Thilini Wijerathna
Dr, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
Location: Sri Lanka
Consulting Services
Areas Of Interest
Professional Narrative
Employment
Education
Referees
Prof. IB Gawarammana, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
“Professor”
Prof. DM Dissanayake, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
“Professor”
Publications
1. Wijerathna, T.M, Fahim, M, Gawarammana, I.B, Wunnapuk, K, Dissanayaka, D.M, Shihana, F, Buckely N.A et al., Cellular injury leading to oxidative stress in acute poisoning with potassium permanganate/oxalic acid, paraquat, and glyphosate surfactant herbicide. Environ Toxicol Pharmacol, 2020: p. 103510
2. Wijerathna, T.M, Gawarammana, I.B, Fahim, M, Dissanayaka, D.M, Dargan P, Chathuranga U, Jayathilaka C, Buckely N.A Epidemiology, toxicokinetics and biomarkers after self-poisoning with Gloriosa superba. Clin Toxicol (Phila), 2019: p. 1-7
3. Wijerathna, T.M, Fahim, M, Gawarammana, I.B, Dissanayaka, D.M, Palangasinghe, C, Shihana, F, Endre, Z.H,Shahmy, S, Buckely N.A, Albuminuria and other renal damage biomarkers detect acute kidney injury soon after acute ingestion of oxalic acid and potassium permanganate. Toxicol Lett, 2018. 299: p. 182-190.
4. Wijerathna, T.M, Gawarammana, I.B, Dissanayaka, D.M, Palangasinghe, C, Shihana, F, Dassanayaka, Shahmy, S, Endre, Z.H, Fahim, M, Buckely N.A ., Serum creatinine and cystatin C provide conflicting evidence of acute kidney injury following acute ingestion of potassium permanganate and oxalic acid. Clin Toxicol (Phila), 2017: p. 1-7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15563650.2017.1326607
5. Perananthan V, Wijerathna T, Fahim, M, Gawarammana, I.B, Dawson, A.H, Buckely N.A. Circulating intestinal fatty acid binding protein and intestinal toxicity in russell’s viper envenomation Clin Toxicol (Phila), 2021: p. 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1080/15563650.2021.1965160
6. Perananthan V, Wijerathna T, Nagaratnam A, et al, Two rare case reports of ingestion of ammonium hydroxide and novel study of gastrointestinal toxicity. BMJ Open Gastroenterology 2019;6:e000259. doi: 10.1136/bmjgast-2018-000259
7. Mohamed, F., Endre, Z. H., Pickering, J. W., Jayamanne, S., Palagasinghe, C., Shahmy, S., Chathuranga, U., Wijerathna, T., Shihana, F., Gawarammana, I. & Buckley, N. A. 2016. Mechanism-specific injury biomarkers predict nephrotoxicity early following glyphosate surfactant herbicide (GPSH) poisoning. Toxicol Lett, 258, 1-10. http:// doi: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2016.06.001
8. Mohamed F, Buckley N, Jayamanne S, Pickering J, Peake P, Palangasinghe C, Wijerathna T, Ratnayaka I, Shihana F, Endre Z. 2015. Kidney damaged biomarkers detect acute kidney injury but only functional biomarkers predict mortality after paraquat ingestion. Toxicol Lett, 2015.372(2) p.140-50. http:// doi: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2015.06.008
Grants,Awards and Certifications
Grants :
- International Travel Award - American College of Toxicology, 2020, USA
- International Travel Award - The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2019, South Korea
- International Travel Award - American College of Toxicology, 2018, USA
- International Travel Award - Asia Pacific Association of Medical Toxicology, 2018, Indonesia
- International Travel Award - The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2018, South Korea
- International Travel Award - The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2016, South Korea
- International Travel Award - Asia Pacific Association of Medical Toxicology, 2014, China
Awards & Prizes :
• President’s Award for Scientific Research - National Research Council (NRC) - 2017
• President’s Award for Scientific Research - National Research Council (NRC) - 2016
• Merit Award for Scientific Publications - National research Council (NRC) - 2015
• Young Investigator Award – Laboratory Medicine Congress and Exhibition (LMCE2017), November 2017, Seoul, South Korea
• Best Poster Award - The Korean Society of Nephrology (KSN2016), June 2016, Seoul, South Korea
