Awards and Orations

Awards

  • 2006, 2004, 2003, 1999
    Presidential Research Awards
  • 2012
    Prof. Stanley Wijesundera Memorial Award
  • 2011
    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.