| Prof. Champa Neelakanthi Ratnatunga |
| Professor in Immunology |
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Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Peradeniya. |
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champa.ratnatunga@med.pdn.ac.lk, champa26@gmail.com |
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https://www.researchgate.net |
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| Educational / Professional Qualifications |
- MBBS (Peradeniya) 2007
- MSc Bio-statistics (Peradeniya) 2010
- MPhil (Peradeniya) 2014
- PhD (Australia) 2019
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| Research Interests |
- Immune response to infections and vaccine immunity
- Diagnostics related to Mycobacterial disease
- Medical education methodology and English for special purposes in medical education
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| Teaching/ Training / Examining (Postgraduate or Undergraduate) |
| Undergraduate Teaching Training and Examination |
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya in Microbiology and Immunology.
- Visiting lecturer and examiner at Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya - BSc Hons in Microbiology
- Visiting Lecturer at Faculty of Medicine, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka.
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| Postgraduate Teaching, Training and Examinations |
- Lectures and examiner in MSc in Clinical Biochemistry - Postgraduate Institute of Science, University of Peradeniya
- Supervise MSc/ M.Phil research projects in Immunology and tuberculosis infections
- Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Peradeniya - MPhil examiner
- Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Sri Jayawardenapura - Proposal evaluator and examiner for MPhils and PhDs.
- Faculty of Medicine, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka - PhD examiner
- Medical Research Institute, Colombo - Proposal evaluator
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| Research Grants |
- University of Peradeniya Research Grant RG/2012/36- 2012 'Accuracy and cost effectiveness of molecular identification of mycobacterial isolates from clinical specimens' (Principal Investigator)
- Rebecca L Cooper Medical Research Foundation -Research Grant -2016 'Understanding immune dysfunction in mycobacterial infection' (Co-Investigator)
- University of Peradeniya Research Grant URG/M/2021/23/M - 2021 - Evaluation of SARS COV2 Neutralizing antibodies in PCR negative contacts in workplace settings in the Kandy district.' (Principal Investigator)
- University of Peradeniya Research Grant URG/M/2023/22/M - 2023 - '"Evaluation of anti-SARS COV-2 neutralizing antibody levels in patients on haemodialysis and kidney transplant recipients who received COVID19 vaccinations: A 1-year follow-up study' -(Principal Investigator)
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| Supervision of Research Degrees/Research Components - Completed |
| Master of Philosophy - M.Phil |
- 'Evaluation of Anti SARS CoV-2 antibody responses in specific post asymptomatic infection and post vaccination cohorts. ' - (Primary supervisor)
- 'Comparative study on the effect of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) in the trans placental transfer of subclasses of IgG level to the newborn.' - (Primary supervisor)
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| Scholarship/Medals/Awards |
- National Research Council Merit Award for Research Publications -2012
- University of Queensland International Postgraduate Scholarship-2015
- QIMR International Postgraduate Award-2015
- National Research Council Merit Award for Research Publications -2024
- James Cook University Post Graduate Research Scholarship -2017
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