{"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":"2023-10-18T05:46:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T05:46:29","slug":"research-and-grants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/nadira-karunaweera\/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=\"\">Parasitic infections <\/li><li class=\"\">Leishmaniasis<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<ul class=\"ul-boxed list-unstyled\"><li class=\"\">Vector-borne Diseases<\/li><li class=\"\">Malaria<\/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=\"\">2017-2022 Tropical Medicine Research Centre Award, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health, USA. Ref. No: U01AI136033 Title: Epidemiology and transmission of Leishmania donovani infections in Sri Lanka and Bhutan Amount: USD 1,956,524<\/li><li class=\"\">2012-2018 Research Award (RO1), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health, USA. Ref. No: R01AI099602 Title: Study of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka caused by L.donovani. Amount: USD 625,000.00<\/li><li class=\"\">2012-2013 Research Award (2012-2013), Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom.Title: A pilot study to incorporate assessment for soil-transmitted helminths (STH) into transmission assessment surveys for lymphatic filariasis in Gampaha district, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Amount: USD 10,068.00<\/li><li class=\"\">2007-2012 Collaborative Research Award, National Institute of Health, United States of America. Title: Genetic diversity of P.vivax malaria. Ref. 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