Professor Tharanga Thorandeniya
Communications with published abstracts
Publication Types:
Micronutrient status and diet quality of urban Sri Lankan women in early pregnancy.
Communications with published abstracts
(Oral presentation). Annual Scientific Sessions of the Nutrition Society of Sri Lanka 2018. Abs-pp.9
Publication year: 2021
Pre-pregnancy body mass index is associated with higher rates of lipolysis in human adipocytes: an ex vivo analysis
Communications with published abstracts
Sri Lanka Association for Laboratory Animal Science (SLALAS) Seventh Annual Scientific Sessions and International Conference 2019/2020. Free paper No 01. Awarded the Best Presentation.
Publication year: 2020
Haplotypes of TMPRSS6 Gene are associated with Iron Deficiency among Urban Sri Lankan Pregnant Women: Preliminary Evidence
Communications with published abstracts
133rd Anniversary International Virtual Medical Congress of the Sri Lanka Medical Association held from 25th -26th July 2020 at SLMA, Wijerama House, Colombo 07. Poster presentation.
Publication year: 2020
Free sugar intake and associated factors among preschool children in the District of Colombo
Communications with published abstracts
Accepted to be presented (oral) at Annual Research Symposium Faculty of Medicine, Colombo Medical Congress-150 year anniversary Celebrations, to be held at the University of Colombo in Colombo- Sri Lanka, on 12 to15 February 2020.
Publication year: 2020
Factors influencing eating behaviour in children in Sri Lanka
Communications with published abstracts
Accepted for Presentation at the World Public Health Nutrition Congress to be held at the Brisbane, 31 March to 2 April 2020.
Publication year: 2020
An optimized protocol for extraction of RNA for the analysis of expression of hormone- sensitive lipase gene in adipose tissues of pregnant women
Communications with published abstracts
Colombo Medical Congress 2020. PP A15.
Publication year: 2020
A 19-base pair deletion polymorphism in dihydrofolate reductase is associated with decreased 5-formyltetrahydrofolate in pregnant Sri Lankan women following folic acid supplementation
Communications with published abstracts
Micronutrient Forum 5th Global Conference 2020. March 23rd - 27th, 2020, Bangkok, Thailand. (Accepted for virtual poster presentation November 2020 due to Covid-19 pandemic)
Publication year: 2020
Using clinical scenarios to learn basic sciences: A preliminary exploration
Communications with published abstracts
(Poster presentation) IUBMB 2019 Education conference and 46th PSBMB Annual Convention in the Philippines on November 13-15, 2019.E07.
Publication year: 2019
The effect of genetic variants in Omega-3 biosynthesis pathway on gestational weight gain and inflammation
Communications with published abstracts
132nd Anniversary International Medical Congress of the Sri Lanka Medical Association.2019 July 27; (p.39) Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Publication year: 2019
Iron- folic acid and vitamin A supplementation during pregnancy in Sri Lanka; is it time for revival?
Communications with published abstracts
Oral presentation at the 27th FAOBMB Conference & amp; International Meeting-44th MSBMB Conference, Kuala Lumpur- Malaysia, Aug 19-22, 2019.
Publication year: 2019
Heavy metal bioaccumulation in human kidneys: a preliminary study of post mortem tissue analysis in Sri Lanka
Communications with published abstracts
Oral presentation at the 27th FAOBMB Conference & International Meeting-44th MSBMB Conference, Kuala Lumpur- Malaysia, Aug 19-22, 2019.
Publication year: 2019
Genetic variants of TMPRSS6 is associated with iron deficiency among a cohort of pregnant women in Sri Lanka
Communications with published abstracts
132nd Anniversary International Medical Congress of the Sri Lanka Medical Association. 2019 July 27; (p.39) Colombo, Sri Lanka
Publication year: 2019
Early childhood dental caries and free sugar intake among preschool children in the Colombo district
Communications with published abstracts
Presented at the Annual Scientific Sessions of the College of Community Dentistry of Sri Lanka, in Colombo- Sri Lanka. 26/ 10/ 2019.
Publication year: 2019
Deep adipose tissue depot: the most metabolically active depot in both normal weight and overweight pregnant women
Communications with published abstracts
Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science Proceedings of the 75th Annual Sessions – 2019. 106/A.
