{"id":279,"date":"2016-12-14T06:30:28","date_gmt":"2016-12-14T06:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/clinmed\/senaka.rajapakse\/?page_id=279"},"modified":"2023-10-16T03:09:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T03:09:26","slug":"awards-and-orations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/enoka-corea\/awards-and-orations\/","title":{"rendered":"Awards &amp; Orations"},"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\">Awards and Orations<\/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\">Awards<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"timeline \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2019<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">CNAPT Award<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        CNAPT Award 2019 of the Sri Lanka Medical Association for the best research publication (article, book chapter or book) in medicine or in an allied field, in relation to Sri Lanka, published in the year 2018 for the paper Corea EM, de Silva AD, Thevanesam V. Melioidosis in Sri Lanka. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 2018; 3(1):22.\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"timeline \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2018<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Awards for oral and poster presentations<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        PDVM Perera, SH de Silva, SK Jayatilleke, <strong>EM Corea<\/strong>, N de Silva. (2018). Molecular diversity of beta-lactamase genes in uropathogenic <em>Enterobacteriaceae <\/em>in two hospitals in Sri Lanka. 2nd Prize for oral presentations at the International Conference on Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance<\/p>\n<p>K Assig,\u00a0 <strong>E Corea<\/strong>, B Folli, M Abeykoon, N Mubarak, T Kumanan, T Senanayake, B Piyasiri, I Steinmetz (2017)\u00a0 Prevalence of environmental <em>Burkholderia pseudomallei<\/em>\u00a0 in Sri Lanka. 2nd Prize at the 2nd\u00a0 South Asian Melioidosis Congress<\/p>\n<p>FN Mubarak, S Thavapalan, <strong>EM Corea<\/strong> et al. (2017). Melioidosis in Northern Sri Lanka: filling the gap in the map.\u00a0 3rd Prize at the 2nd South Asian Melioidosis Congress<\/p>\n<p>Premaratne KKMK, <strong>Corea E<\/strong>, Karunanayake L. (2016). Prevalence of nasal colonisation with potential pathogens and associated factors in children less than 5 years. 3rd Prize at the 25th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists<\/p>\n<p><strong>Corea E<\/strong> et al. (2016) Epidemiology of melioidosis in Sri Lanka 2006-2016. 2nd Prize for poster presentations at the 25th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists<\/p>\n<p>Shivankari Krishnanathasivam, Nimanthi Jayathilake, Harindra Darshan Sathkumara, <strong>Enoka Corea<\/strong>, Mohan Natesan, Robert Ulrich, Aruna Dharshan de Silva (2015)\u00a0 Gene expression analysis of human host responses to <em>Burkholderia pseudomallei<\/em> infection. 2nd Prize at the 1st South Asian Melioidosis Congress<\/p>\n<p>Wickramasinghe D, Pathirage SC, Vidanagama DS, <strong>Corea E<\/strong>. <em>Salmonella enterica<\/em> serotype Paratyphi A with an unusual biochemical pattern. (2014) 1st prize for poster presentations at the 23rd Annual Scientific Sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists<\/p>\n<p>Karunarathne GKD, Kathriarachchi K, <strong>Corea E<\/strong>. (2012) Hospital based study of invasive <em>Haemophilus influenzae<\/em> disease over a four year period at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital. 3rd Prize for oral presentations at the 21st Annual Scientific Sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Corea E<\/strong>, Ameen N, Rajakaruna S, Chandrasiri P. (2009) An audit on the technique of collection of blood for culture at the National Hospital of Sri Lanka. 1st Prize for oral presentations at the 18th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"timeline \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2018<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Travel grant from the National Science Foundation <\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Travel grant from the National Science Foundation to present a talk at the European Melioidosis Congress held at Oxford, UK from 20-21 March 2018.\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"timeline \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2014, 2016<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">NRC Merit Awards for Scientific Research<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        <strong>NRC Merit Awards for Scientific Research <\/strong>in 2014 and 2016 for the following papers.<\/p>\n<p>Molecular mechanisms of \u03b2-lactam resistance in carbapenemase-producing <em>Klebsiella pneumoniae<\/em> from Sri Lanka. Jarrad M Hall, <strong>Enoka Corea<\/strong>, H.D. Anusha Sanjeewani, and Timothy JJ Inglis <em>Journal of Medical Microbiology.<\/em> 2014; 63:1087-1092<\/p>\n<p><strong>Enoka M. Corea<\/strong>, Adam J. Merritt, Yi-Horng Ler, Vasanthi Thevanesam, and Timothy J. J. Inglis. Sri Lankan National Melioidosis Surveillance Program Uncovers a Nationwide Distribution of Invasive Melioidosis. <em>Am J Trop Med Hyg <\/em>2016; 94:292-298\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"timeline \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2016<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Finalist in the category \u201cInfectious Diseases Initiative of the Year\u201d at the BMJ Awards South Asia <\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Finalist in the category \u201cInfectious Diseases Initiative of the Year\u201d at the BMJ Awards South Asia in 2016 for my work on the national epidemiology of melioidosis in Sri Lanka.