{"id":87,"date":"2016-12-09T05:56:56","date_gmt":"2016-12-09T05:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/clinmed\/senaka.rajapakse\/?page_id=87"},"modified":"2023-10-18T06:29:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T06:29:16","slug":"research-and-grants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/dilshani-dissanayake\/research-and-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"Research &amp; Grants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row el_class=&#8221;fom-header-row&#8221;][vc_column css_animation=&#8221;zoomIn&#8221;]<h1 class=\"fac-title text-center\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Research &amp; Grants<\/h1>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;fom-padding-10&#8243;][vc_column]<h3 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Research Interests<\/h3>\n[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<ul class=\"ul-boxed list-unstyled\"><li class=\"\">Auditory evoked-potentials and sensory processing mechanisms<\/li><li class=\"\">Sensory gating deficits and neuropharmacological interventions in Autism<\/li><li class=\"\">Diabetic neuropathy<\/li><li class=\"\">Medical education and Leadership skills<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<ul class=\"ul-boxed list-unstyled\"><li class=\"\">Dysfunctions in the endocanabinoid system and associated sensory gating deficits in schizophrenia \u2013 place for a novel therapeutic agent?<\/li><li class=\"\">Drug induced neuropathies<\/li><li class=\"\">Aging brain<\/li><li class=\"\">An Assessment of the Impact of a Mindfulness Based Intervention on Psychological Stress, Attention and Impulsiveness<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<h3 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Research Grants<\/h3>\n[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner]<ul class=\"ul-boxed list-unstyled\"><li class=\"\">Inter-Faculty collaborative multidisciplinary research project on \u2018Meditation and Health\u2019 funded by the world bank under the AHEAD project 2019 \u2013 Rs.40,000,000.00, Principal recipient of the grant, Team leader and coordinator<\/li><li class=\"\">Infrastructure Development competitive Grant 2015 \u2013 University grants scheme (Co-Recipient)- Rs.7,000,000.00\u2013 To establish a research laboratory at the Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Colombo.<\/li><li class=\"\">PhD research grant 2015 \u2013 University of Colombo grants scheme (Primary supervisor)- Rs.1,500,000.00\u2013 for the study titled \u201cAssessment of neuro-cognitive processing, gait, fall risk and effects of balance training in patients with Type II Diabetes Mellitus\u201d.<\/li><li class=\"\">Small Research Grant 2015- University of Colombo grants scheme- Rs.337,290.00 (Principal Investigator)- Correlation between neurophysiological parameters and renal functions in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus induced nephropathy<\/li><li class=\"\">Infrastructure Development competitive Grant 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