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Sri Lanka
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PhD Immunologist with experience in infectious diseases, vaccine development and scientific writing and analysis
Profile Summary
Subject Matter Expertise
Services
Writing
Technical Writing,
Copywriting
Research
User Research,
Gap Analysis,
Gray Literature Search,
Systematic Literature Review
Consulting
Scientific and Technical Consulting
Data & AI
Statistical Analysis
Work Experience
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
University of Colombo
December 2020 - Present 
Lecturer
Wayamba University of Sri Lanka
June 2020 - September 2020
PhD Student
James Cook University
2016 - 2020
Research Scientist
Genetech Research Institute (GRI)
2014 - 2016
Research Student
Medical Research Institute Sri Lanka
2013 - 2015
Medical Laboratory Assistant
Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
2012 - 2012
Clinical Research Associate, Trainee
Quintiles Lanka (PVT) Ltd
2012 - 2012
Student Placement
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
2010 - 2010
Education
PhD in Infectious diseases and Immunology (The Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine )
James Cook University
November 2016 - 2020
M.Sc in Cellular & Molecular Immunology (The Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology)
University of Colombo
2013 - 2015
B.Sc (Hons) in Biomedical Science
University of Greenwich
2007 - 2010
Certifications
- Certification details not provided.
Publications
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Harindra D. Sathkumara, Janet L. Eaton, Matt A. Field, Brenda L. Govan, Natkunam Ketheesan, Andreas Kupz(2021). A murine model of tuberculosis/type 2 diabetes comorbidity for investigating the microbiome, metabolome and associated immune parameters . Animal Models and Experimental Medicine. Wiley
Harindra D. Sathkumara, Visai Muruganandah, Martha M. Cooper, Matt A. Field, Md Abdul Alim, Roland Brosch, Natkunam Ketheesan, Brenda Govan, Catherine M. Rush, Lars Henning, et al.(2020). Mucosal delivery of ESX-1–expressing BCG strains provides superior immunity against tuberculosis in murine type 2 diabetes . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117. (34). p. 20848--20859. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
(2020). A systematic approach to simultaneously evaluate safety, immunogenicity, and efficacy of novel tuberculosis vaccination strategies . Science Advances.
Visai Muruganandah, Harindra D. Sathkumara, Saparna Pai, Catherine M. Rush, Roland Brosch, Ashley J. Waardenberg, Andreas Kupz(2020). A systematic approach to simultaneously evaluate safety, immunogenicity, and efficacy of novel tuberculosis vaccination strategies . Science Advances. 6. (10). p. eaaz1767. American Association for the Advancement of Science ({AAAS})
(2019). Whole-Genome Sequences of Eight Clinical Isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei from Melioidosis Patients in Eastern Sri Lanka . Microbiology resource announcements.
(2019). BCG Vaccination Prevents Reactivation of Latent Lymphatic Murine Tuberculosis Independently of CD4+ T Cells . Frontiers in immunology.
(2019). Dysregulation of key cytokines may contribute to increased susceptibility of diabetic mice to Mycobacterium bovis BCG infection . Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland).
(2018). A Systematic Review: The Role of Resident Memory T Cells in Infectious Diseases and Their Relevance for Vaccine Development . Frontiers in Immunology.
(2018). Clinical, Bacteriologic, and Geographic Stratification of Melioidosis Emerges from the Sri Lankan National Surveillance Program . The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene.
(2017). MLST analysis of <em>Burkholderiapseudomallei</em> isolates from Sri Lanka . Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases.
(2017). Melioidosis case cluster following heavy inter-monsoonal rains in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka . Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases.
(2017). Host gene expression analysis in Sri Lankan melioidosis patients . PLoS neglected tropical diseases.
(2017). Gene Expression Profile of Human Cytokines in Response to Burkholderia pseudomallei Infection . mSphere.
(2017). Calprotectin as a Biomarker for Melioidosis Disease Progression and Management . Journal of clinical microbiology.
(2016). Sri Lanka: Nationwide epidemiology of melioidosis . International Journal of Infectious Diseases.
(2015). Genetics of common variable immunodeficiency: role of transmembrane activator and calcium modulator and cyclophilin ligand interactor . International journal of immunogenetics.
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