Profile

• Haematology
• Immunology
• Molecular genetics

• Comparison of dengue and other febrile illnesses in patients admitted to Teaching Hospital-Peradeniya.
  Chamila Kumari Nandasena, Sathya Charuni Abeysinghe, Senanayake Abeysinghe Mudiyanselage Kularathne, Rathnayake Mudiyanselage Manel Rathnayake, Udaya Ralapanawa, Jayantha Rajapakse, Jayasekara Mudiyanselage Kithsiri Bandara Jayasekara (2021)
• Traditional Sri Lankan plant, Lantana camara; Will it be a treatment against the hematological complications of COVID-19?
  Darshana Kottahachchi, Chamila Nandasena, Sadhani Sandarenu, Upekshi Kankanamge and Trilicia Withanawasam (2021)
• Review: Combat against COVID-19 Complications - Traditional Plant Lantana camara
  Darshana Kottahachchi, Sadhani Sandarenu, Chamila Nandasena, Upekshi Kankanamge and Trilicia Withanawasam (2021)
• A review on the Role of FLT3/FL System in Non- Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
  Darshana Kottahachchi, Chamila Nandasena, Sachini Gallage, Inoka C. Perera and Sasikala Suresh. (2021)
• A Review on the Role of C Kit /SCF System in Hematological Malignancies.
  Darshana Kottahachchi, Chamila Nandasena, Sachini Gallage, Dharshan De Silva, Inoka C. Perera and Sasikala Suresh. (2021)
• Review: Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) - Will it become a therapeutic target for Non- Hodgkin Lymphoma?Darshana Kottahachchi, Sachini Gallage, Chamila Nandasena (2021)

Abstract publications

• Association Between Changes in Liver Transaminases and Full Blood Count Among Patients with RT PCR Positive Dengue and RT PCR Negative Other Febrile Illnesses Admitted to Teaching Hospital -Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (2017)
  Chamila Kumari Nandasena, Sathya Charuni Abeysinghe, Senanayake Abeysinghe Mudiyanselage Kularathne, Rathnayake Mudiyanselage Manel Rathnayake, Udaya Ralapanawa, Jayantha Rajapakse, Jayasekara Mudiyanselage Kithsiri Bandara Jayasekara
• Epidemiological Characteristics Among RT PCR Positive Dengue Patients and RT PCR Negative Patients with Other Febrile Illnesses Admitted to Teaching Hospital, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (2017)
  Sathya Charuni Abeysinghe, Chamila Kumari Nandasena, Senanayake Abeysinghe Mudiyanselage Kularathne, Rathnayake Mudiyanselage Manel Rathnayake, Udaya Ralapanawa, Jayantha Rajapakse, Jayasekara Mudiyanselage Kithsiri Bandara Jayasekara

Research Activities

• FLT3/FL system; A target for Non-Hodgkin lymphoma treatment assessing
• Investigating the changes of haematological parameters and membrane stability on peripheral blood samples of Covid 19 confirmed patients
• Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) - Will it become a therapeutic target for Non- Hodgkin Lymphoma.

Ongoing research

• FLT3/FL system; A target for Non-Hodgkin lymphoma treatment assessing
• Investigating the changes of haematological parameters and membrane stability on peripheral blood samples of Covid 19 confirmed patients

• Junior Consultant (Temporary) - 01 year  
• Demonstrator (Temporary) - 03 years
• Medical Laboratory Technologist - 07 months

Member of a profession supplementary to medicine at Sri Lanka Medical Council. (Reg. No.3006)
NSF NO: NSF/STMIS/10/8691

• Department Coordinator of curriculum revision committee -FAHS - 2022
• Assistance to CMCC registration process -2017,2018 - Department of MLS
• Coordinator of the student orientation progarmme-2021
• Assistance to the orientation programme-2018,2019,2020
• Department coordinator-KDU-IRC-2020
  Rapporteur of the technical session of MLS - 2019
  Assistance to the department coordinator of KDU IRC 2017, 2018, 2019 Department coordinator - MLS LMS-online examination 2021
• Department coordinator of Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Google Classroom during the COVID 19 period.
• Module coordination (General Chemistry, General Physics, Cell biology and Molecular techniques, Biotechnology and advanced techniques, Immunohistochemistry)
• Assistance in coordinating of the Clinical training for the department of MLS (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021).

• KDU Grant 2020 - KDU/RG/2020/FAHS/005
• KDU Grant 2021 - KDU/RG/2020/FAHS/004