Mr. Isuru Abeykoon
Lecturer (Probationary) in Anatomy
Contact Details: Mobile : 0712938759
Email : isuruabeykoon@kdu.ac.lk / isuruabeykoon@ymail.com
Qualifications
Teaching Areas
Research Interests
Publications
Institutional Responsibilities
Awards and Grants
Qualifications
- BSc (Human Biology) – University of Sri Jayewardenepura
MPhil (Molecular Medicine) (Reading) – University of Kelaniya
Teaching Areas
- Human Anatomy
- Medical Microbiology
Research Interests
- Molecular diagnostics
Medical Education
Publications
- A.I.Abeykoon, M.M. Weeresekera, S.S.N. Fernando, T.D.C.P Gunasekara (2015).HBV and HIV seropositivity, knowledge, attitudes and practices on disease transmission among funeral industry workers in selected districts of Sri Lanka. Redefining diversity for a new direction. International Conference on Multidisciplinary approaches. ICMA proceedings. Faculty of graduate studies. University of Sri Jayewardenepura
- A.I.Abeykoon, M.M. Weeresekera, S.S.N. Fernando, T.D.C.P Gunasekara (2015). Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices on infection control among funeral industry workers in selected provinces in Sri Lanka.Challenges in Medicine. Scientific sessions. Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
- Abeykoon A.I (2015). Proportion of Hepatitis B and HIV infection among embalmers and their Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices related to disease transmission (Undergraduate thesis). Faculty of Medical sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
- A.I.Abeykoon, M.M. Weeresekera, S.S.N. Fernando, T.D.C.P Gunasekara. Awareness of occupational risks, infection control practices and HIV antibody status among funeral industry workers in Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases 2017 Vol.7 (1):28-37
- Kumarasinghe N., Galgamuwa G.L.S., Suriyakumara, V., Siriwardene, U., Jayawardana, P., Karunarathna, C., Kulanatha, P., K. Jayasekara, P., Abeykoon, I. &Abeyrathne, W. (2017). The efficacy of Sri Lankan Traditional Medicine on Chronic Kidney Disease of unknown etiology patients in Sri Lanka. Tradmed International-2017, Sri Lanka. November 23-25th, 2017. pp-33,34.
- Suriyakumara, V., Galgamuwa, G.L.S., Abeykoon.I.,Jayawardana, P., Kulanatha, P., K. Jayasekara, P. & Kumarasinghe, N. (2018). Quality of Life Outcomes in Ayurveda Treatment on Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology patients in North Central Region, Sri Lanka. 5th International Conference of Multidisciplinary Approach 2018. University of Sri Jayawardhenepura, Sri Lanka. August 31st- September 2nd, 2018
- Kumarasinghe, N. Galgamuwa, G.L.S. &Abeykoon.I. (2018). Application of Violent Extremist Risk Assessment (VERA) for ex-political radicalists in the local setting. 5th International Conference of Multidisciplinary Approach 2018. University of Sri Jayawardhenepura, Sri Lanka. August 31st- September 2nd, 2018.
Abeykoon, I, Fernando, L, Fernando A, Weerasooriya, T, Chandratilake, M. Pre-defined competency level based instructional design model for learning Anatomy in an undergraduate medical curriculum. South-East Asian Journal of Medical Education Vol. 15, no. 1, 2021.DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/seajme.v15i1.265
Institutional Responsibilities
- Main supervisor – Anatomy Research Laboratory KDU
Awards and Grants
- NSF Competitive Research Grant (2019)