Ms. R.M.I.U Rathnayake

BSc Medical Laboratory Sciences (Pera), Master of Philosophy (Pera)

Senior Lecturer (Grade II)

Medical Laboratory Sciences

Haematology, Clinical Biochemistry

Blood bank serology, Haemostasis and coagulation, Anaemia

MDU4501 Haematology II
MDU5401 Advanced Haematology,
MDU5211 Healthcare Informatics
MDU 4209 General Pathology

Ratnayake I, Mohamed F, Buckley 1 NA, Gawarammana IB, Dissanayake DM, Chathuranga U, Munasinghe M, Maduwage K, Jayamanne S, Endre ZH, Isbister GK (2019). Early identification of acute kidney injury in Russell’s viper (Daboia russelii) envenoming using renal biomarkers. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 13(7):e0007486.

Ratnayake I, Shihana F, Dissanayake DM, Buckley NA, Maduwage K, Isbister GK. (2017). Performance of the 20-minute whole blood clotting test in detecting venom induced consumption coagulopathy from Russell’s viper (Daboia russelii) bites. Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 117(3):500-507

Mohamed F, Buckley NA, Jayamanne S, Pickering JW, Peake P, Palangasinghe C, Wijerathna T, Ratnayake I, Shihana F, Endre ZH (2015). Kidney damage biomarkers detect acute kidney injury but only functional markers predict mortality after paraquat ingestion. Toxicology Letters, 237(2): 140-50.

Ratnayake, I.U., Fahim, M., Shihana, F., Dissanayake, D.M., Buckley, N.A., Maduwage, K., Chathuranga,U, Aslam,V., and Isbister, G.K. 2015. Urinary Neutrophil Gelatinase Associated Lipocalin is an early biomarker of acute kidney injury following Russell’s viper envenoming (2015) The 14th International Scientific Congress of Asia Pacific Association of Medical Toxicology, Perth, Western Australia

Ratnayake, R.M.I.U., Dissanayake, D.M., Buckley, N.A. and Isbister, G.K. 2014. The performance of 20-min whole blood clotting test in detection of venom induced consumption coagulopathy from Russell’s viper (Daboia russelii) bites (2014) The 13th International Scientific Congress of Asia Pacific Association of Medical Toxicology, Shenyang, China

Ratnayake, R.M.I.U., Ratnayake, R.M.P.M and Dissanayake, D.M. (2011). The cut off value of Mean Corpuscular Volume for screening thalassaemia carrier state Proceedings- Peradeniya University Research Session (PURSE)-2011 16: 59

Galagedara, WD, Wadanamby, JMRW, Caldera SKTRD, Dissanayaka DMTS and Ratnayake RMIU. A case of human Brucellosis, which lead to an accidental exposure in the Microbiology Laboratory (2016). Poster presentation at the 25th annual scientific sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Microbioogists. Dissananayake D.M, Jayasekera J.M.K.B, Wimalasiri R, Ratnayake I, Dissanayake S. Renal Tubular Functions of farmers of High prevalence area for CKDu (2012). Proceedings of Research Symposium on Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Aetiology (CKDu), Wold Kidney Day. Wimalasiri B.M.C.R., Nanayakkara S.

Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, The Open University of Sri Lanka.

President’s Award for Scientific Research – Certificate of recognition for highly rated scientific research as evaluated by peers and published in the year 2019

President’s Award for Scientific Research – Certificate of recognition for highly rated scientific research as evaluated by peers and published in the year 2017

National Research Council (NRC) Merit award for scientific publication 2015