Recent Research Awards Recipients

President’s Awards for scientific Research 2021

Congratulations!

The most prestigious research award, the Presidents Awards for Scientific Research are given to the best 100 publications each year. The 2021 awards were based on publications made in the year 2018 and was presented at a virtual ceremony held on the 6^th of April 2021.

Eleven of these publications included scientists affiliated to the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo.

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Brain abnormalities in Sri Lankan patients with temporal lobe epilepsy: An interesting study using automated MRI

P. C. Yasawardene, A. S. De Silva, M. U. J. Fernando, Y. A. P. De Silva
Risk of falls among the elderly in Sri Lanka – a study from Colombo finds worrying results

Hajanthy Jeyapragasam, Ajani Ilukkumbura, Punu Jayakody and Prof. Thashi Chang
Do we know enough about plastics? A study among housewives in Panadura reveals several deficiencies in plastic waste management

S.K.H. Silva1, C.M.C Shashikala1, R. Shanmugalingam1, C. Arambepola2
1Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo
2Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo
Students in the University of Colombo have high stress levels possibly because they are not sleeping enough!

Thakshila YS1, Suraweera C2
1Department of Allied Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
2Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Bacterial MAF Proteins as an Anti-Cancer Therapy

Chamindri Witharana
(BSc(Hons) (Col), Mphil (Wales), PhD(Giessen)
Senior Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Colombo
Cancer is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity among the worldwide human population.
LINKING THE RESEARCHER WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC

Sameera A Gunawardena, Dineshani Hettiarachchi

A fundamental quality in scientists and researchers is the desire to discover new things; bridge the gap between the known and unknown.
Senior Professor Chandrika Wijeyaratne – A Guiding Light for the Next Generation of Researchers

Research has played an integral role in the development of humanity. It is one of the few things that is fundamentally essential for the growth and maturation of any of the diverse fields ranging from social sciences to economical sciences to biomedical science. Much of what we know today, is the knowledge that was accumulated over many years from findings of previously conducted research.

Recent Research Awards Recipients

President’s Awards for scientific Research 2021

Congratulations!

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