• Lecturer (Probationary), Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Peradeniya

• Research Assistant, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya (2020-2021)

• Demonstrator, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Peradeniya (2019-2020)

• Volunteer Research Assistant, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya (2018-2019)

• Member of Sri Lankan Society for Microbiology (SSM)

• Medical Microbiology

• Molecular Biology and Human Genetics

Research publications

• G. Vidanapathirana, S. Angulmaduwa, T. Munasinghe et al., Pneumococcal colonization among healthy and hospitalized vaccine naive Sri Lankan children, Vaccine, 2020 Sep 25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.09.040

• Vidanapathirana G, Angulmaduwa AL, Munasinghe TS, Ekanayake EW, Harasgama P, Kudagammana ST, Dissanayake BN, Liyanapathirana LV. Comparison of pneumococcal colonization density among healthy children and children with respiratory symptoms using real time PCR (RT-PCR). BMC microbiology. 2022 Dec;22(1):1-7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-022-02442-z

• Munasinghe T, Vidanapathirana G, Kuthubdeen S, Ekanayake A, Angulmaduwa S, De Silva K, Subhasinghe S, Kalupahana R, Liyanapathirana V, Ip M. Colonization with selected antibiotic resistant bacteria among a cohort of Sri Lankan university students. BMC infectious diseases. 2021 Dec;21(1):1-8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021- 06289-z

• Vidanapathirana G, Angulmaduwa S, Munasinghe T, Ekanayake A, Harasgama P, Dissanayake N, Kudagammana T, Liyanapathirana V. Pneumococcal colonization in healthy and hospitalized Sri Lankan children between 2 months to 2 years. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2020 Dec 1;101:438-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.09.1148

• Vidanapathirana G, Angulmaduwa AL, Munasinghe TS, Ekanayake EW, Harasgama P, Kudagammana ST, Dissanayake BN, Liyanapathirana LV Kudagammana S, Vidanapathirana. Comparison of conventional culture and real time PCR (RT-PCR) based direct detection method for the identification of pneumococcal colonization in children. 12 th World Congress of the World Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases (WSPID), 22-24 February, 2022

• Karunathilake R, Vidanapathirana G, Weerasooriya BS, Ekanayake EW, Dissanayake UP, Seneviwickrama KL, Herath A, Liyanapathirana V, Kudagammana HD. Eczematous skin colonization pattern with potential bacterial pathogens in paediatric population at a tertiary care setting, in Sri Lanka. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 2021 Sep 1;58:21003162.

• Kudagammana S, Vidanapathirana G. Human microbiome and its role in paediatric allergic disease. Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health. 2020 Jun 5;49(2):102-7. http://doi.org/10.4038/sljch.v49i2.8956

• Samarathunga S, Vidanapathirana G, Kudagammna S. Multiple micronutrient supplementation programme of Sri Lanka: does it deliver the goods? Experience from Central Province-A preliminary study. Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health. 2021 Sep 5;50(3):393-400. http://doi.org/10.4038/sljch.v50i3.9686

• PRRWMRD Abhayasinghe, HMHGGSS Abeyrathna, OR Amarajeewa, KR Althaf, AMAPK Alahakoon, IMAP Abewardhana, ARRP Alahakoon, UKF Al-Hithaya, AKDAE Amarasinghe, C Dema, T Pelzom, Gihani Vidanapathirana, LVC Liyanapathirana. Knowledge, attitude and practices on antibiotics and antibiotic resistance, among patients attending the Outpatient Department of a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine. 2021 Dec 30;30(2). http://doi.org/10.4038/sljm.v30i2.26

• Egodawaththe N, Thalgahagoda S, Vidanapathirana G. Causative agents and their antimicrobial sensitivities in hospitalised children with recurrent urinary tract infections: Experience in a paediatric nephrology unit. Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health. 2022 Mar 5;51(1):75-83. http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sljch.v51i1.10000