Perera JDR, Sivakanesan R, Jayasinghe RD, Bandara BMR and Tilakaratne WM. Role of Antioxidants in Disease Progression and Malignant Transformation of Oral Submucous Fibrosis. Sri Lanka Dental Journal, 2014;44 (1-3):15-25.
Vartoukian SR, Tilakaratne WM, Seoudi N, Bombardieri M, Bergmeier L, Tappuni AR, Fortune F. Dysregulation of the SOCS3-STAT3 pathway in the aetio-pathogenesis of Sjögren's syndrome. Clin Exp Immunol. 2014 Sep;177(3):618-29.
2015
Siriwardena BSMS, Jayasinghe RD, Tilakaratne WM. Plasma Cell Mucositis Affecting Oral Mucosa: Report of 11 Cases and Review of Literature, J Otol Rhinol 2015, 4:6, http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2324-8785.1000259
Illeperuma RP, Kim DK, Park YJ, Son HK, Kim JY, Kim J, Lee DY, Kim KY, Jung DW, Tilakaratne WM, Kim J. Areca nut exposure increases secretion of tumor-promoting cytokines in gingival fibroblasts that trigger DNA damage in oral keratinocytes. Int J Cancer. 2015;1;137(11):2545-57. doi: 10.1002/ijc.29636
Rajapakshe RMAR, Pallegama RW, Jayasooriya PR, Siriwardena BSMS, Attygalla AM, Hewapathirana S, Werasinghe JU, Dias DK, Tilakaratne WM. A retrospective analysis to determine factors contributing to the survival of patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma. J of Cancer Epidemiol, 2015 Jun;39(3):360-6.
BSMS Siriwardena, S Shunmuganathan, WM Tilakaratne. A case of benign chondroblastoma in the anterior mandible and review of literature: a very rare presentation. Case Reports in Clinical Medicine, 2015, 4, 102-106.
BSMS Siriwardena RMSGK Rasnayaka Yaghma Masood Mohd Masood PVR Kumarasiri WM Tilakaratne. A Predictive Model of Oral Cancer Metastasis for Different Cancer Sites and Age Groups. Journal of Investigative and Clinical Dentistry (2015), 6, 1–5.
BSMS Siriwardena, A. Tilakaratne, WM Tilakaratne A comparative study of oral squamous cell carcinoma in the young and the old in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Dental Journal, 45 (2) 2015, 59-61.
Siriwardena BSMS, Jayathilake DSY, Pitakotuwage TN, Illeperuma RP, Kumarasiri PVR3, Attygalla AM, Peiris HRD, Tilakaratne WM. Demographic and Histopathological Differences of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma; Analysis of 4394 Cases from Sri Lanka. J Clin Exp Oncol 2015; 4:4
2016
K. Ekanayake, M. Ekanayake and W.M. Tilakaratne. Metastatic paraganglioma presenting in the oral cavity as the initial manifestation. Oral Surgery; 23 NOV 2016, DOI: 10.1111/ors.12235
Rosnah Binti Zain, Thomas George Kallarakkal, Anand Ramanathan, Jin Kim, WM Tilakaratne, Takashi Takata, Saman Warnakulasuriya, Vinay Kumar Hazarey, Alison Rich, Haizal Mohd Hussaini, Ajura Jalil. Exophytic Verrucous Hyperplasia of the Oral Cavity – Application of Standardized Criteria for Diagnosis from a Consensus Report. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2016;17 (9), 4491-4501
RP Ekanayaka,WM Tilakaratne. Oral submucous fibrosis: Review on mechanisms of malignant transformation. Oral Surg, Oral Med, Oral Pathol, Oral Radiol 2016;122 (2),192–199.
doi.org/10.1016//j.oooo.2015.12.018
LAH Jayasinghe, P.M. Peiris, W.M. Tilakaratne, A.M. Attygalla, R.D. Jayasinghe, M.A.M. Sitheeque, B.S.M.S. Siriwardena. Clinically malignant exophytic lesions in the background of oral submucous fibrosis: report of 5 cases. 2016;122 (2),210–215. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.oooo.2016.06.001
WM Tilakaratne, Rasika Priyadharshani Ekanayaka, Saman Warnakulasuriya Oral submucous fibrosis: A historical perspective and a review on aetiology and pathogenesis. Oral Surg, Oral Med, Oral Pathol, Oral Radiol August 2016;122, (2),178–191. doi.org/10.1016/j.oooo.2016.04.003.