\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"timeline \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2016<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Award for Early Career Women Scientists<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Award for Early Career Women Scientists by the International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID) at the 17th International Congress on Infectious Diseases (ICID) in 2016\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"timeline \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2013, 2014<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Honorary Research Fellow <\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Honorary Research Fellow at the School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine of the University of Western Australia in 2013\/14 and again in 2014\/15\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"timeline \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2002, 2003, 2017<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">President's Awards for Scientific Research<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        <strong>President&#8217;s Awards for Scientific Research <\/strong>in 2002, 2003, and three awards in 2017 for the following papers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Corea E, <\/strong>De Silva T, Perera J. (2003) Methicillin-resistant <em>Staphylococcus aureus: <\/em>prevalence, incidence and risk factors associated with colonization in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<p><em>Journal of Hospital Infection<\/em> <strong>55<\/strong>: 145-148.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thevanesam V, <strong>Corea E. <\/strong>(2002) Infection Control in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<p><em>Journal of Hospital Infection<\/em> <strong>52<\/strong>: 231-233<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Krishnananthasivam S, Jayathilaka N, Sathkumara HD, <strong>Corea E<\/strong>, Natesan M,\u00a0 De Silva A D. (2017). Host gene expression analysis in Sri Lankan melioidosis patients.<\/p>\n<p><em>PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases<\/em>, <em>11<\/em>(6), e0005643.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Shivankari Krishnananthasivam, Harindra Darshana Sathkumara, <strong>Enoka Corea<\/strong>, Mohan Natesan, Aruna Dharshan De Silva. Gene Expression Profile of Human Cytokines in Response to <em>Burkholderia pseudomallei<\/em> Infection.<\/p>\n<p><em>mSphere<\/em> 2017(2): e00121-17<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/?term=Natesan%20M%5BAuthor%5D&amp;cauthor=true&amp;cauthor_uid=28179407\">Natesan M<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/?term=Corea%20E%5BAuthor%5D&amp;cauthor=true&amp;cauthor_uid=28179407\"><strong>Corea E<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/?term=Krishnananthasivam%20S%5BAuthor%5D&amp;cauthor=true&amp;cauthor_uid=28179407\">Krishnananthasivam S<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/?term=Sathkumara%20HD%5BAuthor%5D&amp;cauthor=true&amp;cauthor_uid=28179407\">Sathkumara HD<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/?term=Dankmeyer%20JL%5BAuthor%5D&amp;cauthor=true&amp;cauthor_uid=28179407\">Dankmeyer JL<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/?term=Dyas%20BK%5BAuthor%5D&amp;cauthor=true&amp;cauthor_uid=28179407\">Dyas BK<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/?term=Amemiya%20K%5BAuthor%5D&amp;cauthor=true&amp;cauthor_uid=28179407\">Amemiya K<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/?term=De%20Silva%20AD%5BAuthor%5D&amp;cauthor=true&amp;cauthor_uid=28179407\">De Silva AD<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/?term=Ulrich%20RG%5BAuthor%5D&amp;cauthor=true&amp;cauthor_uid=28179407\">Ulrich RG<\/a>J.\u00a0 Calprotectin as a biomarker for melioidosis disease progression and management.<\/p>\n<p><em>Journal of Clinical Microbiology<\/em>. 2017; 55:1205-1210.\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;fom-hidden&#8221;][vc_column]<h3 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Orations<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"ul-boxed list-unstyled\"><\/ul>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row el_class=&#8221;fom-header-row&#8221;][vc_column css_animation=&#8221;zoomIn&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;fom-padding-10&#8243;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;fom-hidden&#8221;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-pagebuilder.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/enoka-corea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/279"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/enoka-corea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/enoka-corea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/enoka-corea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/enoka-corea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=279"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/enoka-corea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/279\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":675,"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/enoka-corea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/279\/revisions\/675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/enoka-corea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}