Dr. Frank Gunasekera prize for best research paper
(Co-author) in Community Medicine 124th Anniversary Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka Medical Association
2009
S. E. Seneviratne prize for outstanding research
co-author, 122nd Anniversary Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka Medical Association
2000
S. E. Seneviratne prize for outstanding research
113th Anniversary Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka Medical Association
1990
E.M.Wijerama Award for outstanding research
103rd Anniversary Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka Medical Association.
March, 1996
S.E. Seneviratne award for outstanding research
99th Anniversary Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka Medical Association
Orations
“Evidence based nutrition – A Biochemist’s perspective”, Professor Stanley Wijesundera Memorial gold medal lecture, Institute of Chemistry, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2012
“Alleviating hidden hunger – a challenge for Sri Lanka”, Kandy Society of Medicine, Health research prize oration, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka September 2006
“ Adolescent nutrition – the Sri Lankan scenario”, WHO/ SEARO Training workshop on: Maternal and adolescent nutrition, Bangkok, Thailand, August 2005
“Adolescent nutrition with special reference to Asian countries”, Background paper for IAEA organized consultative meeting on: Thematic planning in nutrition, Vienna, Austria, December 2004
“Trends in Nutrition Research in Sri Lanka”, Presidential address Nutrition Society of Sri Lanka, 1992
“Chemistry and health - Challenges for the future”. Proceedings of the Sri Lanka Association for the advancement of Science: Presidential address, Section E2, 1991
“Diet related chronic diseases – can we intervene”, First T W Wikramanayake Memorial Lecture, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, 2010.
“Good food practices for adults to prevent heart disease and cancer”. Annual Sessions of the Sri Lanka Association for the advancement of Science. Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2010.
“Emerging food and nutrition challenges in developing countries”, Guest lecture, Wayamba University, Sri Lanka.