Supervised Projects

  • Study on pathophysiological aspects of P.falciparum malaria.

    PhD, University of Colombo. 2005. Dr. Myat Phone Kyaw, Ministry of Health, Myanmar.

    Position held prior to retirement: Director (Research), Department of Medical Research, Ministry of Health, Myanmar

  • Socio-economic, behvioural and environmental aspects of malaria transmission in an endemic area of Sri Lanka.

    PhD, University of Colombo.2005.  DAR Premasiri, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka.

    Current position: Regional Malaria Officer, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka

  • Effectiveness of larvivorous fish and chemical larviciding with temephos in Anophiline mosquito control in river basins below the major dams in Sri Lanka

    PhD, University of Colombo. 2006. PHD Kusumawathi, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka.

    Current position: Regional Malaria Officer, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka

  • Study of relationship between nutritional status and malaria infections

    PhD, University of Colombo. 2007. STC Mahawithanage.

    Current position: Associate Director (Regulatory and Staff Affairs), Fonterra group of companies, Sri Lanka

  • Role of white blood cells and soluble mediators of host origin and parasite factors that mediate clinical disease and immunity to P.vivax malaria infections

    PhD, University of Colombo, 2007. WALD Wanasekera

    Current position: Dean, Faculty of Science, Horizon Campus, Malabe, Sri Lanka

  • Clinical epidemiology of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka and molecular identification of the parasite

    PhD, University of Colombo, 2007. HVYD Siriwardana

    Current position: Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

  • Seasonal variation and predisposing factors in the incidence of soil transmitted helminth infections in the plantation sector of Sri Lanka

    MPhil, University of Colombo, 2005. GSA Gunawardana

    Current position: Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

  • Evaluation of Rapid Whole Blood Immunochromatographic P.f/P.v assay for the diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum and P.vivax malaria.

    MD, University of Colombo, 2003. SD Fernando

    Current position: Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

  • Soil-transmitted helminths in Sri Lanka

    MD, University of Colombo, 2007. GSA Gunawardana

    Current position: Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

  • Study on Phlebotomine Sandflies in selected areas of Sri Lanka

    MD, University of Colombo, 2007. SASC Senanayake

    Current position: Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

  • Study of behavioural patterns in cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) and efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a novel treatment method for CL in Sri Lanka

    MD, University of Colombo, 2016. Wardha Refai

    Current position: Post-MD trainee, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka

  • Cutaneous leishmaniasis: developing a valid and reliable instrument for community based case detection and epidemiology in Polonnaruwa district

    MD, University of Colombo, 2016. Wardha Refai

    Current position: Post-MD trainee, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka

  • Role of TNF-alpha in P.vivax malaria

    BSc (Medical Sciences), University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom. 1995. Shiona Couttes

  • Host cells and soluble mediators of disease in malaria

    BSc (Medical Sciences), University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom. 1994. Jennifer Koh

  • A study on prevalence of toxoplasmosis in immunocompromised cancer patients

    MSc, Molecular Medicine, University of Colombo. 2012. NSAR Cooray

  • Setting up of a serological assay for diagnosis of leishmaniasis and seroprevalence of anti-leishmania antibodies in patients whose diagnosis has been confirmed through PCR.

    MSc, Molecular Medicine, University of Colombo. 2012. Dr. GSP Ranasinghe

  • G6PD polymorphism and chronic kidney disease of uncertain aetiology: a hospital based study

    MSc, Molecular Medicine, University of Colombo. 2016. Dr. HJD Liyanage

  • Hidden parasite reservoirs in residents of formerly malaria endemic areas: a challenge to malaria elimination program

    MSc, Molecular Medicine, University of Colombo. 2016. Dr. IB Sumithraarchchi