Professional Qualifications

• SLMC Registered Nutritionist

Memberships in Professional Organizations

• The Nutrition Society of Sri Lanka
• The Sri Lanka Collage of Biochemists

Awards

• Presidential award for scientific communication 2005

• Biochemistry
• Public Health Nutrition
• Psycho neuro immunology

Research Interests

• Nutrition and mindfulness

ORCID ID and Link

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5013-315X

Google Scholar Link

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=hTDiI5MAAAAJ&hl=en

Research Gate Link

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sanath-Mahawithanage

Research Grants Held

• The UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) Research Training Grant (USD 10, 000) in 2001.
• “Identification and isolation of a potential anti-allergic compound in a selected medicinal plant as a treatment for allergic rhinitis” (ASP/01/RE/MED/2021/64). Rs 3,000.000.00
• “Impact of Mindfulness-Based Trimodal Prehabilitation on the Nuclear Factor-kB1 and Selected Postoperative Complications of Patients with Colorectal Cancer Admitted to Surgical Professorial Unit of Colombo South Teaching Hospital Sri Lanka; A Randomized Control Trial” (ASP/01/RE/MED/2022/55. Rs 795,000.00

Publications and Scientific Communications

• Jansz ER and Mahawithange STC, Vitamin C: Have all its mysteries been unravelled? Monograph no. 10. The Institute of Chemistry, Sri Lanka 1997.
• Mahawithange STC Body Mass Index of some young adults in Sri Lanka. Undergraduate Dissertation. Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura 1998.
• Mahawithanage STC Starch content and sugar profile of some selected Sri Lankan fruits. Undergraduate Dissertation. Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura 1998.
• Wickremasinghe AR, Gunawardene DM, Mahawithanage STC Use of routinely collected past surveillance data for in identifying and mapping high-risk area in a malaria endemic area of Sri Lanka. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health: 33; December 2002
• Fernando SD, Wickremasinghe Renu, Mahawithanage S, Wickremasinghe AR. Impact of childhood malaria in Sri Lanka. Asian Parasitology; Vol. 6, Malaria in Asia, The federation of Asian Parasitologists Japan, 2005.
• Wickremasinghe AR, Wickremasinghe Renu, Fernando SD, Galapaththy G, Mahawithanage STC. The social and economic burden of malaria in Sri Lanka. Asian Parasitology; Vol. 6, Malaria in Asia, The federation of Asian Parasitologists Japan, 2005.
• Ranasinghe PHDT, Mahawithanage STC, Madatuwa TMJC. Geographic Information Systems (GIS): An option to optimize Nutrition Surveillance System. In: Geo-Informatics for future of Sri Lanka. (De Silva RP, ed.) Proceedings of the Second National Symposium on Geo-Informatics, Sri Lanka, University of Peradeniya 2005.
• Mahawithanage STC. Association between nutritional status and malarial infections and effect of vitamin A intervention among children living in a malarial endemic area of Southern Sri Lanka. PhD Thesis, University of Colombo 2006.
• DMUK Dasanayake, Mahawithanage STC, Chandrasekar GAP. Use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for spatially targeted interventions to control child malnutrition at District Level (De Silva RP, ed.) Proceedings of the Fourth National Symposium on Geo-Informatics, Sri Lanka, University of Peradeniya 2007 July 27.
• Madatuwa TMJC, Mahawithanage STC, Chandrika UG, Jansz E R, Wickremasinghe AR. Evaluation of the impact of the national Vitamin A supplementation program among school children in Sri Lanka. British Journal of Nutrition 97: 153-159, 2007.
• Mahawithanage STC, Kannangara KKNP, Wickrememasinghe Renu, Chandrika UG, Jansz ER, Karunaweera ND, Wickremasinghe AR. Impact of Vitamin A supplementation on health status and absenteeism of school children in Sri Lanka. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 16 (1): 94-102, 2007
• Aresha Manamperi, Mahawithanage Sanath, Deepika Fernando, Renu Wickremasinshge, Anura Bandara, Chanditha Hauarachchi, Wimaladharma abeyewikreme, Rajitha Wickremasinghe. Genotyping of Plasmodium vivax infections in Sri Lanka using Pvmsp-3α and Pvcs genes as makers: A preliminary report. Tropical Biomedicine 25 (2); 100-106 (2008)
