Professor in Pharmacology PhD – Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan BDS- University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Biography
Professor in Pharmacology, Department of Oral Medicine & Periodontology
Research Awards, Grants & Patents:
President’s awards for scientific publication (2013)
Travel award – To present at International Association for Dental Research (IADR) by University of Peradeniya (2013)
NRC merit award for scientific publication (2011 and 2010)
Unilever/Hatton Award - International Association for Dental Research (IADR), Barcelona, Spain - 1st place in Senior- Basic category (2010)
IADR/Unilever Hatton Divisional Award (2010)
Research Interests
Role of Rel B in bone homeostasis and osteoclastogenesis
Feasibility of using NF-B inhibitors on bone formation
Effect of fluoride on teeth and bone especially related to osteoporosis
Complementary and alternative medicine
Ongoing Research Projects
Publications
Osteoclast function and bone-resorbing activity: An overview. Soysa NS, Alles N. BBRC.2016;476:115-120.
A Pilot Study on Attitudes, Knowledge and Behaviour Towards Dental Diseases Among Grade Medical Officers in the Kandy District, Sri Lanka N. S. Soysa1, and N. Alles. The Journal of Dentist, 2016, 4, 9-16
The local administration of TNF-α and RANKL antagonist peptide promotes BMP-2-induced bone formation.AbdullaAl MasudKhan,Neil Alles,NiroshaniS. Soysa,Kenichi Nagano,Risako Mikami,Yuri Furuya, Hisataka Yasuda, ,Kazuhiro Aoki. Journal of Oral Biosciences.2013; 55:47-54.
Peptide-based delivery to bone. Aoki K, Alles N, Soysa N, Ohya K. Adv Drug Deliv Rev. 2012 Sep;64(12):1220-38.
Osteoclast formation and differentiation: An overview. Soysa NS, Alles N, Aoki K, Ohya K. J Med Dent Sci. 2012 ;59:65-74.
