Centre For Training Research & Diagnosis Of Leishmaniasis – Projects
- Role of host innate cellular immune response in infections by L. donovani in Sri Lanka (Hiruni Wijesooriya, MPhil, 2019).
- Host factors in the pathogenesis of cutaneous leishmaniasis due to Leishmania donovani in Sri Lanka (Dr. Nuwani Manamperi, PhD, 2018)
- Phenotypic and genetic characteristics of Leishmania donovani that causes cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka (Udeshika Kariyawasam, PhD, 2018).Serological aspects of leishmaniasis (Dr. Samantha Ranasinghe, MSc, 2012).
- A candidate gene association study of genetic susceptibility to cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka (Dr. Nilakshi Samaranayake, PhD, 2011).
- Clinical epidemiology of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka & the molecular identification of the parasite (Dr HVYD Siriwardana, PhD, 2009).
- Sero-epidemiology of leishmaniasis and development of serological assays (on going, HVYD Siriwardana, Bhagya Deepachandi, Nadira Karunaweera, Preethi Soyza),
- Clinical epidemiology, serology and parasitological aspects (HVYD Siriwardana, Bhagya Deepachandi),
- Parasite determinants that influence the treatment outcome in cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka on- going, Hermali Silva, ND Karunaweera),
- Phlebotomus argentipes, the vector of leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka : mechanisms and propagation insecticide resistance (on going, Dulani Pathirage, sanath Senanayake, ND Karunaweera),
- Host innate immune mechanisms, parasite phenotypes and genetics in pathogenesis of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania donovani in Sri Lanka (On going, Hasna Riyal, Nilakshi Samaranayake).
| Year | Name | Degree | Title of the Thesis | Supervisors | Present Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Dr. H. V. Y. D Siriwardana | Ph.D | Studies on the clinical epidemiology of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka and the molecular identification of the parasite Macaca sinica | Prof. K.N. Mendis, Prof. Rajitha Wickremasinghe, Dr. Michael Chance, Dr. Nicholas Beeching | Senior Lecturer, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo |
| 2011 | Dr. T. N. Samaranayake | Ph.D | A candidate gene association study of genetic susceptibility to cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka | Prof. D. Fernando, Prof V. Dissanayake | Senior Lecturer, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo |
| 2018 | Dr. Udeshika Kariyawasam | Ph.D | Phenotypic and genetic characteristics of Leishmania donovani that causes cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka | Prof N. Karunaweera | Post doc fellow, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular biology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, USA |
| 2019 | Dr. Nuwani Manamperi | Ph.D | Host factors in the pathogenesis of cutaneous leishmaniasis due to L. donavani in Sri Lanka | Prof N. Karunaweera | Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, Ragama, University of Keleniya |
| 2020 | Hiruni Wijesooriya | M.Phil. | Host Innate Cellular Immune Response Against Leishmania donovani Causing Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka | Prof N. Karunaweera, Dr. N. Samaranayake | Project Manager, Centre for Combating Tobacco, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo |
| Dr. Sanath Senanayake | Ph. D.
Ongoing |
Studies on vector of leishmaniasis and its transmission | Prof N. Karunaweera | Senior Lecturer, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo | |
| Dr. Hermali Silva | Ph.D
ongoing |
Parasite determinants that influence the treatment outcome in cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka | Prof N. Karunaweera, Dr. N V Chandrasekharan | Probationary Lecturer, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo | |
| 2021 | Mrs. Bhagya Deepachandi | Ph.D | Study of antigen profile and immuno-epidemiology of human leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka. | Dr. H. V. Y. D. Siriwardana, Prof. S.S.B.D.P. Soysa | Research Trainee, PDRU, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Colombo |
| Mrs. Dulani Pathirage | Ph.D
ongoing |
Phlebotomus argentipes, the vector of leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka; mechanisms and propagation of insecticide resistance | Prof N. Karunaweera | Research Trainee, PDRU, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Colombo | |
| Mrs. Hasna Riyal | Ph.D
ongoing |
Host innate immune mechanisms parasite phenotypes and genetics in pathogenesis cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka | Prof N. Karunaweera, Dr. T. N. Samaranayake | Research Trainee, PDRU, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Colombo |