Senior Professor in Microbiology
Ph.D (Hong Kong)
BDS (Hons) Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Biography
Senior Professor in Microbiology
Research Awards, Grants & Patents:
Medals and Prize received from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka in 2014 BDS First class Honors with, M. A. B. Brito Muthunayagam Gold Medal (2014) Gold Medal for Excellence in Restorative Dentistry (2014)
Research Interests
Oral cancer and OPMD
Host-pathogen interactions in Candidiasis.
Oral microflora in health and disease.
Polymicrobial biofilms.
Epithelial tissue models
Ongoing Research Projects
Research Enrolment and Opportunities
Publications
Allison DL, Willems HM, Jayatilake JA, Bruno VM, Peters BM, Shirtliff ME. Microbiol Spectr. Candida-Bacteria Interactions: Their Impact on Human Disease. 2016 Jun; 4 (3). doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.VMBF-0030-2016.
Thilakumara IP, Jayatilake JAMS, Pallegama RW, Ellepola ANB. Denture induced stomatitis and associated factors in a group of patients attending a University Dental Hospital in Sri Lanka. Journal of Investigative Clinical Dentistry.2016;0:1-7
Jayatilake JAMS, Rajapakse PS, Weerasinghe IE, Wanigasekara P, Vasanthathilaka VW. Oral hygiene and periodontal status in a group of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Indian Journal of Rheumatology 2011; 6:111-15.
Ellepola AN, Sundaram DB, Jayatilake JAMS, Joseph BK, Sharma PN. Knowledge and attitudes about HIV/AIDS of dental students from Kuwait and Sri Lanka. Journal of Dental Education 2011; 75:574-81.