• Mahawithanage STC. MINDFULNESS: THE 21^ST CENTURY HRM TOOL. PIMA Journal. Volume 4. Nov 2016.
• Ananda Jayalal T. B, Palitha Bandara, W.M. Jayaruwan Bandara, T.W.M.A, Sanath T.C. Mahawithanage, Jagath Wansapala, M.A, Sapthala P.L. Galappaththi. A Quantitative Analysis of Chronic Exposure of Selected Heavy Metals in a Model Diet in a CKD Hotspot in Sri Lanka. June 2019. BMC Nephrology 20(1).
• Ananda Jayalal TB, Mahawithanage STC, Senanayaka SMHMK, Dassanayaka PB. Evidence of selected nephrotoxic elements in Sri Lankan human autopsy bone samples of patients with CKDu and controls. BMC Nephrol. 2020 Sep 3;21(1):384. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02049-4. PMID: 32883252; PMCID: PMC7470610.
• R.S. Ariyarathna, N.D.A.Wageesha, S.T.C. Mahawithanage. Development of microorganism diverting and clearing device to mitigate the risks involved in Ambu ventilating a patient diagnosed with or suspected to have a contagious respiratory tract infection, including COVID-19. Proceedings of the National Conference on “COVID-19: Impact, Mitigation, Opportunities and Building Resilience. National Science Foundation.
• Mahawithange STC, Jayasena A, Fernando D, Gallapathy T, Wickremasinghe Renu, and Wickremasinghe AR Anaemia in pregnancy in a rural population in Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the 54^th Annual Sessions of the Sri Lana Association for the Advancement of Science December 1998.
• Mahawithange STC, Peiris H, Wickremasinghe AR Body Mass Index of some young adults in Sri Lanka, Proceedings of the 54^th Annual sessions of the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, December 1998
• Mahawithanage STC, Jansz ER Starch content and sugar profile of some selected Sri Lankan fruits, Proceedings of the 2^nd Annual Sessions, Faculty of Medical sciences, University of Sri Jayawardanepura 1998.
• Mahawithanage STC, Wickremasinghe AR and Karunaweera ND Nutritional status in children with malaria. Proceedings of the 57^th Annual Sessions of the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science November, 2001.
• Mahawithanage STC, Karunaweera ND and Wickremasinghe AR Haematological indices in childhood malarial infections. Proceedings of the 10^th Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka Collage of Microbiologists May 2001.
• Mahawithanage STC Impact of an attack of Plasmodium vivax malaria on childhood nutritional status. Proceedings of the Conference on “Vivax Malaria Research: 2002 and beyond” Bangkok, Thailand, February 2002.
• Mahawithanage STC, Wickremasinghe AR and Karunaweera ND The association between nutritional status and P.vivax infections in childhood. Proceedings of the Scientific Sessions of Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo 2002.
• Mahawithanage STC, Wickremasinghe AR and Karunaweera ND Early diagnosis and treatment may reduce adverse effects of repeated attacks of malaria on the nutritional status of the child. Proceedings of the 3rd MIM Pan-African Malaria Conference Arusha, Tanzania November 2002.
• Mahawithanage STC, Wickremasinghe AR and Karunaweera ND Association between nutritional status and malarial infections in children from a malaria endemic area of Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the 58^th Annual Sessions of the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science December 2002.
• Raj-Akilen and Mahawithanage STC. Prevalence of hypertension and glucose intolerance among middle-class male office workers and association with measures of adiposity, lifestyle and family history. 2^nd Symposium on Food and Nutrition, Department of Applied Nutrition, Faculty of Livestock Fisheries and Nutrition, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, Kuliyapitiya, 2004
• Udayachandran J, Mahawithanage STC, Madatuwa TMCJ. Assessment of dietary Vitamin A, fat and energy intake in children with and without ocular manifestations of vitamin A deficiency; a cross section matched-paired study. 2^nd Symposium on Food and Nutrition, Department of Applied Nutrition, Faculty of Livestock Fisheries and Nutrition, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, Kuliyapitiya, 2004
