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Neelika Malavige

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Neelika Malavige
Born
Neelika Malavige
NationalitySri Lankan
Education
SpouseLasantha Malavige
AwardsThird World Academy Science (2012)
Zonta Award (2014)
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Sri Jayewardenepura

Gathsaurie Neelika Malavige is a Sri Lankan academic, university professor, researcher and scientist. She is the head as well as the professor at the Department of Immunology and Molecular Sciences of the Sri Jayawardenepura University, Faculty of Medical Sciences since 2020.[1] She is a visiting lecturer at University of Oxford since 2008. She is married to Lasantha Malavige who is regarded as Sri Lanka's first sexologist.[2]

Career

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Neelika graduated with MBBS from the University of Colombo in 2000. She moved to UK and pursued her doctoral studies at the MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine at the University of Oxford where she obtained the Doctorate of Philosophy in 2008.[3] She pursued her doctor studies at the University of Oxford through a Commonwealth Scholarship scheme in 2004. After completing her higher studies in UK, she returned back to Sri Lanka and pursued her academic career as a visiting lecturer in 2008.[4]

She obtained the Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom (UK) in 2005. She was also elected as the Fellow of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom and also received the Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Pathologists of the United Kingdom in 2015.[5]

She also serves as the director of Centre for Dengue Research at University of Sri Jayawardenepura University from 2012.[6] She served as a senior lecturer at the Department of Microbiology from 2008 to 2013. She also went onto serve as the head of Department of Microbiology on a three year stint from 2012 to 2015. She had also served as a professor in Department of Microbiology from 2013 to 2020.[4]

She has been a member in several prominent organisations such as British Society of Immunology, Sri Lanka College of Physicians, Sri Lanka Medical Association, European Academy of Alergology and Clinical Immunology, International Society of Infectious Diseases and American Society of Tropical and Hygiene.[4] She is also a key member of Oxford University research team conducting COVID-19 anti-body tests.[7][8] In March 2020, she joined the executive committee of the International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID). Prior to joining the executive committee, she served as the council member of ISID from 2012 up until 2020.[9]

She is also currently engaged in research regarding the COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka giving updates and statements about the COVID situation in Sri Lanka from time to time.[10][11][12] She is also actively involved in identification and analysis of detecting new variants and strains of COVID-19.[13][14][15] In June 2021, she resigned from the independent vaccine advisory expert committee of the National Medicinal Regulatory Authority for personal reasons and workload.[16][17][18]

Awards

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She claimed the Joseph Nalliah Arumugam Memorial Award at the final MBBS in 2000. In 2011, she received the prestigious S. C. Paul Oration and gold medal from Sri Lanka Medical Association. She also received the Third World Academy Science (TWAS) young scientist award in 2012. She also notably claimed the Zonta award for her remarkable achievements in the field of medicine in 2014. She was recognized as the best researcher at the University of Sri Jayawardenepura in 2015.[4] She received the Inspirational Woman Award for her research work on COVID-19 at the Top 50 Professional and Career Woman Awards in 2020.[19]

References

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  1. ^ "Prof. Malavige on second jab, concerns over AstraZeneca and more". Print Edition - The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  2. ^ "Financial News | Sundayobserver.lk". archives.sundayobserver.lk. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  3. ^ "'If India can, why can't we?': Prof. Neelika Malavige on SL's capacity to produce a Covid-19 vaccine". www.themorning.lk. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  4. ^ a b c d "Prof. Neelika Malavige, Department of Immunology and Molecular Medicine | University of Sri Jayewardenepura". Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  5. ^ "And the Best Researcher is..." USJ - University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka. 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  6. ^ "World Vision, Citi-Foundation support anti-body testing efforts". Sunday Observer. 2020-08-22. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  7. ^ "Oxford University researchers release cheap, quick COVID-19 antibody test". Daily News. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  8. ^ "Oxford scientists release cheap, quick COVID-19 antibody test, Sri Lankan among researchers". NewsWire. 2021-03-30. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  9. ^ "Neelika Malavige Joins ISID's Executive Committee". ISID. 2020-05-16. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  10. ^ "New and more potent strain of coronavirus detected in Sri Lanka: immunologist". The Hindu. PTI. 2021-04-24. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  11. ^ "Covid-19 is now airborne - Prof. Neelika Malavige". www.dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  12. ^ "(VIDEO) New COVID variant detected; Prof. Malavige urges to wear facemasks". Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst. 2021-04-23. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  13. ^ "BSL Academy to promote women and girls in science for a greener planet | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  14. ^ Nadeera, Dilshan. "Prof. Malavige pleads to keep virulent coronavirus strain from S. Africa, UK out of Sri Lanka". Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  15. ^ "We continue to sequence virus strains in Sri Lanka: Prof Malavige". www.dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  16. ^ "Prof. Neelika Malavige resigns from vaccine committee - Latest News | Daily Mirror". www.dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  17. ^ "Prof. Neelika Malavige resigns from vaccine advisory committee". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  18. ^ "Two more resign from vaccine committee". Print Edition - The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  19. ^ "Ada Derana's Indeewari Amuwatte among top inspirational women in Sri Lanka". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
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