{"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":"2026-05-21T12:12:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T12:12:25","slug":"awards-and-orations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/prasad-katulanda\/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\">2014<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Vidya jyothi<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Honorary title for ``outstanding scientific and technologist achievements`` which is the highest national honor for science in Sri Lanka.\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">1998<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Gold medal for the \u2018Best Student of the Faculty of Medicine<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        \n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">1998<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Student of the Year Award of the University of Colombo\u2019 in 1998 for excellence in academic activities, proven leadership among peers and exemplary conduct and character<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        \n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2009<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Henri Rajaratnam Prize for the Best Paper in Diabetes and Endocrinology \u2013 Ceylon College of Physicians, Annual Academic Sessions<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        \n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2009<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Best poster presentation \u2013 Ceylon College of Physicians, Annual Academic Sessions <\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        \n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2006<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">EM Wijerama award for the best free paper \u2013 Ceylon College of Physicians, Annual Academic Sessions<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        \n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2007<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">EM Wijerama award for the best free paper \u2013 Ceylon College of Physicians, Annual Academic Sessions 2007. High Prevalence of Diabetes Dyslipidaemia in Sri Lanka<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        \n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2007<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Best poster presentation \u2013 Ceylon College of Physicians, Annual Academic Sessions 2007. Smoking in Sri Lanka: Facts and figures<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        \n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2006<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Henry Rajaratnam award for the best free paper in the category of diabetes and endocrinology \u2013 Ceylon College of Physicians, Annual Academic Sessions <\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        \n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2006<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Best poster presentation \u2013 Ceylon College of Physicians, Annual Academic Sessions<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        \n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2024 <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Teaching Excellence Awards 2024 <\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Teaching Excellence Awards 2024 Faculty of Medicine University of Colombo (3 awards)\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2023<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Teaching Excellence Awards 2023<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Teaching Excellence Awards 2023 Faculty of Medicine University of Colombo (2 awards)\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2023<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">President\u2019s Awards for Scientific Research for the Year 2020<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        President\u2019s Awards for Scientific Research for the Year 2020\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2023<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Senate Award for Research Excellence<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Senate Award for Research Excellence \u2013 Annual Research Symposium, University of Colombo, 2022\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2023<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">S.E. Seneviratne Award for Best Oral Presentation Paper<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        S.E. Seneviratne Award for Best Oral Presentation Paper \u2013 Annual Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka Medical Association\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2022<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Senate Award for Research Excellence <\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Senate Award for Research Excellence \u2013 Annual Research Symposium, University of Colombo, 2022\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2021<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Senate Commendation for Research Excellence<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Senate Commendation for Research Excellence, University of Colombo\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2020<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">President\u2019s Awards for Scientific Research for the Year 2020<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        President\u2019s Awards for Scientific Research for the Year 2020\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\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\">First Place \u2013 Poster Presentation<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        First Place \u2013 Poster Presentation, Annual Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Chemical Pathologists, 2019\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\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\">National Research Council Merit Award for Resarch<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        National Research Council Merit Award for Resarch\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\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\">Senate Award For Research Excellence<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Senate Award For Research Excellence\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\"><li class=\"\">Nullam lectus justo, condimentum at tortor ac, hendrerit hendrerit eros. 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