PGCL Nanayakkara, WL Dissanayaka, BG Nanayakkara, EAPD Amaratunga, WM Tilakaratne. Comparison of spatula and cytobrush cytological techniques in early detection of oral malignant and premalignant lesions: a prospective and blinded study. J Oral Pathol Med 2016 Apr;45(4):268-74. doi: 10.1111/jop.12357
RP Ekanayaka, MPB Herath, RD Jayasinghe, MAM Sitheeque, H Amarasinghe, WM Tilakaratne. Intralesional corticosteroids as a treatment for restricted mouth opening in oral submucous fibrosis. Oral Surg, Oral Med, Oral Pathol, Oral Radiol 2016;122, (2) 224–231. doi.org/10.1016/j.oooo.2015.11.023
2017
Heein Yoon, Junhee Park, Kwang-Kyun Park, Jin Kim, N. Champika Bandara, W. M. Tilakaratne, Won-Yoon Chung. Methanol extract of Holarrhena antidysenterica bark inhibits the growth of human oral squamous cell carcinoma cells and osteoclastogenesis of bone marrow macrophages. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2017(6):1-8.
RMSHB Medawela, DRDL Ratnayake, DRDL Ratnayake, PR Jayasooriya, BSMS Siriwardena, WM Tilakaratne. Malignant transformation of oral lichen planus; the first two cases reported in Sri Lanka and literature review. Sri Lanka Dental Journal;2017;47(01):29-37.
Fernando CN, Abeyratne WMSD, Tilakaratne WM, Siriwardena BSMS. Investigation on the occurrence of Hairy Polyp and Choristoma in Oral Cavity: A case study. Heighpubs Otolaryngol and Rhinol. 2017; 1: 041-045.
Bazarsad S, Zhang X, Kim KY, Illeperuma R, Jayasinghe RD, Tilakaratne WM, Kim J. Identification of a combined biomarker for malignant transformation in oral submucous fibrosis. J Oral Pathol Med (2017) 46: 431-438.
Jayasuriya NSS, Siriwardena BSMS, Tilakaratne WM, Parthiepan S. Malignant transformation of a long-standing submental dermoid cyst to a carcinosarcoma: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2017 Jan 11;11(1):11. doi: 10.1186/s13256-016-1186-y.
2018
Müller S, Boy SC, Day TA, Magliocca KR, Richardson MS, Sloan P, Tilakaratne WM, Zain RB, Thompson LDR. Data Set for the Reporting of Oral Cavity Carcinomas: Explanations and Recommendations of the Guidelines From the International Collaboration of Cancer Reporting. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2018 Nov 30. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2018-0411-SA.
RK De Silva, BSMS Siriwardena, A Samaranayaka, WAMUL Abeyasinghe, WM Tilakaratne. A model to predict nodal metastasis in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma. PLoS One. 2018 Aug 9;13(8):e0201755. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201755. 2018.
Warnakulasuriya S, Tilakaratne WM, Ranganathan K, Kuriakose MA. Report of a consensus meeting of a group of oral and general pathologists in India on grading of oral epithelial dysplasia. Oral Oncol. 2018 Jun;81:109-110. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2018.03.018.
BSMS. Siriwardena, KLTD. Jayawardena, NH. Senarath, WM. Tilakaratne. An evaluation of clinical and histopathological aspects of patients with Oral Submucous Fibrosis in the background of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. BioMed Research International 2018 Oct 9;2018:4154165. doi: 10.1155/2018/4154165.
BSMS. Siriwardena, IK Rambukewela, T N Pitakotuwage, MNGP Udagama, P VR Kumarasiri, WM Tilakaratne. A Predictive Model to Determine the Pattern of Nodal Metastasis in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Biomed Res Int. 2018 May 13;2018:8925818. doi: 10.1155/2018.