Publication year: 2019
Cadmium and arsenic in rice: A cross sectional analysis of rice grown in a rural agricultural division in Sri Lanka
Communications with published abstracts
accepted for presentation(oral) at the Sri Lankan Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS), annual sessions, Colombo-Sri Lanka, Dec 8-12, 2019.
Publication year: 2019
Adipocyte size is associated with elevated rates of lipolysis and expression of hormone sensitive lipase (HSL) gene in pregnant women
Communications with published abstracts
Sri Lanka Medical Association 132nd Anniversary International Medical Congress of the Sri Lanka Medical Association 2019. AB277.
Publication year: 2019
The effect of fat soluble vitamins on the lipid profile of primary school children aged 8-9 years
Communications with published abstracts
24th IUBMB congress and 15th FAOBMB congress, Seoul, 2018. Abstract No:00999.
Publication year: 2018
Pregnant women with MTHFR C677>T polymorphism require a higher dietary folate intake to maintain adequate folate levels despite folic acid supplementation
Communications with published abstracts
131st anniversary International Medical Congress 2018 of the Sri Lanka medical association (SLMA) 2018, Sri Lanka. Abs. OP 065.
Publication year: 2018
Multiple micronutrient deficiencies among women attending MOH clinics in Colombo Municipal area at early pregnancy
Communications with published abstracts
(Oral presentation). 1st Biennial Conference 2018, College of Biochemists of Sri Lanka. Abs. OP-1.
Publication year: 2018
Low dietary folate intake predisposes to low folate stores in women with DHFR 19–bp deletion despite folic acid supplementation
Communications with published abstracts
(Oral presentation). Asian Symposium on Medicinal plants, species and other natural products XVI, 2018.
Publication year: 2018
Is serum retinol a misleading biomarker for assessment of vitamin A adequacy in pregnant women?
Communications with published abstracts
(Oral presentation). 4th International Conference on Public health (ICOPH 2018). Abs. OP 84.
Publication year: 2018
Iron supplementation dose not improve iron status in pregnant women in Sri Lanka: A crucial role for innovative strategies for National iron supplementation
Communications with published abstracts
(Poster presentation). 24th IUBMB Congress & 15th FAOBMB Congress (IUBMB) Seoul, 2018. Abs. P14-072.
Publication year: 2018
Impact of folic acid supplementation during pregnancy on the folate status of Urban Sri Lankan mothers and their offspring
Communications with published abstracts
(Oral presentation). South Asian Biotechnology Conference (SABC 2018). Abs. OP55.
Publication year: 2018
Gender differences in the association between serum ferritin and metabolic risk factors in 8-9 years old children
Communications with published abstracts
1st Biennial Conference of the college of Biochemist. 2018. Abstract No 11
Publication year: 2018
Bio available folate deficiency and its association with adiposity among primary school children aged 8-9 years in Colombo Municipal area
Communications with published abstracts
131th Anniversary International Medical Congress of the Sri Lanka Medical Association Abstract No-323
Publication year: 2018
Vitamin D deficiency and its association with adiposity among primary school children aged 8-9 years in Colombo Municipal area
Communications with published abstracts
130th Anniversary International Medical Congress of the Sri Lanka Medical Association 2017.- Accepted for the oral presentation Abstract No: 712
Publication year: 2017
Validity of Waist to Height Ratio in predicting dyslipidaemia among Sri Lankan children aged 8-9 years
Communications with published abstracts
IUNS 21st International Congress of Nutrition. Buenos Aires Argentina 2017. Abstract No: 144/1588.
Publication year: 2017
The role of red cell indices as screening tool for iron deficiency
Communications with published abstracts
130th anniversary International Medical Congress 2017 of the Sri Lanka medical association. held on 13th-16th July, 2017, in Sri Lanka
Publication year: 2017
Effects of birth weight and childhood accumulation of body fat on metabolic parameters in primary school children in Sri Lanka
Communications with published abstracts
Submitted for 10th world congress of Developmental Origin of Health and diseases. Abstract No: 593
Publication year: 2017
Effect of maternal weight and gestational weight gain on low grade inflammation during pregnancy
Communications with published abstracts
International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS) 21st International Congress of Nutrition (ICN). Buenos Aires, Argentina 2017.
Publication year: 2017