Ms. DN Dahanayake
Lecturer (Probationary) in Physiology
Email: nayomini.dahanayake@gmail.com, dndahanayake@kdu.ac.lk
Qualifications
Teaching Areas
Research Interest
Research
Institutional Responsibilities
Qualifications
- B.Sc. (Special) Human Biology (University of Sri Jayewardenapura) 2006-2012
- M.Sc. Medical Physics (University of Colombo) 2014-2018
- Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education (CTHE) – (General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University) 2020
- Certificate in Postgraduate Research (University of Colombo) -2021
Teaching Areas
- Human Physiology
Research Interest
- Cardiovascular Physiology
- Respiratory Physiology
- Gastrointestinal Physiology
- Medical Physics
- Clinical Biochemistry
Research
Journals
- Dahanayake D.N., Ekanayake S., (2021). Iron and vitamin C contents in green leafy vegetables. Medicine proceedings of 13th International Research Conference General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (pp 30-35). Ratmalana, Sri Lanka
Available at: https://www.kdu.ac.lk/irc2020/wpcontent/uploads/2021/01/FOMProceedings-IRC2020.pdf
Free papers
- Dahanayake D.N., Jeyasugiththan J., Kumara A.W., Sarasandarajah S., Jeyakumaran N.(2019). “Dosimetric comparison study of 3DCRT against SIBIMRT in carcinoma of prostate”. Poster presentation- 40th Annual conference of Medical physicist of India (AMPICON 2019), Kolkata India, November 2019.
- Dahanayake D.N., Jeyasugiththan J., Kumara A.W., Sarasandarajah S., Jeyakumaran N.(2019). Comparison of dose to femoral heads in 3DCRT against Standard IMRT, SIBIMRTand Sequential IMRT”. Oral presentation-Proceedings of University of Colombo Sri Lanka Annual Research Symposium 2019, page 211. Available at: https://symposium.cmb.ac.lk/2019/proceedings.
- Dahanayake D.N., Jeyasugiththan J, Kumara AW (2019). Dosimetric comparison study of three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy against sequential intensity modulated radiotherapy in carcinoma of prostate. Ceylon Journal of Medical Sciences. 56(2) pp100-101. Available at : http://doi.org/10.4038/cjms.v56i2.4974
- DN Dahanayake, S Ekanayake,Iron and vitamin C content in Green leafy vegetable”. Poster presentation. 13th International Research conference of Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, October 2020. Proceedings of 13th International Research conference of Sir John Kotelawala Defence University 2020, page 38. Available at: https://www.kdu.ac.lk/irc2020.
Other research experience
- Participated and completed the one-day workshop on Review writing and Publication metrics organized by Sri Lanka Academy of Young Scientist (SLAYS). Conducted by University of Sri Jayewardenapura, 2017.
- Participated and completed the one-day National workshop on Radiological Science conducted by the department Nuclear Science, University of Colombo, 2019.
- Participated and completed the workshop on “Systematic review and Meta analysis” organized by 3R center in laboratory animal science and physiological society, 2020.
- Participated and completed the workshop on “Workshop on Introduction to Nanomedicine” College of Biochemists of Sri Lanka, 2021.
- Participated and completed the workshop on “Virtual Pre Conference Workshop”Sri Lanka Association for simulation in Health care (SLASH),2021.
- Participating for the short course on “ “Let’s Write a Systemic Review : A Guide to Develop a Systematic Review “ organized by Dean Research And Development General Sir John Kotelawala Defenece University, 2021.
Institutional Responsibilities
- Convener- Foundation Program for Intake 38, Faculty of Medicine, KDU.
- Supervisor- intake 34D (Research group 17) Medical students Community Medicine Research “Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding myocardial infarction and its secondary preventive strategies among the middle aged post myocardial infarction patients attending cardiology clinics at national hospital of Sri Lanka”
- Supervisor- Intake 35 (Group 14) Medical students community Medicine research “study of alternative healthcare approaches for common respiratory tract diseases among patients attending to OPD at UHKDU. Faculty of Medicine General Sir John Kotelawala defence University, Sri Lanka”
- Committee member-Acted as a committee member in International research conference of KDU in the year 2019 and 2020.
Professional Bodies / Institutions
- Member, Physiological Society of Sri Lanka
- Member, Science Foundation of Sri Lanka