Siriwardena BSMS, Tennakoon TMPB, Hunter KD, Tilakaratne WM. Unicystic ameloblastoma: Analysis of 370 cases in a single center in Sri Lanka. J Oral Pathol Med. 2018 Aug;47(7):706-709. doi: 10.1111/jop.12740.
Nimna H. Senarath, , Primali R. Jayasooriya, , BSMS. Siriwardena, , Himal N. Kumarage, Saminda Wadusinghearachchi, Pemith Liyanage, Sulochana Wijetunge, Roshitha Waduge, Palitha Ratnayake, W M. Tilakaratne. Inter-examiner Variability in grading of oral epithelial dysplasia may cause suboptimal management of oral potentially malignant disorders. Journal of Dentistry Indonesia 2019, Vol. 26 (1) doi: 10.14693/jdi.v26i1.1317.
Sigera LSM, Gunawardane SR, Malkanthi MA, Jayasinghe RD, Sitheeque MAM, Tilakaratne WM, Jayasekera PI. Histoplasma capsulatum Caused a Localized Tongue Ulcer in a Non-HIV Patient-A Case From Nonendemic Country. Ear Nose Throat J. 2019 May 7:145561319844246. doi: 10.1177/0145561319844246.
Retrospective analysis of oral cancer cases for 13 years. BSMS Siriwardena, RP Illeperuma, DSY Jayathilake, TN Pitakotuwage, PVR Kumarasiri, AM Attygala, RD Peiris, WM Tilakaratne. ASOMP 2014, Hyderabad, India
JDR Perera, RD Jayasinghe, R Sivakanesan, BMR Bandara, WM Tilakaratne. Antioxidant levels in relation to malignant transformation of oral submucous fibrosis; a preliminary study. IPURSE, 2014, Perdeniya, Sri Lanka.
RP Illeperuma, YJ Park, WM Tilakaratne, JY Kim, J Kim. Elucidating mechanisms inducing oxidative stress by areca nut in oral mucosa. IPURSE, 2014, Perdeniya, Sri Lanka.
BSMS Siriwardena, RP Illeperuma, DSY Jayathilake, TN Pitakotuwage, PVR Kumarasiri, AM Attygala, RD Peiris, A. Tilakaratne, WM Tilakaratne. Anlysis of oral cancer cases of Sri Lanka for 13 years. 17th International Congress on Oral pathology and Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey May 2014.
RK De Silva, BSMS Siriwardena, WM Tilakaratne. The usefulness of tumour thickness in predicting nodal metastasis of oral squamous cell carcinoma. IPURSE, 2015, Perdeniya, Sri Lanka.
HDNU Karunathilaka, BSMS Siriwardena, WM Tilakaratne.Analysis of the significance of pattern of invasion in relation to oral squamous cell carcinoma. IPURSE, 2015, Perdeniya, Sri Lanka.
WMKM Bandara, RP Illeperuma, WM Tilakaratne et al. Analysis of DNA double strand damage during oral carcinogenesis in arecanut chewers. International symposium on oral cancer and cancer prevention. Seoul Korea 2015.
2016
HDNU Karunatilaka, BSMS Siriwardena, WM Tilakaratne. Histological parameters and expression of EGFR and β-catenine in oral squamous cell carcinoma: a preliminary study. IPURSE, 2016, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
AK Baddevithana, RP illeperuma, RD Jayasinghe, BSMS Siriwardena, WM Tilakaratne. Expression of p16 gene in oral potentially malignant disorders and oral cancer: a preliminary study. IPURSE, 2016, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
WMKM Bandara, RP Illeperuma, KD Kyeong, BSMS Siriwardena, RD Jayasinghe, WM Tilakaratne, K Jin. Expression of γ-h2ax and p53 in oral cancer and oral potentially malignant diseases with areca nut history. IPURSE, 2016, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
WMKM Bandara, WM Tilakaratne et al. Arecanut induced DNA damage can be reversed by Shumacheria Castaneifolia. World congress on Oral pathology and Medicine, International Association of Oral Pathologists, Chennai, India Sep 2016.
WMKM Bandara, RP Illeperuma, WM Tilakaratne et al. Testing efficacy of antioxidant rich herbal extracts in reducing arecanut induced carcinogenesis. Sri Lanka Medical association 129th anniversary international Medical congress, 2016 Colombo.
