thusitha-abeytunga\/awards-and-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"Awards and Grants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<h2 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Awards<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"timeline \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2009<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\"> President\u2019s Award for Scientific Publication<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        President\u2019s Award for Scientific Publication: 2009<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2008<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\"> President\u2019s Award for Scientific Publication<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        President\u2019s Award for Scientific Publication: 2008<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">1992<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Award from graduate research fund <\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Award from graduate research fund (1992)<br \/>\nApplicant was awarded $800 from the graduate research fund, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA in July 1992<br \/>\n\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<h2 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Grants\/Fellowhips<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"timeline \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2013<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Development of University of Colombo Science and Technology Cell (\u201cResearch Dissemination and Commercialization projects\u201d, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo)<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Higher Education for the Twenty first Century (HETC), Quality and Innovation Grant\/Window 4 <strong>(2013) <\/strong>Title: Development of University of Colombo Science and Technology Cell (\u201cResearch Dissemination and Commercialization projects\u201d, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo)<\/p>\n<p>Funds:\u00a0 Rs. 10,000,000.00<\/p>\n<p>Grant Coordinator: <strong>D.T.U. Abeytunga<\/strong>\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2006<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Screening of Pleurotus species (basidiomycetes) in search of biologically active compounds<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        TWAS grant No. 05-328 RG\/CHE\/AS (2006)<br \/>\nTitle: Screening of Pleurotus species (basidiomycetes) in search of biologically active compounds<br \/>\nFunds: US $ 5,000.00 (A chromatotron was purchased from this grant)<br \/>\nPrincipal investigator: D.T.U. Abeytunga<br \/>\n\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2004<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Screening of basidiomycetes\/other fungi in search of biologically active compounds<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        NSF grant RG\/2004\/C\/2 (2004)<br \/>\nTitle: Screening of basidiomycetes\/other fungi in search of biologically active compounds<br \/>\nFunds: Rs. 967,600.00<br \/>\nPrincipal investigator: D.T.U. Abeytunga<br \/>\n\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">1998<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Synthesis of tetrahydroberberine derivatives and assessment of their biological activities<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        NSF grant RG\/98\/C\/6 (1998)<br \/>\nTitle: Synthesis of tetrahydroberberine derivatives and assessment of their biological activities<br \/>\nFunds: Rs. 298,000.00<br \/>\nPrincipal investigator: D.T.U. Abeytunga<br \/>\n\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">1997<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Donation from International Program in the Chemical Sciences (IPICS), Uppsala University<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Donation from International Program in the Chemical Sciences (IPICS), Uppsala University, Sweden for repair of an HPLC and parts for a rotary evaporator (1997)<br \/>\nFunds: 1736.00 SEK (Received the spare parts and HPLC repair was also done).<br \/>\nProject leader: Thusitha Wijayaratne<br \/>\n\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">1997<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Bioassay directed isolation of antifungal and antibacterial compounds from fungi<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        NSF grant RG\/97\/C\/3 (1997)<br \/>\nTitle: Bioassay directed isolation of antifungal and antibacterial compounds from fungi<br \/>\nFunds: Rs. 86,000.00<br \/>\nPrincipal investigator: D.T.U. Wijayaratne<br \/>\n\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">1996<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Derivatives of berberine alkaloids as antifungal &amp; antibacterial agents<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        University of Colombo research grant No. 96\/S\/12 (1996)<br \/>\nTitle: Derivatives of berberine alkaloids as antifungal &amp; antibacterial agents<br \/>\nFunds: Rs. 14,400.00<br \/>\nPrincipal investigator: D.T.U. Wijayaratne<br \/>\n\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">1994<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Isolation and characterization of antifungal and antibacterial compounds from thermophilic fungi<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        NSF grant RG\/94\/C\/3 (1994)<br \/>\nTitle: Isolation and characterization of antifungal and antibacterial compounds from thermophilic fungi<br \/>\nFunds: Rs. 56,000.00<br \/>\nPrincipal investigators: Dr. K. I. Abeywickrama &amp; D.T.U. 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