GRANTS
The list of research grants received by the Unit and its collaborative partners from the year 2000 onwards is given below:
1. Information Communication Technology Agency � Partnership Assistant Project Grant No: ICTA/CON/ - Rs. 5,000,000 To develop a health education website in Sinhala and Tamil for the general public.
2. National Institute of Health, Maryland, USA Research Grant: US$ 7130
For a study of Values at the Bedside: A Survey of Sri Lankan Physicians Regarding Ethical Dilemmas in Clinical Practice.
Principal Investigator: Dr. Marion Dannis � NIH, USA. Associate Investigator for Sri Lanka: Dr. Vajira H. W. Dissanayake
3. University of Bergen, Norway Research Grant: US$ 1150
For the Sri Lanka component of an International Survey of Scientist and Policy Makers� Attitudes Toward Research on Stored Human Biological Materials.
Principal Investigator: Prof. Reidar Lie � NIH, USA. Associate Investigator for Sri Lanka: Dr. Vajira H. W. Dissanayake
4. IRQUE Project Research Grants for Staff Student Collaborative Research 2006: Grant No � 2006-4: Rs. 150,000/-
A study of genetic factors at the maternal-fetal interface that predispose to adult onset cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and diabetes.
Investigators: Dr. Vajira HW Dissanayake, Prof. RW Jayasekara.
5. IRQUE Project Research Grants for Staff Student Collaborative Research 2006: Grant No � 2006-4: Rs. 150,000/-
For a study of chromosome abnormalities in male factor sub fertility.
Investigators: Dr. PHR Mallawarachchi, Dr. Vajira HW Dissanayake, Prof. RW Jayasekara.
6. IRQUE Project Research Grants for Staff Student Collaborative Research 2006: Rs. 150,000/-
For a study of genetic variants in the CYP2D6 gene in the Sri Lankan population
Investigators: Prof. RL Jayakody (Department of Pharmacology); Dr. P Galappatthy (Department of Pharmacology); Dr. Vajira HW Dissanayake.
7. Information Communication Technology Agency � Community Assistance Project Grant No: ICTA/CON/73/C034 � Rs. 612,000
For the Tele-genetics project: a project aimed at providing distance genetic consultations using the Internet to rural communities.
8. IRQUE Project Research Grants for Staff Student Collaborative Research 2005: Rs. 150,000/-
For the study of prevalence of the Factor V 4070A>G polymorphism in the Sri Lankan population.
9. IRQUE Project Research Grants for Staff Student Collaborative Research 2005: Rs. 150,000/-
For the candidate gene association study of genetic susceptibility to cutaneous leishmaniasis.
Investigators: Dr. N Samaranayake, Dr. D Fernando ((Department of Parasitology), Dr. Vajira HW Dissanayake.
10. National Research Council Research Grants 2005 � Grant No 05-15: Rs. 3,799,980/-
For the study of Inherited factors in pre-eclampsia and weight of babies at birth: Investigations on the role of the epidermal growth factor (EFG) gene.
11. University Grants Commission � Grant No. RPC/2005/2i/CMB: Rs. 300,000/-
For the candidate gene association study of genetic susceptibility to cutaneous leishmaniasis.
Investigators: Dr. N Samaranayake, Dr. D Fernando, Dr. Vajira HW Dissanayake.
12. National Science Foundation � Grant No RG/2005/EQ/02: Rs. 998,960/-
This is an equipment grant to buy a -80oC Freezer for bio banking.
13. National Science Foundation � Grant No SIDA/2005/BT/04: Rs. 945,220/-
For the study of the association of genetic thrombophilic polymorphisms with recurrent pregnancy loss.
14. National Science Foundation � Grant No SIDA/2004/BT/01: Rs. 2,238,000/-
For the study of the frequency of genetic thrombophilic polymorphisms in the Sri Lankan population and the association of these polymorphisms with pre-eclampsia.
15. Sri Lanka Medical Association � Glaxo Welcome Research Award 2002: Rs. 50,000/-
For the project proposal titled �Does urinalysis by the heat coagulation method performed by midwives in the ward reliably predict significant proteinuria?