| Prof. B. Nilanthi Dissanayake |
| Professor in Microbiology |
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Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Peradeniya. |
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nilanthi.dissanayake@med.pdn.ac.lk, nilanthidnk@gmail.com |
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+94 71 814 8755 |
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https://scholar.google.com/citations |
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https://www.researchgate.net |
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https://orcid.org/ |
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| Educational / Professional Qualifications |
- MBBS (Peradeniya) 2002
- Dip in Med Micro
- MD in Med Micro (Colombo) 2012
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| Research interests |
- Hantaviruses
- Leptospirosis
- Antimicrobial resistance
- Fungal infections
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| Undergraduate Teaching and Examinations |
- Lecturer and examiner at Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya
- Visiting lecturer and examiner, Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Peradeniya
- Visiting lecturer and examiner at Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya – BSc Hons in Microbiology
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| Postgraduate Teaching |
- Resource person and examiner for MSc Medical Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute of Science (PGIS), University of Peradeniya – MSc in Medical Microbiology
- Trainer and examiner for diploma in medical microbiology and MD in Medical Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Peradeniya
- Higher degrees committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya - M Phil supervisor
- Higher degrees committee, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of Peradeniya - M Phil Supervisor
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| Supervision of MPhil degrees |
- Investigation of the burden and transmission dynamics of hantavirus infection in selected administrative areas of Madawachchiya divisional secretariat, Anuradhapura district, Sri Lanka: Human-animal-environment interphase approach - 2026 completed ( main supervisor)
- Sero-epideiological and molecular investigation of hantavirus infection among selected cohorts in the Ampara and Batticaloa districts of Sri Lanka - 2026 ( Main Supervisor)
- Nasal Colonization of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae in kindergarten-aged children attending selected immunization clinics in Central Province, Sri Lanka 2026 - Completed (Co-supervisor)
- Antimicrobial resistance and occurrence of phylogroup b2, st131, O25b-st13l, and resistance encoding genes among extra-intestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli of human and companion animals in selected locations in Sri Lanka – completed in 2023 (Co-supervisor)
- Pneumococcal colonization in health and respiratory disease among a group of Sri Lankan children between 2 months to 2 years - Completed in 2022 (Co-supervisor)
- Prevalence and Molecular characterization of extended spectrum β- lactamase producing coliforms and Mycoplasma in upcountry dairy farms in Sri Lanka – completed in 2021 (Co-supervisor)
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| Supervision of research component of MSc in Medical Microbiology. Post Graduate Institute of Science, University of Peradeniya |
- Group B streptococcus colonization in pregnancy - completed in 2013 (Main supervisor)
- Aetiological agents of human dermatophytosis - completed in 2013 (Main supervisor)
- Vancomycin resistant enterococcl colonization among ICU patients in a tertiary care hospital - Completed in 2014 (Main supervisor)
- Urinary catheter colonization of candida in an intensive care unit - completed in 2020
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| Supervision of thesis in MD in Medical Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo |
- Optimization of multiplex PCR for the detection of aetiological agents of acute bacterial meningitis - completed in 2019 ( Main supervisor)
- Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of Staphylococcus aureus isolates recovered from clinical samples in a tertiary care hospital - 2026
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