Qualifications & Fellowships

Qualifications

• Researcher 1998

  Guest Researcher

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A. Guest Researcher - Molecular diagnostic techniques involving hepatitis B and Hepatitis C viruses.

• Certificate 1997

  Board certification as Consultant Microbiologist

• MD 1996

  MD in Virology

  Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

• PG Diploma 1991

  Diploma in Medical Microbiology

  Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

• MBBS 1986

  Bechlor of Medicine, Bachlor of Surgery

  University of Colombo, Sri lanka

Fellowships

• Member

  Member of the Central Environmental Authority

  Dengue Control programme

• Member

  Member of the National Task Force in Microbiology

• National Coordinator

  National Coordinator - Task Force for Containment of Wild Poliovirus in Sri Lanka.

  Ministry of Health in collaboration with World Health Organization (WHO)

• Chairperson

  National Coordinator and the Chairperson of Lab containment of Polio virus type 2 withdrawal in the country

  Ministry of Health in collaboration with World Health Organization (WHO)

• Member

  Member of the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science

  Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science

• Member

  Member of the Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists

  Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists