The best presenter

The winner who ran ahead in the ‘Bus-Stop Talks’ was Jivendra Shankhani Wickramasinghe who spoke on ‘Protection against radiation side- effects in radiotherapy’.

A surprise announcement at the event was that the top five of the 10 researchers would have the unique opportunity to present their work at the Colombo Medical Congress, organized by the Faculty of Medicine, Colombo, in commemoration of its 150th anniversary in February next year (2020).

The other nine presenters were:

Dr. Dineshani Hettiarachchi who spoke on ‘Ending the diagnostic odyssey of rare/undiagnosed diseases’; Fathima Fairoosa on ‘Accurate prediction of Resting Energy Expenditure – new tool for Sri Lankans’; S.R. Karunaratne on ‘Anti-Mullerian Hormone – A fight against polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)’; Wanniarachchi Ishari Anuruddhika on ‘Development and validation of a culturally sensitive tool to measure participation among children aged 2-4 years in Sri Lanka’; Asith Wanniarachchi on ‘Snake venom kills cancer cells’; W.M. Ashan Madushanka Wijekoon on ‘A way to pay back for patriotism’;; Dr. Priyanga Ranasinghe on ‘Cinnamon – not just a S.P.I.C.E.’; Suhashini Marian Silva on ‘Is pre-pregnancy BMI sufficient to assess consequences of maternal obesity?’; and Dhanusha Dhananjani Thambavita on ‘Good quality drugs at lower cost’.

Dr. Sumudu Seneviratne, meanwhile was very appreciative of the post- graduate students who organised and planned the event meticulously.