Background
Karunaweera, Nadira Dharshani was born on September 1, 1961 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Daughter of Reggie and Jeena Dulcie Fernando.
Karunaweera, Nadira Dharshani was born on September 1, 1961 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Daughter of Reggie and Jeena Dulcie Fernando.
Bachelor of Medicine, BChir, Faculty Medicine University Colombo, 1986. Doctor of Philosophy, University Colombo, 1993.
Medical officer Ministry Health, Colombo, 1986—1989. Lecturer faculty medicine University Colombo, 1989—1993, senior lecturer faculty medicine, 1995—2004, head department faculty medicine, 2000—2005, professor parasitology faculty medicine, since 2004. Post-doctoral fellow University Edinburgh, Scotland, 1993—1995.
Senior research fellow Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 2005. Adviser, consultant Tropical Disease Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, since 1996, member strategic research and steering committee. Lecturer in field.
Member of Strategic Reseach and Steering Committe, Tropical Disease Research, World Health Organization (honorary), Sri Lanka Medical Association (life), Sri Lanka College Microbiologists (life. Editor 2000-2005), Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement Sciences (life. President Section A 2002-2003).
Married Cecil SriKantha Karunaweera, February 26, 1955. Children: Ayesha Lilanthi, Anushka Sajani.