Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Ruvini Pathirana
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Mentor: Dr. David Kadosh
Phone: (210) 567-3436
Email: pathiranar@uthscsa.edu
Education
| 2005 | BSc Microbiology | University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka |
| 2008 | MSc Food Science & Technology | University of Sri Jayewardenapura, Sri Lanka |
| 2016 | PhD Microbiology & Molecular Biology | University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE, USA |
Honors
| 2020 - 2021 | American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship |
| 2013 – 2016 | Special Funds Grant for Graduate Fellowship, School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| 2014 | Travel award : Yeast Genetics Meeting, Genetics Society of America |
| 2012 | Blair Paxton Udale Scholarship for Life Sciences, University of Nebraska Foundation |
| 2012 | Travel Award : Frontiers in Phylogenetics Spring Symposium, AToL Project, University of Texas at Austin |
| 2005 | B.Sc. (Special) Degree with First Class Honors |
Professional Memberships
| 2019 - present | American Heart Association |
| 2018 - present | American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) |
| 2016 - 2019 | American Association for the of Advancement of Science (AAAS) |
| 2013 - 2016 | Genetics Society of America (GSA) |
| 2011 - present | American Society for Microbiology (ASM) |
Publications
McCall AD, Pathirana RU, Prabhakar A, Cullen PJ, Edgerton M. Candida albicans biofilm development is governed by cooperative attachment and adhesion maintenance proteins. NPJ Biofilms Microbiomes. 2019;5:21. doi: 10.1038/s41522-019-0094-5.
Pathirana RU, McCall AD, Norris HL, Edgerton M. Filamentous Non-albicans Candida Species Adhere to Candida albicans and Benefit From Dual Biofilm Growth. Front Microbiol. 2019;10:1188. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01188.
Salvatori O, Pathirana RU, Kay JG, Edgerton M. Candida albicans Ras1 Inactivation Increases Resistance to Phagosomal Killing by Human Neutrophils. Infect Immun. 2018 Dec;86(12). doi: 10.1128/IAI.00685-18.
Pathirana RU, Friedman J, Norris HL, Salvatori O, McCall AD, Kay J, Edgerton M. Fluconazole-Resistant Candida auris Is Susceptible to Salivary Histatin 5 Killing and to Intrinsic Host Defenses. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2018 Feb;62(2). doi: 10.1128/AAC.01872-17.
Navarathna DH*, Pathirana RU*, Lionakis MS, Nickerson KW, Roberts DD. Candida albicans ISW2 Regulates Chlamydospore Suspensor Cell Formation and Virulence In Vivo in a Mouse Model of Disseminated Candidiasis. PLoS One. 2016;11(10):e0164449. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0164449. [* Co-first authors]
Ahmad Hussin N, Pathirana RU, Hasim S, Tati S, Scheib-Owens JA, Nickerson KW. Biotin Auxotrophy and Biotin Enhanced Germ Tube Formation in Candida albicans. Microorganisms. 2016 Sep 21;4(3). doi: 10.3390/microorganisms4030037.
Nickerson KW, Atkin AL, Hargarten JC, Pathirana R, Hasim S. Thoughts on quorum sensing and fungal dimorphism . In: Biocommunication of Fungi. Witzany G, editor. Dordrecht: Springer; 2012. p.189-204. 343p.
Complete List of Published Work: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/ruvini.pathirana.1/bibliography/public/