{"id":523,"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":"2023-10-07T21:15:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T21:15:50","slug":"awards-and-orations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/rohan-jayasekara\/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\">The creation of the web site of the Human Genetics Unit<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Genetic Disorders and Birth Defects Sri Lanka Collection`` (http:\/\/infolanka.com\/org\/genetics) The site was created by Prof. Rohan Jayasekara (Content development) and Dr. Vajira H. W. Dissanayake(Web site design and publishing).\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\">2012<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Presidential Award for research<\/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\">Prize for one of the \u201coutstanding poster presentations\u201d<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        International conference on Frontiers in Molecular Life Sciences. September 16 -18, 2009. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Wettasinghe TK,Jayasekara RW, Dissanayake VHW. Absence of Y chromosome microdeletions in a Chort of Male Partners from Couples with Spontaneous Recurrent Pregnancy loss. International conference on Frontiers in Molecular Life Sciences. September 16 -18, 2009.Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Abstracted in the Proceedings of the Conference:35). \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\">February, 2007<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Prize for the Best paper at the International Conference and Workshop<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        The basis and diagnosis of genetic disorders. February 1-4, 2007. Chennai, India. Wetthasinghe, TK, Mallawarachchi PHR, De Saram EMNR, Perera VS, Dissanayake VHW, Jayasekara RW. (2007) Chromosomal abnormalities in Sri Lankan women with primary amenorrhoea. ICOGEN\u201807, International Conference and Workshop on Genetics: The basis and diagnosis of genetic disorders. February 14, 2007. Chennai, India. (Abstracted in the proceedings of ICOGEN \u201807, 51) \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\">Presidential Award for research<\/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\">S. E. Seneviratne Prize The 119th Anniversary Scientific Sessions <\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Sri Lanka Medical Association. March 22-25, 2006, Colombo,Sri Lanka. For the research paper- The prevalence of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductease 677&gt; polymorphism in the Sri Lankan population. Dissanayake VHW, Jayasekara RW, Senevirathne HR, Kalsheker N, Broughton Pipkin F, Morgan L. \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\">2004<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Presidential Award for research<\/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\">July, 2003<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">The 3rd Prize for Oral presentations<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        The British meeting of the International Society for the Study of Hypertension in pregnancy. July 24 \u2013 25th. 2003. Glasgow, United Kingdom. For the paper titled \u2018The Urine protein heat coagulation test is a reliable screening test for proteinuria in pregnancy \u201dDissanayake VHW, Morgan L, Broughton Pipkin F, Vathanan V, Premaratne S, Jayasekara RW, Seneviratne HR, 2003) The urine protein heat coagulation test is a reliable screening test for proteinuria in pregnancy. The British Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy. \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\">May, 1995<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Participant<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG),nternational Workshop in Active Learning, Washington, U.S.A. \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\">July, 1995<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Senior Faculty Fellowship<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        ECFMG (Educational Commission for Foreign MedicalGraduates) U.S.A.- Medical Genetics and Anatomy,University of South Alabama College of Medicine\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\">July, 1993<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">W.H.O. Visiting Scientist Grant<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Human Genetics,National University of Singapore.\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\">september, 1989<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Commonwealth Senior Medical Fellowship - Human Genetics<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Guys Hospital. London,University of Cambridge.University of Newcastle upon Tyne (U.K.)\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\">August, 1983<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">W.H.O. Fellowship - Human Genetics<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        National University of Singapore, Mahidol University,Thailand, University of Malaysia,University of Jakarta. Indonesia.\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\">May, 1980<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">University Postgraduate Research Grant<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        University of Newcastle upon Tyne (U.K.) \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\">Mayl, 1979<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Represented the UK at NATO Advanced Study Institute<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t         Methodologies for Analysis of Human Growth and Development,Urbino, Italy.\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\">April, 1977<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Commonwealth Tropical Medicine Research Award<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Department of Human Genetics,University of Newcastle upon Tyne. U.K.\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. Vestibulum eleifend volutpat leo sit amet rutrum. Integer finibus ipsum dapibus condimentum tincidunt. 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