CURRICULUM VITAE Personal and contact information Name : Nadisha Hermali Silva Date of Birth : 23rd May 1981 Nationality : Sri Lankan Personal address (for correspondence) : No 180, Janatha Mawatha, Maharagama, Sri Lanka. Official address: Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, P.O. Box 271, Kynsey Road, Colombo 8, Sri Lanka. Phone :00-94-772621361 E-mail :
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[email protected] Qualifications Doctor of Medicine (MD) - Honours, (Kursk State Medical University, Russia, 2008) Certificate for Teaching in Higher Education, University of Colombo, Accredited Teacher in Higher Education - Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA), UK (June 2016) Brief description of current research/ research interests Currently I’m reading for my MPhil/PhD registered with the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka on “Parasite determinants that influence the treatment outcome in cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka”. I have a special interest in emerging poor response to standard drugs used for treatment of leishmaniasis and possible new alternative methods of treatment. I’m also conducting a clinical trial on safety and efficacy of thermotherapy as a treatment for cutaneous leishmaniasis which had poorly responded to standard treatment. I’m a Clinical Coordinator of the research project titled “Epidemiology and transmission of Leishmania donovani infections in Sri Lanka and Bhutan” funded by the TMRC, NIH grant (Grant ref: 1U01Al136033). Furthermore I conduct research in to women in science, technology and research in Sri Lanka. I’m involved in projects targeted at empowering women scientists and career development of women scientists in Sri Lanka. Page 1 of 6 Present appointment Lecturer (Probationary) - Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka (Feb 2014 to date) Previous appointments 1.