Leishmaniasis – Projects
- Antibody response to sand fly salivary antigens of Phlebotomus argentipes as potential biomarkers of vector exposure and effect of vector control measures (S. B Piyasiri, PhD, 2025)
- Host innate immune mechanisms, parasite phenotypes and genetics in the pathogenesis of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused my Leishmania Donovani (H. Riyal, PhD, 2023)
- Parasite determinants that influence the treatment outcome in cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka (Dr. N.H Silva, PhD, 2022)
- Insecticide resistance status and population genetic structure of Phlebotomus argentipes s.l. (Diptera:Psychodidae) in Sri Lanka. (D. Pathirage, PhD, 2022)
- Study of antigen profile and immuno-epidemiology of human leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka (M.A.B Deepachandi, PhD, 2020)
- Role of host innate cellular immune response in infections by L. donovani in Sri Lanka (H. Wijesooriya, MPhil, 2019).
- Host factors in the pathogenesis of cutaneous leishmaniasis due to Leishmania donovani in Sri Lanka (Dr. N. Manamperi, PhD, 2018)
- Phenotypic and genetic characteristics of Leishmania donovani that causes cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka (U. Kariyawasam, PhD, 2018).
- Serological aspects of leishmaniasis (Dr. S. Ranasinghe, MSc, 2012).
- A candidate gene association study of genetic susceptibility to cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka (Dr. T. N Samaranayake, PhD, 2011).
- Clinical epidemiology of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka & the molecular identification of the parasite (Dr HVYD Siriwardana, PhD, 2009).
| Year | Name | Degree | Title of the Thesis | Supervisors | Present Position |
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| 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
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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
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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
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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 |