Professor

Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya

Educational/professional  Qualifications:

B.V.Sc (University of Ceylon, 1972);  Ph.D (University of Hull, UK, 1979)

Positions held:            

1. Editor, Sri Lanka Veterinary Journal, 1990 to date.
2. Head and Professor of Biochemistry, Nepal Medical College, Jorpati, Kathmandu, Nepal, from February 2002 to August 2002
3. Head, Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, from June 2003 to June 2010
4. Administrative Editor, 1973 - 1981, Chief Editor, 1981 to 1986. Ootru Science Journal (Tamil), Sri Lanka.
5. Member, Board of Study in Food Science & Technology, Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, Peradeniya, from 2003 to date.
6. Chairman, Board of Study in Molecular Biology, Postgraduate Institute of Science, Peradeniya, From June 2003.
7. Member, Board of Management of the Postgraduate Institute of Science, Peradeniya, from June 2003 onwards.
8. Member, Coordinating Committee, Postgraduate Institute of Science, Peradeniya, 2003 to date
9. President, Sri Lanka Veterinary Association, 2005/2006
10. Councillor, Sri Lanka, Commonwealth Veterinary Association, 2005/2006
11. Chairperson, Research Committee, from December 2006 to 2010
12. Chairperson, Ethical review Committee, from December 2006 to 2010
13. Chairman, Curriculum Coordinating Committee, Faculty of Medicine, February 2007 to February 2008.
14. Member, Think Tank committee, Ministry of Social Inequity Eradication
15. Member, Ethical review Committee, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine & animal Sciences, from December 2006 to date.
16. Treasurer, Sri Lanka Veterinary Association, 2007/2008
17. Secretary, Higher Degrees committee, Faculty of Medicine, from 2008 to 2012
18. Member, National Science Foundation Research Committee on Health Sciences, 2008-2010
19. Member, National Science Foundation Committee on Ethics of Science and Technology, 2008-2010
20. Secretary, Institute of Social Development in Kandy, from 2008 up to date.
21. Chairperson, Ethical review Committee, Postgraduate Institute of Science, Peradeniya, from 2010
22. Member, Research Panel on Health Sciences, National Science Foundation, April 2011 up to date
23. President, Sri Lanka Veterinary Council, January 2009 to December 2011
24. Head, Nuclear Medicine Unit, Faculty of Medicine, from October 2010 to present
25. Editor, Sri Lanka Journal of Animal Production, 2011 to date.

1. Lipid disorders in Human. Lipid patters in diabetes, hypertension and myocardial infarction. Apolipoprotein abnormalities in lipid disorders
2. Antioxidant status in diabetes, hypertension and myocardial infarction.
3. Natural products chemistry
4. Cardiovascular risk markers

1. Commonwealth Bureau of Animal Health Prize, University of Ceylon, 1971.
2. Research Assistantship, University of Hull, UK, 1976 - 1979.
3. World Health Organisation Fellowship (Regional, Thailand, 2 months), 1985.
4. Commonwealth Medical Fellowship (UK), 1986 - 1987.
5. USAID sponsored study visit (USA, two weeks), 1988.
6. Committee on Science and Technology in Developing countries (COSTED) award to attend the workshop on Curriculum Development and Teaching in Biochemistry (India, 2 weeks), 1989.
7. World Health Organisation Fellowship (Extra regional, USA, UK and Canada, six weeks), 1991.
8. ‘Sahithiya Award’ for Contribution to the field of Education, Provincial Council, Uva Province, July 24, 1994.
9. Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) award to participate in 'Global Nutrition 2001' (Sweden, 5 weeks Bangladesh, 1 week).
10. ‘Sahithiya Award’ for Contribution to the field of Medicine, Provincial Council, Central Province, September 15,16 2001.
11. Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) award to participate in 'Global Nutrition 2001 follow-up workshop (Bangladesh, 1 week).
12. World Health Organisation Fellowship to Trivandram, Kerala, India, 10th to 21th   November 2003.
13. Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) award to participate in 'Global Nutrition  Evaluation Seminar' , Dhaka, Bangladesh, 14th to 18th March 2005
14. Commonwealth Veterinary Association award to participate at the 14th Asian Commonwealth Veterinary Association Conference at Lahore, Pakistan, 18th to 24th  September 2005.
15. Presidential Award for Research 2004

1. R. Sivakanesan (1975). Handbook for Veterinarians. TBS. Godamunne and Sons Ltd., Kandy, Sri Lanka. pp110.
2. R. Sivakanesan (2008). Knowledge about STDs/ AIDS among the plantation community. ISBN: 978-955-9391-07-4. pp71.

1. Member, Sri Lanka Veterinary Association, from 1973 onwards.
2. Life Member, Sri Lanka Association of Advancement of Sciences
3. Life Member, Kandy Society of Medicine
4. Life & Founder Member, Sri Lanka Association of Animal Production
5. Founder President, Plantation Professionals Association, 1997 onwards
6. Member, Sri Lanka Veterinary Council

1. Senior Student Counsellor, University of Peradeniya, from 1989 to 1992
2. Senior Treasurer, University Hindu Students Association, 1985
3. Senior President, University Hindu Students Association, 1992 to 1998
4. Secretary, Institute of Social Development in Kandy, from 2008 up to date.

    Research Projects:
1. Osteoarthritis and articular cartilage damage           
2. Characterization of the Immune Response to Leishmaniasis in the Sri Lankan population 
3. Species identification, pathophysiology, immune response and transmission of rickettsial infections in the central province of Sri Lanka