picture 1
icon-fellowship
OWSD Programmes

January 2024 OWSD Award
other-awards
Awards

April 2024 OWSD-Elsevier Award 2024

March 2021 Vice Chancellor’s Award for Best Presenter

March 2020 Vice Chancellor’s Award for Highest Recipient of Research Grants

Degrees:

2017
Doctorate     Biological Systems and Organisms
Plant Virology, Microbiology, Bioinformatics
2010
Master     Biological Systems and Organisms
Plant Virology
2006
Master     Biological Systems and Organisms

Publications resulting from Research
Book Chapter:
Widana Gamage, S.M.K. Nguyen Ngoc Bao Chau, Nguyen Bao Quoc, Saman Abeysinghe, Ajay Kumar Tiwari (2023). Novel methods of phytoplasma detection of phytoplasma in Asian countries. In Phytoplasma Diseases in Asian Countries, Characterization, Epidemiology, and Management, Academic Press, 3, 1-19, ISBN 9780323916714

Journal Articles:
 Wijesooriya, M.M., Masakorala, K. and Widana Gamage, S.M.K. (2023). A novel cyanolytic bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens BG-E as a potential biological control agent for freshwater bloom-forming cyanobacteria, Pseudanabaena spp. Journal of Phycology 59 (03). doi: 10.1111/jpy.13333
 Randima, G.W.A.P. Yapa, Y.M.A.L.W., Masakorala K. and Widana Gamage, S.M.K. (2023). Evaluation of locally-available agricultural and industrial waste materials as effective carriers for bacterial inocula in freshwater bioremediation. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 10 (07). pp 165-177. doi: 10.21833/ijaas.2023.07.018
 Gunawardana, M.H.M.A.S.V., Sanjaya K., Atapaththu K.S.S., Yapa Y.M.A.L.W., Masakorala K, and Widana Gamage S.M.K. (2022). Quantitative prediction of toxin-producing Aphanizomenon cyanobacteria in freshwaters using Sentinel-2 satellite imagery. Journal of Water and Health 20 (9): 1364–1379.
 Borges Naito F.Y., Widana Gamage S.M.K, Mitter N. and Dietzgen R.G. (2022). Temporal expression of defence and susceptibility genes and tospovirus accumulation in capsicum chlorosis virus-infected capsicum. Archives of Virology 164 (4).
 Wijesooriya, M.M., Masakorala, K., Widana Gamage, S.M.K. and Walakulu Gamage, S.S. (2022). An approach to develop bioremediation by isolation and characterization of microorganisms from soil contaminated with used lubricating oil. Journal of National Science Foundation 50 (2). doi:10.4038/jnsfsr.v50i2.10552
 Walakulu Gamage S.S., Masakorala K. Brown, M.T. Widana Gamage S.M.K. (2021). Comparative phytoremediation potentials of Impatiens balsamina L. and Crotalaria retusa L. for soil contaminated with used lubricating oil. Environmental Advances, 5.
 Rotenberg, D., Baumann, A.A., Ben-Mahmoud, S. et al. and Widana Gamage S.M.K., S. et al. (2020). Genome-enabled insights into the biology of thrips as crop pests. BMC Biology 18, 142. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-020-00862-9
 Walakulu Gamage S.S, Masakorala K., Brown M.T. and Widana Gamage S.M.K. (2020). Tolerance of Impatiens balsamina L., and Crotalaria retusa L. to grow on soil contaminated by used lubricating oil: A comparative study. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 188: doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.109911
 Widana Gamage S.M.K., Rotenberg D., Schneweis D.J., Tsai C-W., Dietzgen R.G. (2018). Transcriptome-wide responses of adult melon thrips (Thrips palmi) associated with capsicum chlorosis virus infection. PLOS One 13(12): doi.org/10.1371/journal .pone.02085
 Widana Gamage, S.M.K and Dietzgen, R.D. (2017). Intracellular localization, interactions and functions of capsicum chlorosis virus proteins. Frontiers in Microbiology 8:612. doi 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00612
 Widana Gamage, S.M.K, McGrath D., Persley, D.M., Dietzgen, R.D. (2016). Transcriptome analysis of capsicum chlorosis virus-induced hypersensitive resistance response in Bell capsicum. PLOS One 11(7): e0159085. doi: 10.1371/ journal.pone. 0159085
 Widana Gamage, S.M.K, Persley, D.M., Higgins, C.M, Dietzgen, R.D. (2015). First complete genome sequence of a capsicum chlorosis tospovirus isolate from Australia with an unusually large S RNA intergenic region. Archives of Virology 160, 3. doi:10.1007/s 00705-014-2324-8.
 Abeysinghe, S., Widana Gamage S.M.K., Arachchi, I.M.M., Dickinson, M. (2014). First report of the molecular identification of a phytoplasma associated with dieback disease of papaya in Sri Lanka. New Disease Reports 29, 13. doi:10.5197/j.2044-588.2014. 029. 01
 Widana Gamage, S.M.K., Hassani-Mehraban, A. and Peters, D. (2010). Identification of Iris yellow spot virus on Leek (Allium porrum) in Sri Lanka. Plant Disease 94. doi:10.1094/PDIS-94-8-1070B.
 Gunawardana, M.H.M.A.S.V., Wijesooriya, M.M., Randima, G.W.A.P., Atapaththu, K.S.S., Sanjaya, K., Masakorala, K. & Widana Gamage, S.M.K. (2022). Co-occurrence of Microcystin and Cylindrospermopsin cyanotoxins in hypereutrophic Mahakanadarawa and Nachchaduwa reservoirs. Journal of Science of University of Kelaniya 15(1), pp 67-97. DOI: doi.org/10.4038/josuk.v15i1.8052
 Wijesooriya M.M., Widana Gamage S.M.K. and Masakorala K. (2021). Biological control of freshwater cyanobacterial blooms; A Review. Journal of the University of Ruhuna 9, 1. pp 6-27.
 Widana Gamage S.M.K. (2020). The 16S rRNA gene and cyanobacterial taxonomy; current problems and future prospects. Journal of the University of Ruhuna 8, 2. pp 60-66.
 Abeysinghe, S., Widana Gamage S.M.K., Arachchi, I.M.M. and Dickinson, M. (2016). Occurrence of phytoplasma diseases of papaya in Sri Lanka. Acta Horticulturae 1111, 25-30. doi:10.17660/ActaHortic.2016.1111.4
 Widana Gamage, S. M. K., Hassani-Mehraban, A., Peters, D. (2014). Tomato spotted wilt virus in Sri Lanka: emerging problems of tospoviruses. Tropical Agricultural Research and Extension 16, 3. doi:10.4038/tare.v16i3.5278.