Nimal Senanayake
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Professor Nimal Senanayake is a Sri Lankan neurologist, physician, author, film and television scriptwriter and academic.
Senanayake was educated at the University of Peradeniya
where he later became Senior Lecturer in Medicine, Professor of Medicine and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine
, Chairman of Board of Study in Medicine at the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine
, President of the Sri Lanka Medical Association and President of the Kandy Society of Medicine. Senanayake is best known for his work on the neurotoxicity of pesticides and particularly organophosphorous compounds but has published extensively and is an authority on epilepsy and other neurological disorders. He currently leads with an Australian colleague a Wellcome Trust
funded initiative to reduce deaths from pesticides.
Senanayake is an author of non medical books and a scriptwriter as well as a scientific researcher, and has scripted several television dramas and documentaries shown on national television. The work has a strong bias towards medical issues such as psychoanalaysis and living with epilepsy but draws on adaptations of work by Maupassant and Wilkie Collins
.,
. He is also a vocalist, and has performed at several venues.
He has received awards for contributions to research (SLMA Gold Medal Oration, Kandy Society of Medicine Gold Medal Oration, Senaka Bibile Gold Medal Oration, Kumaradasa Rajasuriya
Gold Medal ) and scriptwriting. He was awarded a DSc by the university in recognition of his achievements in the field of Toxicology and Neurology.He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians
Senanayake was educated at the University of Peradeniya
University of Peradeniya
The University of Peradeniya is a world renowned state university in Sri Lanka, funded by the University Grants Commission...
where he later became Senior Lecturer in Medicine, Professor of Medicine and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine
, Chairman of Board of Study in Medicine at the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine
Postgraduate Institute of Medicine
The Postgraduate Institute of Medicine of the University of Colombo is a graduate school that provides specialist training of medical doctors. The only type of its kind, it is similar to the Royal Medical Colleges of the United Kingdom. It was established in 1976 as the Institute of Postgraduate...
, President of the Sri Lanka Medical Association and President of the Kandy Society of Medicine. Senanayake is best known for his work on the neurotoxicity of pesticides and particularly organophosphorous compounds but has published extensively and is an authority on epilepsy and other neurological disorders. He currently leads with an Australian colleague a Wellcome Trust
Wellcome Trust
The Wellcome Trust was established in 1936 as an independent charity funding research to improve human and animal health. With an endowment of around £13.9 billion, it is the United Kingdom's largest non-governmental source of funds for biomedical research...
funded initiative to reduce deaths from pesticides.
Senanayake is an author of non medical books and a scriptwriter as well as a scientific researcher, and has scripted several television dramas and documentaries shown on national television. The work has a strong bias towards medical issues such as psychoanalaysis and living with epilepsy but draws on adaptations of work by Maupassant and Wilkie Collins
Wilkie Collins
William Wilkie Collins was an English novelist, playwright, and author of short stories. He was very popular during the Victorian era and wrote 30 novels, more than 60 short stories, 14 plays, and over 100 non-fiction pieces...
.,
. He is also a vocalist, and has performed at several venues.
He has received awards for contributions to research (SLMA Gold Medal Oration, Kandy Society of Medicine Gold Medal Oration, Senaka Bibile Gold Medal Oration, Kumaradasa Rajasuriya
Kumaradasa Rajasuriya
Professor Kumaradasa Rajasuriya was the former Professor of Medicine, Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo in Sri Lanka.He is a product of Nalanda College Colombo....
Gold Medal ) and scriptwriting. He was awarded a DSc by the university in recognition of his achievements in the field of Toxicology and Neurology.He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians
Royal College of Physicians
The Royal College of Physicians of London was founded in 1518 as the College of Physicians by royal charter of King Henry VIII in 1518 - the first medical institution in England to receive a royal charter...