PhD Student Honoured in Sri Lankan President's Awards

Dileepa (second from left) receiving his award.

Visiting PhD student Dileepa Ediriweera's work on mapping and analysis of snakebite incidents in Sri Lanka has been honoured in the Sri Lankan President's Awards for Scientific Publications.

The research, published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases in 2016, was conducted by Dileepa with CHICAS colleagues Peter Diggle and Emanuele Giorgi while Dileepa was visiting CHICAS in Lancaster.

The Sri Lankan President's Awards for Scientific Publication is an annual award for prestigious research published by Sri Lankan scientists.

Updated: Sunday 25 November, 2018