Awards and Orations

Awards

  • 2019
    Vidya Nidhi for scientific research and technology innovations
  • 2019
    Long Service Award for completion of 25 years of service to the University
  • 2018
    TurnKey Innovation in the 3Rs Award2018 by ALN Magazine, USA
  • 2018
    Bursary from Laboratory Animals Limited, UK
  • 2018
    CHARTER program Veterinary Scholarship award by Charles River Laboratories Inc.
  • 2018
    International Council for Laboratory Animal Science Educational Scholarship
  • 2017
    International Opportunity Programme Award by the American Physiological Society
  • 2016
    Best Woman Leadership Excellence Award in Academic Sector by the South Asian Partnership Summit and Business Awards
  • 2016
    National Apex Award for Professional Excellence by the Organization of Professional Associations
  • 2016
    Women Leadership Excellence Award in Academic Sector by the South Asian Partnership Summit and Business Awards
  • 2014
    ZONTA Woman of Achievement award for Education
  • 2014
    National Award for Science & Technology Achievements under Excellence in Multidisciplinary team efforts in the application of S&T by the National Science Foundation in 2014
  • 2014
    Merit Award for Science & Technology Achievements under Outstanding Leadership in introducing technologies by the National Science Foundation in 2014
  • 2014
    Pfizer Scholarship (University of Peradeniya) for the best performance at the 3rd BVSc Examination in 1990
  • 2014
    Dr and Mrs M P Seneviratne Gold Medal (University of Peradeniya) for the best performance in Veterinary Parasitology in 1990.
  • 2014
    The Commonwealth Bureau of Animal Health Prize (University of Peradeniya) for the best performance at the 3rd BVSc Examination in 1990.
  • 2014
    D Seneviratne memorial award (University of Peradeniya) for the best performance in Veterinary Public Health in 1990.
  • 2010
    National Research Council Merit Award for Scientific Publication
  • 2003
    The award for the ‘Best Scientific Paper’ (Poster presentation) at the Annual Academic Sessions of the College of Pathologists of Sri Lanka
  • 2001
    Young Investigators Award by the Executive committee of the 34th International Union of the Physiological Sciences Congress (IUPS)
  • 1997
    Award for the best poster presentation at the Academic Sessions of the College of Pathologists of Sri Lanka
  • 1997
    Hector C Perera Award for the best clinical communication at the 48th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Sri Lanka Veterinary Association
  • 1996
    Daphne Attygalle Award for the best communication at the 109th Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka Medical Association
  • 1993
    Hector C Perera Award for the most outstanding clinical communication at the 46th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Sri Lanka Veterinary Association
  • 1990
    Pfizer Scholarship (University of Peradeniya) for the best performance at the 3rd BVSc Examination
  • 1990
    Dr and Mrs M P Seneviratne Gold Medal (University of Peradeniya) for the best performance in Veterinary Parasitology
  • 1990
    The Commonwealth Bureau of Animal Health Prize (University of Peradeniya) for the best performance at the 3rd BVSc Examination

Travel Awards

  • 2013
    American Physiological Society in 2013
  • 1998, 2005, 2015
    National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka in 1998, 2005 and 2015.
  • 2002, 2011
    Executive committee of the 5th Federation of Asian Oceanian Physiological Societies Congress (FAOPS) in 2002 and 2011.
  • 2005, 2009, 2013
    Executive committee of the International Union of the Physiological Sciences Congress (IUPS) in 2005, 2009 and 2013.
  • 2008
    Executive committee of the 85th Japanese Physiological Society in 2008.
  • 2013
    Bursary from the Laboratory Animal Science Association of UK in 2013.
  • 2016
    Universities Federation for Animal Welfare, UK in 2016
  • 2019
    Koibuchi Award for FAOPS 2019 and ADInstruments Teaching workshop in Japan

Orations

  • 2014
    Animals and Science; Controversies and Ethics. At the Inaugural Scientific Conference of the Sri Lanka Association for Laboratory Animal Science in 2014. Mangala Gunatilake Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Sessions of the Sri Lanka Association for Laboratory Animal Science 2015. pp. 52-55.
  • 2020
    Online Bioethics seminar II organized by the Sri Lanka Association for Advancement of Science November 2020
  • 2020
    Laboratory Animal Science online course organized by the Sri Lanka Association for Laboratory Animal Science in 2020
  • 2020
    Online workshop on Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis conducted by the 3Rs Centre in LAS in Sri Lanka in collaboration with SLALAS and PSSL on 17th& 18th August 2020
  • 2020
    The Journey of SLALAS towards Responsible animal experimentation and the way forward’ at the 7th Annual sessions and International conference of the Sri Lanka Association for Laboratory Animal Science held in January 2020
  • 2019
    Laboratory Animal Science course organized by the Sri Lanka Association for Laboratory Animal Science held at the MRI in 2019
  • 2019
    Symposium 17 on Teaching Physiology: International Perspectives at the 9th FAOPS Congress held in Kobe, Japan in 2019
  • 2019
    Workshop designer and facilitator at the FAOPS 2019 Teaching workshop held in Kobe, Japan 2019
  • 2019
    6th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Sri Lanka Association for Laboratory Animal Science 2019
  • 2018
    8th AFLAS Congress held in Bangalore, India in 2018
  • 2018
    14th Annual Conference of the Chinese Association for Laboratory Animal Science in 2018
  • 2018
    Laboratory Animal Science course organized by the Sri Lanka Association for Laboratory Animal Science held at the Faculty of Medicine, Colombo in 2018
  • 2018
    Anaesthesia workshop organized by the Sri Lanka Association for Laboratory Animal Science held at the MRI in 2018
  • 2018
    5th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Sri Lanka Association for Laboratory Animal Science in 2018