Awards and Orations

Dr. SC Paul Oration of Sri Lanka Medical Association (2014)

Dr. SC Paul Oration of Sri Lanka Medical Association (2014)

This is considered as one of the most prestigious orations in the field of Medicine in Sri Lanka. Oration was titled “Leishmaniasis: a newly established vector borne disease in Sri Lanka” and delivered on 17th July 2014, at BMICH Colombo.

Awards

  • 2021
    Best poster presentation, Allergy & Immunology Society of Sri Lanka, 9th Biennial Scientific Sessions
  • 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018
    Presidential award for scientific research
  • 2015
    Best oral presentation, Annual research symposium, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo
    M.A.B. Deepachandi, N. Ali, S.S.S.B.D.P. Soysa, N.D. Karunaweera, HVYD. Siriwardana*. A study on seroprevalence of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka using a locally developed enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay Proceedings of the Annual Research Symposium, University of Colombo, October, 2015 (p 81).
  • 2015
    Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), science exchange award
  • 2014
    Dr. SC Paul Oration of Sri Lanka Medical Association
    Oration was titled, “Leishmaniasis: a newly established vector borne disease in Sri Lanka”.
  • 2013
    Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), science exchange award
  • 2011
    WHO research training Award (WHO SEARO)
  • 2009-2014
    Young affiliate fellowship of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS).
  • 2008
    Young women scientist award to attend the 13 th congress of International Society of Infectious Diseases (ISID)
  • 2008
    Kumaradasa Rajasooriya award for the best paper in tropical medicine
    Siriwardana HVYD, Sirimanna G, Udagedara C, Chandrawansa PH, Wickremasinghe AR, Karunaweera ND. Clinical outcome of L.donovani infection in Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the annualacademic sessions of Sri Lanka Medical Association2008:44.
  • 2004-2005
    Commonwealth split site doctoral scholarship award from Association of Commonwealth Universities
  • 2004
    Best Presentation in Parasitology: 1 st place
    Perera WSR, Rajapakshe RPAS, Ihalamulla RL, Jayasinghe S, Siriwardana HVYD, Karunaweera ND, Evaluation of Laboratory techniques used for the diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists annual academic sessions, 12 th -14 th August 2004, Held in Colombo (poster).
  • 2003
    Best oral presentation in Parasitology: 2nd place
    Siriwardana HVYD, Ihalamulla RL, Karunaweera ND, Study on clinical patterns, risk factors and efficacy of treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists,2003 (Oral).

Orations

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