Dr. Dulharie T. Wijeratne

PhD (Aus)

Senior Lecturer (Grade I)

Head of the Department

Medical Laboratory Sciences
Immune responses in viral infections

MDU5303 Immunology & Serology

MDU4406 Histopathology

MDU5210 Special Topics in MLS

MDU5212 Literature Review

Current

MPhil research project-Association of functional peripheral blood Natural Killer cell responses with clinical disease severity of dengue viral infection”

Completed

Undergraduate research project -A comparative study of erythrocyte sedimentation rate using conventional Westergren tube method and linear Therma ne analyzer

 

  • Wijeratne D.T., Fernando S., Gomes L., Jeewandara C., Jayarathna G., Perera Y., Wickramanayake S., Wijewickrama A., Ogg G.S., Malavige G.N., (2019) Association of dengue virus-specific polyfunctional T-cell responses with clinical disease severity in acute dengue infection. Immunity Inflammation and Disease.7(4):276-285. doi: 10.1002/iid3.271.
  • Wijesinghe, A., Gamage, J., Goonewardena, H., Gomes, L., Jayathilaka, D., Wijeratne, D. T., de Alwis, R., Jeewandara, C., Wijewickrama, A., Ogg, G. S., & Malavige, G. N. (2020). Phenotype and functionality of follicular helper T cells in patients with acute dengue infection. Journal of biomedical science27(1), 50. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12929-020-00641-2
  • Wijeratne,D., Rodger.J.Stevenson,A.,Wallace.,H.,Prele.,C.M.,Wood,F.M., & Fear,M.W (2018). Ephrin-A2 affects wound healing and scarring in a murine model of excisional injury.Burns.45(3):682-690
  • Manatunga, D., de Silva, R., de Silva, K., Wijeratne, D., Malavige, G. and Williams, G. (2018). Fabrication of 6-gingerol, doxorubicin and alginate hydroxyapatite into a bio-compatible formulation: enhanced anti-proliferative effect on breast and liver cancer cells.Chemistry Central Journal12(1)119
  • Wijeratne, D.T, Fernando, S., Gomes, L., Jeewandara, C., Ginneliya, A., Samarasekara, S., Wijewickrama, A., Hardman, C.S, Ogg, G.S. and Malavige, G.N. (2018). Quantification of dengue virus specific T cell responses and correlation with viral load and clinical disease severity in acute dengue infection. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 12(10),
  • Palanivelu V, Maghami S, Wallace HJ, Wijeratne D, Wood FM, Fear MW.Loss of Type A neuronal cells in the dorsal root ganglion after a non-severe full-thickness burn injury in a rodent model. Burns. 2018
  • Manatunga DC, de Silva RM, Nalin de Silva KM, NeelikaMalavige G, Wijeratne DT, Williams GR, Jayasinghe CD, UdagamaPV.”Effective delivery of hydrophobic drugs to breast (MCF-7) and Liver (HepG2) cancer cells: A detailed investigation using Cytotoxicity assays, fluorescence imaging and flow cytometry”.Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2018 (17)31346-2
  • Jayaratne,E., Wijeratne,D.,Fernando,S., Kamaladasa,A., GomesL., Wijewickrama,A., Ogg,G.S., Malavige G.N. “Regulatory T cells in acute dengue viral infection”Immunology” 2018 154(1):89-97.
  •  Wijeratne, D.T., Rodger,J., Wallace,H., Maghami,S., Sykes,M., Wood,F.M., Fear,M.“Ephrin-A2 and Ephrin-A5 are important for the functional development of cutaneous innervation in a mouse model” Journal of Investigative Dermatology (22 September 2014) doi:10.1038/jid.2014.407
  • Marano, R. J., Wallace, H. J., Wijeratne, D., Fear, M. W., San Wong, H. &O’Handley, R. 2015. Secreted biofilm factors adversely affect cellular wound healing responses in vitro. Sci Rep,(17 August 2015) doi: 10.1038/srep13296
  • Wijeratne, D.T., Rodger, J., Wood, F., andFear, M.W “The role of Eph receptors and Ephrins in the skin” International Journal of Dermatology (2015) 55:3-10
  • Shih B, Wijeratne D, Brown J, Armstrong D J, Lindau T, Day P JR, Bayat A (2009). “Identification of Biomarkers in Dupuytren’s disease by comparative Analysis of fibroblasts versus tissue biopsies in disease specific phenotypes,”The Journal of Hand Surgery 34:124-136
  • Tan K.T., Wijeratne D., Shih B., Baildam, A.D., Bayat A (2010Tumour necrosis factor-α expression is associated with increased severity of periprosthetic breast capsular contracture”European Surgical Research45:327-32

