Awards and Orations

Awards

  • 2021
    Award for the best oral presentation -Sri Lanka Association of Neurologists 2021 (PhD student)
  • 2017
    Award for the best poster presentation -Sri Lanka Medical Association 2017 (UG student)
  • 2017
    Best poster presentation award 2017 – International conference of the Sri Lanka Medical association
  • 2016
    Award for the best poster presentation -Physiological Society of Sri Lanka 2016 (PhD student)
  • 2016
    Star senior-guest facilitator of international online research writing course 2016
  • 2016
    Best poster presentation 2016 – Annual scientific sessions of the Physiological society of Sri Lanka (a PhD study)
  • 2015
    Presidential award of recognition for research publication 2015
  • 2014
    Presidential award of recognition for research publication 2014
  • 2013
    Commomwealth Fellowship for Neurophysiology at Kings College Hospital, UK 2013-2014 (7000 Sterling Pounds)
  • 2011
    Selected for the Young Investigator Award by the Federation of the Asian and Oseanian Physiological societies (FAOPS) 2011 (Award +USD 500+ Registration fee USD 400)
  • 2010
    Prof KN Seneviratne life time research award 2010 – Awarded by the Physiological Society, Sri Lanka
  • 2008
    Lilly Fellowship Award for Research by British Association of Psychopharmacology -2008 (£400 + Registration fee)
  • 2006, 2007, 2008
    Travel and accommodation grants by the British Association of Psychopharmacolgy conferences in three consecutive years; 2006, 2007 and 2008 (£250 plus registration fee per conference)
  • 2005 - 2008
    Developing Solutions scholarship for international students, University of Nottingham, UK, 2005-2008 (£4,000)
  • 2008
    Grant for PhD studies for international students from the school of Biomedical Sciences, University of Nottingham, 2008, UK (£3000)
  • 2004 - 2008
    President Fund Scholarship for PhD studies – 2004 - 2008 (1.5 million rupees)

Orations

  • D Dissanayake, T Thoradeniya S Jayasena, S De Silva, R Murugesan, B Gastel, J Walker, N Karunaweera (2016) Enhancing sustainable research capacity through effective mentorship on research communication and networking, 16th conference of the Science Council of Asia; Published in the proceedings;page 190