• Madawala PS, Mahawithanage STC, Madatuwa TMCJ. Protein energy malnutrition in young estate children: prevalence and determinants. 2^nd Symposium on Food and Nutrition, Department of Applied Nutrition, Faculty of Livestock Fisheries and Nutrition, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, Kuliyapitiya, 2004
• Ranasighe HASK, Mahawithanage STC, Madatuwa TMCJ. Non-dietary factors affecting Vitamin A status of estate children. 2^nd Symposium on Food and Nutrition, Department of Applied Nutrition, Faculty of Livestock Fisheries and Nutrition, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, Kuliyapitiya, 2004
• Madatuwa TMJC, Mahawithanage STC, Chandrika UG, Wickremasinghe AR. Evaluation of the impact of the national Vitamin A supplementation program among school children in Sri Lanka. XXII IVACG meeting, November 2004. Lima, Peru.
• Mahawithanage STC, Chandrika UG, Wickremasinghe AR, Karunaweera ND. Impact of Vitamin A supplementation on health status and absenteeism of school children in Sri Lanka. XXII IVACG, November 2004. Lima, Peru.
• Ranasinghe PHDT, Mahawithanage STC, Madatuwa TMJC. Nutritional risk mapping to optimise nutrition surveillance system: A case study from Yatiyantota MOH/DDHS area. 3^rd Symposium on Food and Nutrition, Department of Applied Nutrition, Faculty of Livestock Fisheries and Nutrition, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, Kuliyapitiya, 2005.
• Weerasekara DBCR, Mahawithanage STC, Chandrika UG. A preliminary study on zinc status and selected pregnancy outcomes.3rd Symposium on Food and Nutrition, Department of Applied Nutrition, Faculty of Livestock Fisheries and Nutrition, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, Kuliyapitiya, 2005.
• Ramesh P,Mahawithanage STC, Cooray NSAR. Dental caries and sugar consumption of adolescents. 3rd Symposium on Food and Nutrition, Department of Applied Nutrition, Faculty of Livestock Fisheries and Nutrition, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, Kuliyapitiya, 2005.
• J Pinidiyapathirage, Mahawithanage S, N Abeysinghe, AR Wickremasinghe. Degue outbreak in western province of Sri Lanka 2004. International meeting on emerging diseases and surveillance Vienna, Australia Feb 23-25;2007.
• Karunanayake AL, Salgado LSS, Abeysuriya V, Fernando S, Herath HMRP, Kumarendran B, Premaratna BAHR, Mahawithanage STC. Prevalence of osteoporosis in a sample of Sri Lankan urban population. 121^st Annual Scientific Sessions, Sri Lanka Medical Association, March 16-22^nd
• RMTK Ranatunga, KDRR Silva, KN Balasuriya, R Sivakanesan and STC Mahawithanage. Calcium intake and bone mineral variables among adolescent schoolgirls in rural and Urban areas of Sri Lanka. 12^th Annual congress, Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniaya Nov. 20-21 2008.
• Mahawithanage STC. Micronutrients and Child Health, Continuing Medical Education (CME) Lectures,2008. Kandy Society of Medicine. 26^th March 2008. (http://www.theksm.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51:cme-lectures-2008&catid=25:past-ksm-events&Itemid=60)
• Mahawithanage STC. Geospatial innovations and applications in nutrition. Plenary lecture. Scientific Sessions of the Nutrition Society of Sri Lanka, Jan 24^th
• Mahamithawa AMASB, Mahawithanage STC, Ranasinghe PHTD; Mapping malnutrition risk; A geospatial approach to combat child malnutrition in Sri Lanka. 19^th International congress of Nutrition 2009. Bangkok
• Chandrika, U.G., Weerasekara, K.M.T.D., Kumara, P.A.A.S.P., Dissanayake, D.M.B.T., Mahawithange, S. (2021) Antibacterial activity of green synthesized silver nanoparticles using aqueous leaf extract of Ophiorriza mungos “Natural Products and Microbes for Health and Sustainability” College of Biochemists of Sri Lanka, Proceedings of the 3rd Conference. Page: 30

Awards

• Presidential award for scientific communication 2005.
• University Research Award 18^th March 2022.

Other Faculties of University of Sri Jayewardenepura

• Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Other Universities

• University of Ruhuna
• University of Kelaniya
• University of Colombo