Presentations at conferences and meetings of professional associations (Published as abstracts)

  • Wijeratne, D.T., Fernando,S., Kamaladasa,A., Gomes.,L., Jeewandara,C.,Ginneliya,A., Samarasekara,S., Wijewickrama., Malavige,N. Role of Dengue Virus Specific T cell Responses in the Pathogenesis of Acute Dengue Infection (2017) The 6thNIF Winter School on Advanced Immunology, Singapore (Oral presentation)
  • Wijeratne D.T, Rodger J, Wallace H.J, Wood F.M, & Fear M.W .The role of Ephrin-A2 and -A5 in normal skin development and wound healing. (2013) the UWA school of Surgery symposium. Perth, Australia (Oral presentation).
  • Wijeratne D.T, Rodger J, Wallace H.J, Wood F.M, & Fear M.W .The role of Ephrin-A2 and -A5 in normal skin development and wound healing. (2013)Australian and New Zealand Burn Association Annual scientific meeting. . Perth, Australia (Oral presentation)
  • Wijeratne D.T, Rodger J, Wallace H.J, Wood F.M, & Fear M.W .The role of Ephrin-A2 and -A5 in normal skin development and wound healing.(2013) American Burn Association 45thannual meeting. Palms Springs, USA (Oralpresentation)
  • Wijeratne D.T, Rodger J, Wallace H.J, Wood F.M, & Fear M.W .The role of Ephrin-A2 and -A5 in normal skin development and wound healing. (2012) Conjoint Annual wound and tissue repair society and Australasian society for dermatology research conference. Sydney, Australia (Poster presentation)
  • Wijeratne D.T, Rodger J, Wallace H.J, Wood F.M, & Fear M.W ‘The role of Ephrin-A2 and -A5 in normal skin development and wound healing.(2012) the UWA school of Surgery symposium. Perth, Australia (Poster presentation)
  • Wijeratne D.T, Rodger J, Wallace H.J, Wood F.M, & Fear M.W ‘The role of Ephrin-A2 and -A5 in normal skin development and wound healing.(2011) McCoomb day. Perth, Australia (Oral presentation)
  1. Received a full scholarship to participate in the the Workshop “GAMECHANGERS. Women in Science Research and Advocacy workshop for Gender Policy Change” organized by UNESCO-OWSD in partnership with the Kathmandu Institute of Applied Sciences (KIAS) and the OWSD Nepal National Chapter, from 20 to 24 May 2024, in Kathmandu, Nepal.
  2. President’s Awards for Scientific Research in 2020 for Phenotype and functionality of follicular helper T cells in patients with acute dengue infection.
  3. President’s Awards for Scientific Research in 2018 for Regulatory T-cells in acute dengue viral infection.
  4. President’s Awards for Scientific Research  in 2018 for Quantification of dengue virus specific T cell responses and correlation with viral load and  clinical disease severity in acute dengue infection
  5. NRC Merit Award for Scientific Research in 2018 for Effective delivery of hydrophobic drugs to breast and liver cancer cells using a hybrid inorganic nanocarrier: A detailed investigation using cytotoxicity assays, fluorescence imaging and flow cytometry. 
  6. Travel grant and full scholarship to attend the 6th NIF Winter School on Advanced Immunology, Singapore in 2017
  7. Best publication by a research student at the School of Surgery Research Symposium, University of Western Australia in 2015
  8. University of Western Australia graduate research school travel award in 2012
  9. Best poster by a research student at the School of Surgery Research Symposium University of Western Australia in 2012
  10. Scholarship for International Research Fees SIRF and University International Stipend (UIS) scholarships for the PhD in 2010 by the University of Western Australia-AUD 126,000