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| Prof. Indu Nanayakkara |
| Professor in Physiology |
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Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya |
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indu.nanayakkara@med.pdn.ac.lk , induphysiology@yahoo.com |
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+94 71 303 9915 |
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| Educational / Professional Qualifications |
- PhD: 2011 (University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia)
- MPhil: 2002 (University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka)
- MBBS: 1995 (University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka)
Other courses followed for continuing professional development
- Training in the field of Autonomic function testing was obtained from:
the School of the European Federation of Autonomic Societies in Vienna, Austria
the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India and
- Radioisotope handling course - UWA
- Practical molecular biology course –PGIA
- Premedical course in the University of Maryland, USA - 1987
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| Employment |
- Professor in Physiology, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, 20400, Sri Lanka.
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| Awards |
- Endeavour Postgraduate Award for studying towards a PhD degree 2007 – Australian government
- Australian Leadership Award for studying towards a PhD degree 2007 – Australian government
- University Scholarship for the best overall performance at the 2nd MBBS Exam 1991
- Dr. C.E.S. Weeratunga Gold Medal for the best performance at the 2nd MBBS Exam 1991
- The Chalmers Gold Medal for Anatomy 1991
- Emily Wickramanayake Scholarship for Biochemistry 1991
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| Memberships and Affiliations |
- Sri Lanka Medical Association – Life Member since 1997
- Physiological Society of Sri Lanka – Life Member since 1996
- Secretary of the society – 2005
- Editor of the society - 2016
- Member of executive committee for 2005, 2006, 2011-2022
- President of the society in 2019
- Kandy Society of Medicine – Life Member since 1996
- Member of executive committee for 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
- Social secretary in the year 2012
- Sri Lanka Association for the Study of Pain – Life member since 2010
- Treasurer of the association for the years 2018 and 2019
- International Association for the Study of Pain – Life member since 2012
- South Asian Association of Physiologists
- one of the Vice presidents of SAAP for years 2018 and 2019
- Conference Co-chairperson for the SAAP conference to be held in Sri Lanka in 2022
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| Current Research |
- Cardiovascular Physiology and Autonomic Functions
- Thermal physiology
- Physiology related to musculoskeletal injury
- Pain and anaesthesia related physiology
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| Teaching |
- Teaching/demonstrating for both undergraduate and postgraduate students
- Training, mentoring, facilitating undergraduates and postgraduates
- Conducting tutorials/small group discussions for undergraduates and postgraduates
- Supervision of students –
- I have supervised 2 Students who successfully completed MPhil degrees
- At present, I am supervising 3 postgraduate students in their MPhil degrees (the programs involve supervision of a research project which ends in a publication of a thesis) and 2 student in their PhD degrees.
- Teaching material -
- I have prepared power point lectures for all the undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
- I have also produced videos and practical hand-outs as teaching aids for undergraduate practical teaching
- I have been a module co-ordinator for many teaching modules in physiology for undergraduates
- I have been the Chairperson of the Students Affairs Committee of the faculty for 3 years (2015, 2016, 2017) and an academic mentor since I joined the faculty in 1998. I have also worked as a Senior Student Counsellor for 3 years.
- Evaluation of students-
- Involved in examination of undergraduates and postgraduates in theory, practical an viva voce examinations
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| Administration |
- Head of Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya
From 01.01.2014 to 18.05.2015
From 12.09.2015 to 03.03.2016
- Chairperson of Students affairs committee from Jan 2015 to May 2017.
- Been involved in planning and organizing Conferences/Research sessions of iPurse (University of Peradeniya), Kandy Society of Medicine, Physiological Society of Sri Lanka and PeMSAA (the medical faculty alumni association)
- Involved in organizing prospective entrants to the Faculty of Medicine, Peradeniya in the years 2016, 2017.
- Co-ordinator of Examinations Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya since 2022.
- Excellent verbal and written skills in English and Sinhala languages
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| Other University & Professional Activities |
Presidential Addresses / Guest lectures / Plenary lectures and Symposium talks:
- Guest lecturer at the Annual Academic sessions of Kandy Society of Medicine 2011. ‘Basic Physiology of ECG’.
- Guest lecturer at the Annual Sessions of the Physiological Society of Sri Lanka 2011. ‘Calcium sensitivity in smooth muscle contraction: the story in tunica dartos’.
- Symposium speaker at the 3rd Conference of South Asian Association for Physiologists (SAAP) 2012. ‘The effect of oxidative stress and Antioxidants on sperm function’.
- Plenary lecture in the Annual Scientific Sessions of the Physiological Society of Sri Lanka 2016. ‘Physiology and Clinical Applications of Autonomic Function Testing’.
- Presidential address of the Physiological Society of Sri Lanka at the Annual academic Sessions of the PSSL in 2019 November. ‘A tribute to Professor Carlo Fonseka’
- Invited lecturer for the KSM January 2020 ‘Cardiovascular autonomic function testing: why do it and when to do it’
- One of the 7 speakers at the Online Clinical Cardiovascular Autonomic Function Assessment Workshop organized by the Physiological Society of Sri Lanka in April 2021.
- CME lecture for the Kandy Society of Medicine, May 2021 ‘Clinical Autonomic Function Testing’
Other contributions to the faculty:
- Member of Curriculum Coordinating Committee - 'Beyond 2004' Program of the Faculty of Medicine – 2004, 2005, 2006.
- Served in Curriculum development groups of the Faculty of Medicine since 2003 up to the present
- Module Coordinator of the Nervous Control and Behviour Module – 2005, 2006
- Senior Student Counselor, Faculty of Medicine, Peradeniya – 2000, 2004, 2015
- Executive Committee member of Peradeniya Faculty of Medicine Teachers Association for the years 1999, 2000.
- Treasurer of Peradeniya Faculty of Medicine Teachers Association for the years 2004, 2005.
- Vice President of the Peradeniya Faculty of Medicine Teachers Association for the years 2006
- Member and Secretary of the Committee on Student matters of the Faculty in 2000.
- Coordinator appointed by the UNFPA with the UGC, for the Reproductive Health Education Programme for the New Entrants of the Faculty of Medicine- 2005.
- President, Physiological Society of Sri Lanka (PSSL) – Year 2019
- Secretary, Physiological Society of Sri Lanka (PSSL) – Year 2005
- Executive committee member of the Physiological Society of Sri Lanka (PSSL) – Year 2006, 2011, 2016, 2017
- Editor, PSSL 2015/2016
- Congress Secretary of International Medical Congress organized by PeMSAA – 2013 - 2014.
- Chairperson, Student Affairs Committee since January 2015 – to 2017
- Congress Co-chairpersons of the 8th Biennial Conference of the South Asian Association of Physiologists.
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