WMAUL Abeysinghe, WM Tilakaratne et al. A case of deep fungal infection presenting as necrotising stomatitis in an immunocompromised patient. Annual Scientific sessions of Sri Lanka Dental Association 2016.
2017
D Jayawardane, NH Senarath, BSMS Siriwardena, WM Tilakaratne. Clinical and histopathological analysis of concomitant Oral Submucous Fibrosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma presented to the Departmet of Oral Pathology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Peradeniya. National Health Research Symposium 2017, BMICH, Colombo.
WAMUL Abeyasinghe, RK De Silva, BSMS Siriwardena, A Samaranayaka, WM Tilakaratne. Depth of invasion as a predictive factor for cervical lymph node metastasis in oral squamous cell carcinoma. National Health Research Symposium 2017, BMICH, Colombo.
AK Baddevithana, WMKM Bandara, RD Jayasinghe, BSMS Siriwardena, WM Tilakaratne, RP Illeperuma. Human papilloma virus infection and its correlation with expression of p16 gene in oral potentially malignant disorders and oral cancer. IPURSE, 2017, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
WAMUL Abeyasinghe, PR Jayasooriya, WM Tilakaratne. Natuaral history of oral submucous fibrosis; a clinicopatholgical study. IPURSE, 2017, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
AK Baddevithana, WMKM Bandara, RD Jayasinghe, BSMS Siriwardena, WM Tilakaratne, RP Illeperuma. Expression of p16 gene and HPV oncogene in oral potentially malignant disorders and oral cancer. 8th ASOMP meeting, Vijayawada, India, August 2017
2018
Ari Samaranayaka, R K De Silva, B S M S Siriwardena, W A M U L Abeysinghe, W M Tilakaratne. Predicting nodal metastasis among oral cancer patients. Australasian Applied Statistics Conference 2018, Rotorua, New Zealand, December 2018.
NH Senarath, PR Jayasooriya, BSMS Siriwardena,H Kumarage, NS Wadusinghearachchi, RLPR Liyanage, S Wijetunge, R Waduge, P Ratnayake, WM Tilakaratne. Inter – Examiner variability in diagnosing oral epithelial dysplasia using the conventional system (WHO 2005). Annual Scientific Sessions of Sri Lanka Dental Association, 2018, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Illeperuma RP, Bandara WMKM, Do KK, Jayasinghe RD, Siriwardene BSMS, Jin K, Tilakeratne WM. Antioxidant rich tropical herbs to combat AN induced OPMDs. In: proceeding of the 72nd AAOMP conference; 2018 June 23-28; Vancouver, Vancouver: AAOMP; 2018.
Text Book of Oral Medicine and Pathology “A Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment” 2013, JAYPEE Medical Publishers, India
Contributor for the text book titled “OSCE for Clinical Dental Sciences” 2014, JAYPEE Medical Publishers, India
Co-authored a Chapter tilted Oral Submucous Fibrosis in the book “Contemporary Oral Oncology” by Springer 2017.
Co-authored 3 chapters in the WHO Blue book on Classification of Head and Neck tumours-2017.
“Guideline for the screening, surveillance, diagnosis and management of oral potentially malignant disorders”. Publication of National Cancer control programme of Sri Lanka, 2013 and 2015, 2017
Guest Lecture titled “How to get my paper published” Kandy Society of Medicine, Oct, 2014.
Guest lecture titled “Why research? Sri Lankan perspectives”. Annual Scientific Sessions, College of Dentistry and Stomatology of Sri Lanka, Aug, 2014, Colombo.
Guest lecture titled “Current concepts of pathogenesis and malignant transformation of Oral Submucous fibrosis. Master Class series by International Association of General Dentistry, Bangalore, India, March 2014.
Guest lecture titled “Rare lesions of the oral and maxillofacial region”. Master Class series by International Association of General Dentistry, Bangalore, India, March 2014.
Guest lecture titled “Professional Ethics for Postgraduate trainees in different Dental specialities in the country organised by Ministry of Health. March 2014, Peradeniya.
Guest lecture titled “Mechanisms of aetilogy and pathogenesis of Oral Submucous fibrosis” Asian Sopciety of Oral Pathology, Hyderabad, India February 2014.
