Lalitha Neelangani Mendis

Background

Mendis, Lalitha Neelangani was born on January 5, 1941 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Daughter of Bertram Henry and Anne Grislyn (Fernando) Mendis.

Education

Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Science, U. Ceylon, 1966; diploma in Bacteriology, U. Manchester, England, 1976; Doctor of Philosophy, U. London, 1979; Doctor of Medicine, U. Colombo, 1988.

Career

Trainee bacteriologist, Medical Research Institute, Colombo lecturer, U. Colombo, 1973-1975; senior lecturer, U. Colombo, 1979-1987; senior lecturer, head faculty medicine department microbiology, U. Colombo, 1987-1990; professor, head faculty medicine department microbiology, U. Colombo, since 1990; senior teaching fellow faculty of medicine, National University of Singapore, 1991-1993. Member of the board of study of microbiology Postgraduate Institute, U. Colombo, since 1980, chair, since 1994.

Achievements

• Lalitha Neelangani Mendis has been listed as a noteworthy Microbiologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Student counsellor U. Colombo, 1981-1986. Member Sri Lanka Medical Association, Sri Lankan Association for Advancement of Science (section president 1989, member county 1981-1982), Sri. Lanka College Microbiologists (president 1996), Asian Group Rapid Virus Diagnosis.

Interests

• Avocations: music, photography, Batik printing.

Connections

Married Chrisantha LalithMendis, August 26, 1967. Children: Rajivi Sashikala, Rasika Neelangani.

Father:

Bertram Henry Mendis

Mother:

Anne Grislyn (Fernando) Mendis

Spouse:

Chrisantha LalithMendis

child:

Rasika Neelangani Mendis

child:

Rajivi Sashikala Mendis