{"id":219,"date":"2017-03-09T06:24:25","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T06:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/anat\/vajira.dissanayake\/?page_id=219"},"modified":"2023-10-11T06:03:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T06:03:33","slug":"positions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/vajira-dissanayake\/positions\/","title":{"rendered":"Positions"},"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\">Positions<\/h1>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2020<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Dean<\/h4><p>Faculty of Medicine<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2017 <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Senior Professor<\/h4><p>Department of Anatomy, Genetics and Biomedical Informatics<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2016 <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Chair Professor<\/h4><p>Department of Anatomy, Genetics and Biomedical Informatics<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2015 <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Director<\/h4><p>Human Genetics Unit<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2008 <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Founder Chairperson<\/h4><p>Specialty Board in Biomedical Informatics<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2020<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Membe, University Council<\/h4><p>University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2009<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member, University Senate <\/h4><p>University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2020<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member, Board of Management<\/h4><p>Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2020<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member, Board of Management<\/h4><p>Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biotechnology, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2020<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member, Board of Management<\/h4><p>Institute of Indigenous Medicine, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2020<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member, Faculty Board<\/h4><p>Faculty of Graduate Studies <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2017<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Advisor, Technology Transfer Office<\/h4><p>Research Promotion and Facilitation Centre<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2017<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member, Curriculum Development and Evaluation Committee <\/h4><p>Faculty of Medicine<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2020<\/span><span>2017<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Chairperson, Research and Higher Degrees Committee <\/h4><p>Faculty of Medicine, University Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2004<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Honoary Medical and Clinical Geneticist <\/h4><p><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2016<\/span><span>2009<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Professor in Anatomy<\/h4><p>Department of Anatomy <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2009<\/span><span>2004<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Senior Lecturer<\/h4><p>Department of Anatomy <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2004<\/span><span>1998<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Probationary Lecturer<\/h4><p>Department of Anatomy <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2004<\/span><span>1998<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Trainee Medical and Clinical Geneticist <\/h4><p><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>1998<\/span><span>1998<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Demonstrator<\/h4><p>Department of Anatomy <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>1997<\/span><span>1996<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Demonstrator<\/h4><p>Department of Surgery <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2019<\/span><span>2016<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Chairperson, Ethics Review Committee (ERC)<\/h4><p>Postgraduate Institute of Medicine <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2026<\/span><span>2026<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Head, Department of Anatomy <\/h4><p>3 August 2009 to 28 February 2011 and 15 Sepember 2017 to 26 May 2020<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>sep 2013<\/span><span>sep 2009<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Course Co-ordinator<\/h4><p>MSc in Clinical Genetics Course <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Sep 2013<\/span><span>Sep 2009 <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Course Co-ordinator<\/h4><p>MSc in Genetic Diagnostics Courses <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2026<\/span><span>2026<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member, Curriculum Development and Evaluation Committee <\/h4><p>August 2009 to February 2011 and Sepember 2017 to Date<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2026<\/span><span>2026<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Co-ordinator<\/h4><p>Stem Cell and Regnerative Medicine Collaboration with Manipal Institute of Regerative Medicine and Stempeutics (Pvt) Ltd. Bangalore, India -2008 to 2013. I established this collaboration which lead to the establishment of a stem cell and regenerative medicine research group and the commencement of the Masters<\/p>\n<p>course in Regenerative Medicine at the Human Genetics Unit.<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2026<\/span><span>2026<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Co-ordinator<\/h4><p>Clinical Trials Group, Human Genetics Unit \u2013 Jan 2008 to Dec 2010<\/p>\n<p>In 2008 I established a Clinical Trials Group at the Human Genetics Unit to run industry sponsored clinical trials and successfully ran the first industry sponsored phase II clinical trial in Sri Lanka: A factorial-design, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose optimisation study to investigate the safety, efficacy immunogenicity and pharmacokinetics of ART 621 following multiple dose administration in subjects diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis concomitantly taking methotrexate. It commenced in Feb 2009 and concluded in Oct 2009.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2026<\/span><span>2008<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member of a committee that developed a draft medical ethics curriculum for South East Asian Medical Schools on the invitation of WHO\/SEARO titled \u201cMedical Ethics for Medical Undergraduates\u201d<\/h4><p><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>August 2015<\/span><span>August 2006 <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member<\/h4><p>Faculty of Medicne, UOC<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>December 2011<\/span><span>2005<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Secretary<\/h4><p>Faculty of Medicine, UOC<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>September 2011<\/span><span>August 2009 <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Joint Secretary<\/h4><p>Faculty of Medicine, UOC<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>August 2009<\/span><span>January 2006 <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Secretary, Ethics Review Committee<\/h4><p>Faculty of Medicine, UOC<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>December 2005<\/span><span>April 2004 <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member<\/h4><p>Ethics Review Committee, Faculty of Medicine, UOC<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>August 2010 <\/span><span>March 2009 <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Chairperson<\/h4><p>Musculoskeletal Module, Faculty of Medicine, UOC<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>March 2009<\/span><span>October 2005 <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Convenor<\/h4><p>Musculoskeletal Module, Faculty of Medicine, UOC<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>June 2007<\/span><span>September 2005 <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Co-ordinator<\/h4><p>BSc Physiotherapy Course and the Allied Health Science Unit, UOC<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>November 2000<\/span><span>February 2000 <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member<\/h4><p>Library Committee, Faculty of Medicine, UOC<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2026<\/span><span>2026<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>SRI LANKA MEDICAL COUNCIL<\/h4><p>President, November 2020 to Date<\/p>\n<p>Member, June 2020 to November 2020<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2026<\/span><span>2026<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION, SRI LANKA<\/h4><p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Member,<strong> National Health Research Council<\/strong> \u2013 January 2012 to July 2014 and August 2020 to Date\/<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2026<\/span><span>2026<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>MINISTRY OF HEALTH, SRI LANKA<\/h4><p><strong><em>Current Appointments<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Member, <strong>National Health Research Council<\/strong> \u2013 August 2020 to date<\/p>\n<p>Member, <strong>National <\/strong><strong>eHealth Steering Committee \u2013 <\/strong>September 2010 to date<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Completed Appointments<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Membr, <strong>Global Fund, Country Coordinating Mechnism, SriLanka<\/strong> \u2013 May 2016 to August 2018<\/p>\n<p>Member, <strong>Advisory Council for the National Transplant Programme<\/strong> \u2013 September 2012<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Member, <strong>National Thalassaemia Council\u2013 <\/strong>October 2011<\/p>\n<p>House Officer in General Medicine, National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka \u2013 1 December 1997 to 31 May 1998.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>House Officer in Obstetrics &amp; 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