Dr. Sachithra Bandara

1. Senior lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka

2. Coordinator, Faculty Quality Assurance Cell, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka

3. Member, Ethics Review Committee, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka

4. Coordinator, Personal and Professional Skills Module, Personal and Professional Development Stream

5. Student Counselor (2019-2021), Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka

6. Faculty coordinator for institutional review of the Rajarata University of Sri Lanka

7. Member of the Sri Lanka Physiological Society since 2020

8. Life member of the Sri Lanka Medical Association

9. Mentor for medical students

10. Co-coordinator of the orientation program for medical student batch- 2018

11. Supervising and reviewing of student researches

1. M.Phil. (Pera)
2. MBBS (Pera)
3. Master’s in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (Reading)

Research on "the association of body fat distribution and serum lipid levels with the physical activity and diet"

Articles

1. Gunathilaka, S. S., Keragala, R. K., Gunathilaka, K. M., Wickramage, S., Bandara, S. R., Senevirathne, I. S., & Jayaweera, A. S. (2025). Use of isavuconazole in mucormycosis: a systema􀆟c review. BMC infectious diseases, 25(1), 25. htps://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-10439-y
2. Gunathilaka S, Bandara S, Senevirathna I, et al. Exploring the feasibility of u􀆟lizing universal primers in detec􀆟ng mucormycosis pathogens: An in-silico analysis. Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 2024;110(2):116463. doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2024.116463
3. Senadheera, S. P. A. S., Bandara, P. R. S. R. J., Sewwandi, L., Fernando, N. (2018). Knowledge on non-communicable diseases among advanced level school children in the Anuradhapura municipal council area in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine, vol. 27(1), pp. 37-46, 2018

Abstracts

1.  Bandara PRSRJ, Sewwandi SDLS, Fernando SDNP, Senadheera SPAS. Knowledge, a􀆫tudes and prac􀆟ces on NCDs among Advanced level school children in a rural area in Sri Lanka. 49th Asia Pacific Acadamic Consor􀆟um For Public Health (APACPH); 2017 August; Yonsei University International Campus, Incheon, South Korea
2. Senadheera SPAS, Siriwardhana EARIE, Wickramage SP, Bandara PRSRJ, (2017) Body fat distribu􀆟on and lipid parameters of management assistants in Anuradhapura Municipal Council area in Sri Lanka, Proceedings of Annual Sessions 2017, Physiological Society of Sri Lanka, pp38 – Oral presentation
3. PRSRJ. Bandara, SPAS. Senadheera, S. Wickramge, PHP Fernando: Incidence of overweight and obesity vs body fat percentages among undergraduate students of Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Proceedings of Annual Sessions- 9th Young Scientist Forum symposium, National Science and Technology Commission, Sri Lanka, 13th Nov. 2020, pp 236.-Oral presentation
4. Bandara PRSRJ, Senadheera SPAS, Wickramage SP, Fernando PHP. Dyslipidaemia and total body fat percentages in a group of nursing officers working in teaching hospital, Anuradhapura, Asia Pacific Consortium for Public Health- International virtual conference, Dec. 2020, pp 131-132. - Oral presentation
5. Bandara PRSRJ, Senadheera SPAS, Wickramage SP, Fernando PHP. Serum Lipid Levels and Body Fat Percentages of Undergraduates in Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Annual Scientific Sessions- The Nutri􀆟on Society of Sri Lanka, 23rd-24thJan. 2021, pp 63- Poster presentation
6. Bandara PRSRJ, Senadheera SPAS, Wickramage SP, Fernando PHP. Body fat and serum lipid levels among a group of teachers affiliated to Schools in Anuradhapura municipal council area,
   Proceedings of the Research Conferenc e in Health Sciences 2021- Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Sri Jayawardenapura, 31st Mar. 2021, pp 119- oral presentation
7. Ekanayake TD, Mendis MSV, Rathnayake M, Gunathilaka MGRSS, Bandara PRSRJ, Wanninayake WMSK. Prevalence of anaemia among first year medical students of faculty of medicine (FOM), university of peradeniya (UOP), Highlights of Past Europian Hematology Association (HOPE) Asia 2020, October 16 -17, 2020, Colombo, Sri Lanka, pp 22- poster presentation
8. Faari AA, Abeysinghe AMIP, Abeywardhana TATR, Adikari AMTB, Amarasiri WCP, Arachchi CNW, Bandara PRSRJ. Distribution of personality traits among medical students in Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Proceedings of the Research Conference in Health Sciences 2021- Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Sri Jayawardenapura, 31st Mar. 2021, pp 189- oral presentation
9. Bandara PRSRJ, Senadheera SPAS, Ekanayake T, Wickramage SP, Fernando PHP. Association of physical activity level with the body fat in people of different occupa􀆟onal categories in Anuradhapura Municipal Council area, Proceedings of the Research Conference in Health Sciences 2022- Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Sri Jayawardenapura, 31st Mar. 2022, pp 69- oral presentation
10. Ekanayake TD, Mendis MSV, Rathnayake M, Gunathilaka MGRSS, Bandara PRSRJ, Wanninayake WMSK. Causes for anaemia among medical students; A cross sectional study among first year medical students of Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, Proceedings of the Research Conference in Health Sciences 2022- Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Sri Jayawardenapura, 31st Mar. 2022, pp 79- poster presentation
11. Perera Y.S.S.W., Perera S.A.S.D., Perera V.S.K., Perera W.M.L., Peiris C.D., Piyumali W.R., Bandara P.R.S.R.J. Knowledge of non-alcoholic faty liver disease (NAFLD) among 2016/2017, 2017/2018, and 2018/2019 academic year medical students of state medical faculties in Sri Lanka, Abstract book: Free paper session, 16th Annual Scientific sessions- 2024, Anuradhapura Clinical Society, 7th & 8th Aug. 2024
12. Gunathilaka M.G.R.S.S, Wicramasooriya C, Jayasinghe S, Edirisooriya T, Keragala, K.K.A.R.K, Wicramage S.P, Pushpakumara P.G.H.J, Bandara.P. R.S.R.J, Ekanayake T.D. Exploring the understanding of antibiotic resistance among medical officers in Sri Lanka: a qualitative study,

Five years of teaching to preclinical medical students