{"id":94,"date":"2018-09-11T10:55:47","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T10:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?page_id=94"},"modified":"2026-03-31T09:33:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T09:33:44","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/nursing\/anushka\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;283&#8243; img_size=&#8221;225*300&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;ORCID&#8221; style=&#8221;outline-custom&#8221; outline_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; outline_custom_hover_background=&#8221;#7fd642&#8243; outline_custom_hover_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; align=&#8221;left&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Forcid.org%2F0000-0002-3175-1531||target:%20_blank|&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Google Scholar&#8221; style=&#8221;outline-custom&#8221; outline_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; outline_custom_hover_background=&#8221;#4285bf&#8221; outline_custom_hover_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; align=&#8221;left&#8221; el_class=&#8221;research-btn&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fscholar.google.com%2Fcitations%3Fuser%3DIn93bHQAAAAJ%26hl%3Den%26oi%3Dao||target:%20_blank|&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;ResearchGate&#8221; style=&#8221;outline-custom&#8221; outline_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; outline_custom_hover_background=&#8221;#a2d67e&#8221; outline_custom_hover_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; align=&#8221;left&#8221; el_class=&#8221;research-btn&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.researchgate.net%2Fprofile%2FDon_Anushka_Elvitigala%2Fcontributions||target:%20_blank|&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;AD Scientific Index&#8221; style=&#8221;outline-custom&#8221; outline_custom_color=&#8221;#282828&#8243; outline_custom_hover_background=&#8221;#1e44bf&#8221; outline_custom_hover_text=&#8221;#efefef&#8221; custom_onclick=&#8221;true&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.adscientificindex.com%2Fscientist%2Fdon-anushka-s-elvitigala%2F292763|title:AD%20Scientific%20Index|target:%20_blank|&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;]<h1 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Prof. Anushka S Elvitigala<\/h1>\n[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4><strong><em>B.Sc, M.Sc, Ph.D, M.I. Biol<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><em><strong>Professor<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<h4><em><strong>Department of Basic Science and Social Sciences for Nursing<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<h4><em><strong>Faculty of\u00a0 Nursing, University of Colombo<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<h4>Email: anushka@dss.cmb.ac.lk<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<h3 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Qualifications, Fellowships and Certifications<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"ul-card \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">B.Sc<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\"> 2010<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\"> <\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">University of Colombo <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">MSc<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\"> 2013<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\"> <\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\"> JNU, Rep. of Korea<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">PhD<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\"> 2016<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\"> <\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">JNU, Rep of Korea<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Positions<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2023<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Professor (full)<\/h4><p>Dept. Of Basic Sciences &amp; Social Science for Nursing<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>22.11.2024<\/span><span>22.11.2021<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Head<\/h4><p>Dept. of Basic Science and Social Science for Nursing<\/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>2021<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/mediterraneanjournals.com\/index.php\/na\/index\" target=\" _blank\">Editorial Board Member<\/a><\/h4><p>Nursing Archives - International Refereed Journal<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2023<\/span><span>2020<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Senior Lecturer (GrII)<\/h4><p>Dept. of Basic Science and Social Science for Nursing<\/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> 2018<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Lecturer <\/h4><p>Dept. of Basic science and Social Sciences, Faculty of Nursing<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2021<\/span><span> 2018<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Student counselor<\/h4><p> Faculty of Nursing<\/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> 2018<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Academic warden<\/h4><p>Boys hostels- Faculty of Nursing<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2018<\/span><span>2017<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Senior lecturer (Temperory)<\/h4><p>Dept. Of Chemistry - 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>2017<\/span><span>2016<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Senior Lecturer (Temporary)<\/h4><p>Dept of Zoology - University of Sri Jayewardenepura<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>life time<\/span><span>2020<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Life Member<\/h4><p>Member of institute of Biology- Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2018<\/span><span> 2017<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Committee for popularization of Science<\/h4><p>SLAAS<\/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>Associate Editor<\/h4><p>Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences - Springer Nature and BMC<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2016-June<\/span><span>2016- March<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Post Doctoral Research Fellow<\/h4><p>Jeju National University- Rep. of Korea<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Now<\/span><span> 2016<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Life Member <\/h4><p>Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS)<\/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>2013<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Graduate Research Assistant<\/h4><p>Jeju National University - Rep. of Korea<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"fac-title text-center\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">About Prof. Elvitigala...<\/h2>\n[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Prof. Anushka Elvitigala obtained his primary and secondary education from Sri Dharmaloka Central College, Kelaniya, and Ananda College, Colombo, respectively. He obtained his B.Sc. from the University of Colombo in 2010, majoring in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, representing the first direct intake for the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology programme. He obtained his Master&#8217;s and Doctoral degrees in Marine Life Sciences, excelling in Molecular Genetics from Jeju National University, Rep. of Korea, contributing to more than 30 international publications.<br \/>\nAfter spending a few months in Korea as a postdoctoral research scientist in the same university, he joined the Department of Zoology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura,\u00a0 as a temporary senior lecturer from 2016 to 2017. Thereafter, he worked at the Department of Chemistry, the University of Colombo in the same position for 9 months, and then permanently joined as a lecturer to the Department of Basic Science and Social Sciences for Nursing in the Faculty of Nursing, University of Colombo. Prof. Elvitigala served as the secretary in SLAAS-Section D in 2017 and was a member of the executive committee of SLAAS-CPS\u00a0 and the editorial board of the SLAAS journal in the same year. He is a recipient of several national and international awards, including the President\u2019s Award for Scientific Publications.<br \/>\nProf. Elvitigala is currently serving as a member of the Editorial Board of the International Indexed Journal &#8220;Fisheries and Aquatic Science&#8217; and as a Professor of the department in the Faculty of Nursing. 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