Technical Session IV - Medicine

Introduction of the Chairperson

Dr Varuna Navaratne/ Lt Col (Dr) Manoj Bandara

In vitro Study to Identify Effects of Fetal Haemoglobin Inducing Agents on Primary Human Erythroid Cells of Beta-thalassaemia Major Patients
N Yasara, A Manamperi and S Mettananda

Detection of Variably Present Genotypes, bimABP/bimABM, fhaB3 YLF/BTFC and LPSA in Sri Lankan Clinical Isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei Using Real-Time PCR based Molecular Assay
K Jayaratne, HS Jayasinghearachchi, E Corea, J Masakorala and A D De Silva

Conservation of in-silico Predicted Epitopes of SARSCoV-2 and Other Native Corona Viruses from Different Geographic Regions
ATAD Karunathilake, NPDS Lasanthi, CL Goonasekara and SS Seneviratne

Molecular Characterization and Phylogenetic Relationship of SARS-CoV-2 Strains Infecting a NAVY Cohort During the First Wave of the COVID-19 in Sri Lanka
HS Jayasinghearachchi, DS Govindapala, WMID Nakkawita, PH Premaratne, CL Goonasekara, DGP Kawyangana, KWT Chathuranga, US Kulasekara and AD De Silva

Identification of New Variant of SARS CoV-2 Virus of C36 lineage with L452R Mutation at University Hospital KDU (UHKDU) Sri Lanka
H Abeygoonawardena, UTN Senaratne, MMPT Jayasekera, WMID Nakkawita, FN Mubarak, US Kulasekera, DGP Kawyangana, DS Govindapala and AD De Silva

Unravelling the Genetic Diversity of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Sri Lanka using Multilocus Sequence Typing
K Jayaratne, HS Jayasinghearachchi, E Corea, A Fonseka, T Muthugama, J Masakorala and AD De Silva