2015
Guest lecture titled “Role of cytopathology in the diagnosis of salivary gland tumours” Oral Disease update meeting, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 2015.
Guest lecture titled “The importance of clinicopathological correlation in the diagnosis of fibro osseous lesions” Oral Disease update meeting, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 2015.
Guest Lecture titled “Why Sri Lanka should panic about smokeless tobacco” at the National summit on Towards Tobacco and Alcohol Free Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Feb 2015.
2016
Guest lecture titled “Towards a smokeless Tobacco free Sri lanka” Conference organised by National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol, November 2016.
Guest lecture titled “An overview of CROC and use of current understanding of OSF for future. International Conference on oral cancer, smokeless tobacco and arecanut, 2016, Kandy, Sri Lanka
Guest lecture titled “Role of Pathology in the management of oral cancer and OPMD”. The International Odonto-Stomatology Conference on Science and Education, Hanoi, Vietnam, Oct 2016.
Guest lecture titled “Role of Pathology in the management of oral cancer and OPMD”. Inaugural Annual Scentific Sessions, Polonanaruwa Clinical Society Sep 2016.
Keynote speech titled “Tropical Diseases; update” World congress on Oral pathology and Medicine, International Association of Oral Pathologists, Chennai, India Sep 2016.
Guest lecture titled “Malignant Transformation of Oral Submucous fibrosis” World congress on Oral pathology and Medicine, International Association of Oral Pathologists, Chennai, India Sep 2016.
Keynote speaker on the topic “Collaborations; the pathway to success” at the 4th conference on Japan- Sri Lanka Collaborative Research organised by Sri Lanka Japan study centre. Aug 2016, Kandy, Sri Lanka.
Guest lecture titled “Grading Epithelial Dysplasia” at the 27th meeting of Japanese Society of Oral Pathology, Hiroshima, Japan. August 2016.
Guest lecture titled “An overview of CROC and use of current understanding of OSF for future interventions” July 2016, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
Panel member on Cancer at the NSF Research Summit 2016.
Guest Lecture titled “Aetiology and pathogenesis of Oral submucous fibrosis” at the International Symposium on OSF, Nagpur India, Feb 2016.
Invited speaker for the panel discussion on Oral Submucous Fibrosis at the International Symposium on OSF, Nagpur India, Feb 2016.
Invited speaker for the panel on “Global Oral Cancer Status; regional disparities” at the 1st Global Oral Cancer Forum, New York, USA March 2016.
Invited Lecture at the “World Oral Health Day” and the Chief Guest of the national ceremony 2016.
Guest Lecture titled “How to get my paper published” Research Symposium, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, 2016
Guest Lecture titled “How to expand an abstract to a full paper” conducted by Research and Development unit of Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, March 2016.
2017
Lecture titled “Oral potentially malignant disorders and WHO Classification of Head and Neck tumours 2017” Kathmandu, Nepal, December 2017.
Lecture titled “WHO classification on Head and Neack tumours 2017; Major changes. 3rd Asian Maxillofacial Trainees conference, Colombo, Sri Lanka, November 2017.
Lecture titled “Grading of epithelial dysplasia” WHO 2017 for College of Pathologists of Sri Lanka, SLMA, Colombo, October 2017.
Lecture titled “Changes to Classification of Salivary tumours; WHO 2017” for College of Pathologists of Sri Lanka, SLMA, Colombo, October 2017.
Lecture titled “Changes to Classification of Odontogenic tumours; WHO 2017 for College of Pathologists of Sri Lanka, SLMA, Colombo, October 2017
Guest lecture titled “Diagnosis of rare lesions in the Oral and Maxillofacial region”. 8th ASOMP meeting, Vijayawada, India, August 2017.
Guest lecture titled “Scenario of Oral Pathology in Asia”. 8th ASOMP meeting, Vijayawada, India, August 2017.
Guest lecture titled “Scope of Dental profession in a global perspective” at the Faculty Open day for Diamond Jubilee celebrations of University of Peradeniya, June 2017.
Guest lecture titled Grading oral epithelial dysplasia in potentially malignant disorders; caveats and practical guidelines. 6th World Oral Cancer Congress of International Academy of Oral Oncology (IAOO), May 2017, India.
