Tropical Medicine Research Center - TMRC - Sri Lanka

The Tropical Medicine Research Center (TMRC) project is financially supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA through a TMRC Award (Grant No. Tropical Medicine Research Center Project (TMRC)
Epidemiology and transmission of Leishmania donovani infections in Sri Lanka and Bhutan
Program Director/ Principal Investigator: Prof. Nadira Karunaweera
Co-Principal Investigator: Guofa zhou
Principal Investigator (Bhutan) Sithar Dorjee

OBJECTIVE 1: To gain better insights into the occurrence, disease process in humans, its management and the spread of leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka and Bhutan using biological, epidemiological and molecular tools
Project Leads: Sri Lanka: Nilakshi Samaranayake, Hermali Silva, Nuwani Manamperi (Sri Lanka)
Research Trainees: Sithar Dorjee, Tashi Tobgay (Bhutan)
Clinical Core & Public Face of Science: Panduka Karunanayake
Awareness programs for Medical/Paramedical /Public health officers: Nilakshi Samaranayake, Hermali Silva, Nuwani Manamperi, Sanath Senanayake
Data and Administrative Core: Rajika Dewasurenda (Lab and data manager), Upul Senerath (Consultant)
OBJECTIVE 2: Dissect the role and properties of vector and its environment that are important in infection transmission and control in Sri Lanka and Bhutan
Project Lead: Sanath Senanayake (Sri Lanka)
Research Trainees and Field Staff: Tenzin Wngdi (Bhutan)
Data and Administrative Core: Rajika Dewasurenda (Lab and data manager), Upul Senerath (Consultant)
OBJECTIVE 3: To investigate genetic factors in Ph.