Department of Veterinary Pathobiology

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science

Academic Staff

Dr.S.S.S de S. Jagoda
BVSc (Peradeniya),MVM (Massey), PhD (Tokyo)
Head of the Department
Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Pathobiology
Field of Interest - Aquatic Animal Healtht
samanthika@vet.pdn.ac.lk

Dr.A. W. Kalupahana
BVSc (Peradeniya) , MSc (Anglia,UK)PhD(UPEI, Canada)
Dean
Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Virology
Field of Interest - Molecular Virology
anilwkalupahana@yahoo.com

Dr.A. Arulkanthan
BVSc (Peradeniya), MSc (WSU)
Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Parasitology
Field of Interest - Veterinary Parasitology
aarul@yahoo.com

Prof. H.R.N. Jinadasa
Rasika Jinadasa, BVSc (Peradeniya), MSc (Nebraska), PhD (Cornell)
Professor in Veterinary Microbiology
Fields of Interest - Molecular diagnosis of animal diseases, Zoonotic diseases
rnjinadasa@pdn.ac.lk

Prof. K.K.Wijesundara
BVSc (Peradeniya),PhD(Osaka Prefecture,Japan)
Professor in Veterinary Pathology
Fields of Interest - Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology, Molecular pathogenesis of toxic-induced diseases
kavindra77@gmail.com

Dr.N.M.T. Anupama
BVSc (Peradeniya),PhD (University of Melbourne- Australia)
Senior Lecturer in Immunology and Parasitology
Fields of Interest - Molecular and cellular immunology, Vaccinology and vaccine development
thilinianupama1984@gmail.com

Dr. D.P.Himali Wijesekera
Senior Lecturer
BVSc (Peradeniya), PhD (Japan)
Fields of Interest - Veterinary immunology, Cancer immunotherapy, Microbiology
himsiya84uni@gmail.com /himpat84@gmail.com

Dr. Thushari A Gunawardana
Senior Lecturer(On sabbatical leave)
BVSc (Peradeniya), PhD (Canada)
Fields of Interest - Poultry disease pathogenesis and preventive methods
thusharigunawardana@yahoo.com

Dr. D. S. Thilakarathne
Senior Lecturer
BVSc(Peradeniya),PhD(University of Melbourne)
Fields of Interest - Intracellular pathogens, Vector-borne and Zoonotic pathogens
dulari@vet.pdn.ac.lk,das@pdn.ac.lk

Dr. P.G.A.S. Palkumbura
Lecturer (Probationary)
BVSc (Peradeniya), MPhil (Reading)
Fields of Interest -Veterinary Pathology
ashani@vet.pdn.ac.lk /ashanivet@pdn.ac.lk