Dr. PATM Wijerathna​

Name :        Dr. PATM Wijerathna​

Position :    Senior Lecturer Gr. II

Email :          wijerathnapa@kdu.ac.lk

Mobile :       +94 778439574

Scholar profile : Google

Research Gate : Thilini-Wijerathna

LinkedIn : Thilini Wijerathna

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a) Teaching

  • Introductory Biology
  • Immunology
  • Biochemistry

b) Research Interest

  • Role of novel biomarkers in early detection of acute and chronic kidney injuries Epidemiology of self-poisoning and suicide

SCI-Indexed Journals

  1. Perananthan V, Wijerathna T, Fahim, M, Gawarammana, I.B, Dawson, A.H, Buckely N.A. Measurement of an intestinal biomarker during poisonings from select toxicants and toxins Clin Toxicol (Phila), 2023. https://doi.org/ 10.1080/15563650.2023.2265051
  2. Wijerathna TM, Buckley NA, Gawarammana IB, Raubenheimer J, Shahmy S, Chathuranga U, Palangasinghe C, Shihana F, Mohamed F. Epidemiology and renal injury following 2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid (MCPA) poisoning. Sci Rep. 2022 Dec 19;12(1):21940. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-25313-z. PMID: 36535986; PMCID: PMC9763389
  3. Dhanarisi J, Perera P, Wijerathna T, Gawarammana I, Shihana F, Pathiraja V, Eddleston M, Mohamed F, Relationship Between Alcohol Co-Ingestion and Clinical Outcome in Pesticide Self-Poisoning: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Alcohol and Alcoholism, 2022; agac045, https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agac045
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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.
  • 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
  • International Award, ACMT, USA, 2020, 2018
  • Best Poster Award, KN, 2016, South Korea
  • International Travel Award, KN, South Korea, 2016, 2018, 2019
  • International Travel Award, APAMT, Indonesia – 2018, China – 2014, UAE – 2013
  • Young Investigator Award, LMCE, 2017, South Korea

Asia Pacific Association of Medical Toxicology