Lecturer (Probationary)
B.Sc. in Medical Laboratory Sciences (University of Sri Jayewardenepura), M.Sc. in Biostatistics (University of Peradeniya)Website RG GS
Contact:
Colombo Regional Center ,
Office: +94112881000, Ext: 6301
E-mail: rkdis@ou.ac.lk
Web: www.linkedin.com/in/ruchira-dissanayake-75b375140
Areas of Specialization:
Haematology
Course Coordination:MDU4501 – Haematology II
MDU 4208 – Ethics and Professional Development
MDU5401 – Advanced Hematology
MDU 5305- Work-Based Training III
MDU 5407 – Laboratory Automation and Instrumentation
MDU 6301 – Cytogenetics and Molecular ge
Awards:Global Investigator Award – LMCE 2021 (Laboratory Medicine Congress & Exhibition) & KSLM 62nd Annual Meeting (Korean Society of Laboratory Medicine)
Research Supervisions:Undergraduate project supervision
Publications:S.D.I.Nanayakkara, R.K. Dissanayake, P.S.K. Nanayakkara; The presence of dehydration in paddy farmers in an area with chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu); Nephrology (2019; 25(2): 152-162)
Fathima A. Sheriff, R. K. Dissanayake, Chatura Wijesundara, Kalpani O. Bandaranayaka, B. A. G. Chathuranga; Prevalence, knowledge and selected associated factors of anaemia among non-pregnant females of reproductive age in a tea estate community in Hantana, Kandy district, Sri Lanka; American Journal of Blood Research (Am J Blood Res 2021;11(4):438-445)
Dissanayake RK, Ranaweera KKPT, Priyadarshani AMB; “The effect of bilirubin on laboratory investigations on serum creatinine: A comparison study between Jaffe reaction and Creatinase enzymatic method with creatinine in phosphate buffered saline solution and serum”; Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences, 2021