Research

Research Interests

  •    Understanding the immunopathogenesis of infectious diseases
  •    Dengue infection
  •    T cell and B cell responses in infectious diseases
  •    Environmental impact on immune system
  •    Biomarkers for infectious diseases

Skills and Expertise

Flowcytometry, Fluorosopot, EliSPOT assay, Conventional PCR, Reverse transcriptase PCR, Real time PCR, Sanger sequencing technique, Cell culture techniques, In-vitro stimulation technique, ELISA and Immunoassays, Cell isolation techniques (WBC, lymphocyte, neutrophils and platelets), Parasitological techniques; Identification and isolation of parasites and vectors, conducting parasitic surveys, Biostatistics, SPSS, Graphpad Prism

Specialized Training

  • Trainer in the training workshop on PCR diagnostic techniques for highly pathogenic viruses organized by the IDEA project (Identification and Characterization of immerging Pathogens), Robert Koch Institute, Berlin Germany under the Federal Ministry of Health Global Health Protection Programme, Germany, from 18th October to 26th October 2018 at Colombo North Teaching Hospital, Ragama, Sri Lanka

 

  • Trainee in the workshop on molecular diagnostics of flaviviruses in the context of the Rapid Deployment Expert Group to Combat Health Threats.
    – Completed Phase I at the Department of Zoology and Environment Sciences, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka from 2018.02.26 to 2018.03.02
    -Completed Phase II at Robert Koch Institute in Berlin, Germany from 2018.04.24 to 2018.05.06

 

  • Training course in Immunological Techniques organized by IBMBB, University of Colombo on 4th to 8th December 2017

 

  • Training course in Immunological Techniques organized by IBMBB, University of Colombo on 28th November to 02nd December 2016

 

  • Practical sessions of Bachelor of Medical laboratory sciences degree programme, The Open University of Sri Lanka, 21st to 23rd September 2015

 

  • Training course in Immunological Techniques organized by IBMBB, University of Colombo on 8th to 12th December 2014

 

  • Post-conference workshop of 2nd International Conference on Frontiers in Molecular life Sciences titled Stem Cells and Cell Biology organized by IBMBB, University of Colombo on 14th and 15th September 2014

 

  • Pre-conference workshop of 2nd International Conference on Frontiers in Molecular life Sciences titled DNA identification organized by IBMBB, University of Colombo on 09th and 10th September 2014