Others

National Advisory and Review Committees

Non-communicable Diseases Steering Committee of the Ministry of Health and Indigenous Medicine. 2016 – 2017

Food labelling sub-committee of the Food Advisary committee of the Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indegenous Medicine.2019 Present

Working committee – Revision of food based dietary guidelines for Sri Lankans, Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine 2019 – Present

Technical meetings: Revision of food based dietary guidelines for Sri Lankans. Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine.2019 -2019

Meeting on “Understanding and strengthening of National Codex Structure”. Organized by the Ministry of Health, Nutrition and indigenous Medicine. 2019 – 2019

Stake holder meeting of the Ministry of Health and indigenous Medicine with collaboration of World Food Programme for the dissemination of findings – fill the gap analysis, to plan the way forward in strategies. 2018 – 2018

Ministry of health and Indigenous Medicine and the World health Organization Sri Lanka: Presentation of desk review findings of Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices. 2018 – 2018

Technical session for formulation of regulatory mechanism and monitoring frame work for staple food fortification in Sri Lanka. 2018 – 2018

Work shop for advocacy and consensus on Sri Lankan Nutrient Profile Model.Ministry of Health and indigenous medicine. 2017- 2017

National consultation to develop policy to regulate marketing of foods and non-alcoholic beverages (FNAB) to children. World Health Organization and Ministry of Health and Indigenous Medicine. 2017 – 2017

Sri Lanka Council for Agricultural Research Policy, Ministry of Agriculture. – Survey of food and nutrition related research activities in Sri Lanka 2016 – 2016

Consultative meeting on Nutrition Profiling and WHO recommendation on marketing of food and non-alcoholic beverages to children. Ministry of health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine. 2016 – 2016

Consultative meeting on dissemination of Findings of the joint mission of the United Nations Interagency Task Force on the prevention and control of Non – communicable diseases in Sri Lanka. 2015 – 2015

Workshop and proposal for pilot programme on food fortification. Ministry of Health and Indigenous Medicine. 2015 – 2015

Consultative meeting to review and finalize the draft guidelines on food fortification of the National Policy Guidelines developed by the Food advisory Committee. The Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine. 2015 – 2015

Sri Lanka Medical Association – Communicable Diseases committee – committee member. 2008 – 2012

Sri Lanka Medical Association – Non communicable diseases committee – committee member. 2009 – 2012

Technical Commissioned Reports for government and international agencies

  • 2019 World Health Organization – Development of a Healthy Meeting Tool Kit. I Waidyatilaka
  • 2019 World Health Organization – Assessment of commercial complementary foods in South East Asia (SEAR): data collection and analysis from Sri Lanka. V.P Wickramasinghe,P Lanerolle, I Waidyathilaka, M de L Dias
  • 2018 World Health Organization – Does the informal food sector have a role in nutrition security in South East Asia? – A Review. P.Lanerolle, I Waidyatilaka, M de L Dias.
  • 2018 World Health Organization – Infant and young child feeding practices in Sri Lanka: A desk review from 2006 to 2017. P. Lanerolle, M. de L Dias, I. Waidyatilaka.
  • 2016 Sri Lanka Council for Agricultural Research Policy, Ministry of Agriculture. – Survey of food and nutrition related research activities in Sri Lanka.
  • 2015 National Medicines Regulatory Authority, Ministry of Health. Review of clinical trial on Vitamin D deficiency and its association with metabolic derangements.

Postgraduate supervision - PhD/MSc by research

  • 2017 to date Co-supervisor - School based physical activity intervention in 11-13 year old adolescents. H.P.M Dabare (Registered for PhD).
  • 2019 Principal supervisor – Assessment of energy and nutrient composition and sodium content of lunch packetsavailable from a representative sample of street vendors in Colombo Municipal Council area. MsPabasaraMendis(MSc in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology).
  • 2019 Co-supervisor - Development & validation of a package to determine energy and nutrientcomposition of Sri Lankan foods. Ms Sharon Nicholas (MSc in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology).
  • 2017 Principle supervisor - Thermogenic Effect of selected Snacks and Resting Metabolic Rate in Healthy Adults. Ms Fathima Fairoosa (MSc in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology).
  • 2017 Co-supervisor - Developing a Thermogenic Index for protein-rich foods and applying it to a test meal. Ms Sanduni Ranasinghe (MSc in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology).
  • 2015 Principle supervisor - Association between fat free mass and iron status in overweight women. Mr R.P.M.L. Jayasinghe (MSc in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology).
  • 2015 Co-supervisor - Association between Apo A polymorphysim on HDL in overweight women. Ms E.N.G. Pillay (MSc in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology).

Fellowships and scientific visits

  • 2009 International Atomic Energy Agency Fellowship on Assessment of body composition and micronutrients in Nutrition at Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
  • 2012 International Atomic Energy Agency– Workshop on “ Nuclear techniques related to nutrition and non-communicable diseases”. ST. John’s Research Institute, Bangalore, India.
  • 2018 International Atomic Energy Agency scientific visit– Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
  • 2018 International Society for Advancement of Kinanthropometry- Level I anthropometry course at Exercise Research Australia, Melbourne.

Reviewer/Editorial Work - Reviewer (Journals)

  • 2019 Nutrition Reviews
  • 2019 Journal of Biological Sciences
  • 2018 International Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences
  • 2018 Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka
  • 2014 - 2017 BMC obesity

Reviewer (National /International organizations and conferences)

  • 2016 National Science Foundation
  • 2017 The International Conference on Nutritional and Genetic Epidemiology
  • 2015-2019 Annual Scientific Sessions of Nutrition Society of Sri Lanka.
  • 2019 Second International Symposium on Agriculture (ISA 2019)
  • 2016/2019 National Science and Technology Commission – 6th Young Scientists Forum symposium.