PDRU – Staff
Ms. Dulani Ruwanika
Research Assistant – NIH Grant(PhD registered)
Appointed on: 1st August 2015
Project: Phlebotomus argentipes, the vector of leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka; mechanisms and propagation of insecticide resistance
Ms. Hasna Riyal
Research Assistant – NIH Grant(PhD registered)
Appointed on: 1st May 2017
Project: Host innate immune mechanisms and parasite phenotypes in Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) caused by Leishmania donovani in Sri Lanka
Ms. Sachee Bhanu
Research Assistant – NIH Grant(PhD registered)
Appointed on: 15th August 2018
Project: Epidemiology and transmission of Leishmania donovani infections in Sri Lanka and Bhutan and Anti-leishmania antibodies as a marker of exposure and spread of leishmaniasis
Ms. Nimesha Edirisinghe
Research Assistant – NIH Grant
Appointed on: 16th October 2022
Project: Proteomics Profiling and Immunohistochemical Validation of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Response in Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Lesions – A Preliminary Study
Mr. Gamini KapilaNanda
Staff Technical Officer
kapilananda@parasit.cmb.ac.lk
Mr. Sudath Weerasinghe
Staff Technical Officer
sudath@parasit.cmb.ac.lk
Mr. M. Mohan
Work Aid
Dr. Achala Ranasinghe
Temporary Project Administrative Assistant – NIH Grant
Mr. Sunil Shantha
Temporary Entomological Assistant – NIH Grant
Ms. Nipuni Tharika
Accounts Assistant Trainee -NIH Grant
Mr. M.P. Ariyapala
Temporary Technical Assistant – NIH Grant