Guest lecture titled Dysplasia at Surgical Margin, 6th World Oral Cancer Congress of International Academy of Oral Oncology (IAOO), May 2017, India.
Guest lecture titled Pathology of Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders 6th World Oral Cancer Congress of International Academy of Oral Oncology (IAOO), May 2017, India
Guest lecture titled Concepts of Aetiopathogenesis and Malignant Transformation of Oral Submucous Fibrosis, 6th World Oral Cancer Congress by International Academy of Oral Oncology (IAOO), May 2017, India.
Guest lecture titled Global career pathways in Dentistry at the 9th national dental students scientific conference, Penang, Malaysia, May, 2017.
2018
Keynote lecture titled “Epithelial dysplasia; grading, clinical implications and next WHO classification”. XXVII National Indian Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologists conference Amritsa, India November 2018.
Keynote lecture titled “Oral microbiome and Oral Cancer with special emphasis on HPV” at the annual academic sessions of Sri Lankan Society for Microbiology, Kandy Sri Lanka, October 2018.
Keynote lecture titled “Research in education is a timely need for the country” at the Inaugural education research conference 2018, Kandy, Sri Lanka, October 2018.
Keynote Lecture titled “Unfolding the pathogenesis and mechanisms of malignant transformation of oral submucous fibrosis” at the joint meeting of ROC and TAOP in Kaohsiung, Taiwan October 2018.
Guest Lecture titled “Histopthologiacal features of common oral lesions” at the 3rd Global Health conference in Bali, Indonesia, September 2018.
Guest Lecture titled “Inclusion of Oral Pathology teaching;bridging Basic Sciences and clinical practice” at the 3rd Global Health conference in Bali, Indonesia, September 2018.
Guest lecture titled “Dental Research and Clinical Practice” at the 11th postgraduate conference 2018, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, Malaysia on July 2018.
Guest lecture titled “Response of Dental tissues to trauma” 8th annual Scientifica sessions of Association of Specialist in Restorative Dentistry Sri Lanka, May 2018 Colombo.
College lecture titled “What is new in oral submucous fibrosis?;research of two decades, are we close to a curative treatment?” College of Dentistry and Stomatology of Sri Lanaka, Annual Scientific Sessions 2018, Colombo.
2019
Guest lecture titled “Role of digital Pathology and Artificial Intelligence in the practice of Pathology in the developing world. 15th European Congress on Digital Pathology, Warwick, England, April 2019.
Keynote speaker at 1st International summit of Salivary Symposium India (SALSI) February 2019.
Project on Oral Submucous fibrosis: Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea, 2014
Project on Oral Cancer and Oral Submucous fibrosis: Queen Mary, University of London, UK, 2014
2015
Strategic investigation into the standardization of oral pathology and the trend toward specialization of Oral Pathologists in Asia by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science: 13,390,000 JPY. 2015(Collaborative Project with Japanese and Malaysian counterparts)
New Asian Oral Health Project - Prevention of Oral Cancer. (Collaborative Project with Hokkaido, Japan): 100,000,000 JPY from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 2015
Project on Oral Submucous fibrosis: University of Niigata, Japan 2015
Project on Oral Cancer: University of Hiroshima, Japan, 2015
2016
01. Research grant from National Research council of Sri Lanka (Rs 7 Million) for the project titled “Analysis of the significance of invasive front characteristics in relation to prognosis of oral squamous cell carcinoma”, 2016
2017
Evaluation of “senescence associated secretory phenotype” and the role of senescent fibroblasts in oral submucous fibrosis” Rs 2.9 Million grant from National Science Foundation, Sri Lanka; 2017/18.
CVCD Excellence Award for the Most Outstanding Senior Researcher in Health Sciences including medical, Dental Sciences, Veterinary Sciences and Allied Health Sciences in Sri Lanka, 2014.
01. Presidential Research Award from the President of Sri Lanka in 2015
Merit Award for Scientific publication, National Research Council of Sri Lanka for the year 2016.
Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences from 2017
Prestigious Adjunct Professor, Saveetha University, India.
Adjunct Visiting Professor at Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal University, India, 2019
