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Amarasiri Mohan

アマラシリ カラヘ パンデイサ コララゲ モハン | Amarasiri Mohan
Affiliation and department:
Job title: Associate Professor
Research field  (3): Molecular biology ,  Environmental load reduction/restoration technology ,  Civil engineering (environmental systems)
Research keywords  (5): enteric bacteria ,  antimicrobial resistance ,  Histo-blood group antigens ,  enteric virus ,  Wastewater treatment
Research theme for competitive and other funds  (8):
  • 2023 - 2026 Development of a technical strategy for the source control of antibiotic resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes based on one-health approach
  • 2023 - 2026 薬剤耐性菌の排出負荷低減に資する高電圧パルス電界を応用した下水消毒システムの構築
  • 2021 - 2024 スリランカにおける下水水質情報に基づいた下水管路劣化予測システムの開発
  • 2020 - 2023 Development of temporally sensitive detection method for vectors of infectious diseases based on environmental RNA
  • 2020 - 2023 Elucidation of source and environmental behavior of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and resistance genes by microbial source tracking
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Papers (47):
  • Chaiwat Wilasang, Pikkanet Suttirat, Dhammika Leshan Wannigama, Mohan Amarasiri, Sudarat Chadsuthi, Charin Modchang. Impact of COVID-19 Vaccination in Thailand: Averted Deaths and Severe Infections Across Age Groups. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 2024
  • Luhur Akbar Devianto, Mohan Amarasiri, Luyao Wang, Takehito Iizuka, Daisuke Sano. Identification of protein biomarkers in wastewater linked to the incidence of COVID-19. Science of The Total Environment. 2024. 951. 175649-175649
  • Mohan Amarasiri, Hiroki Kobayashi, Takashi Furukawa, Daisuke Sano, Kazunari Sei. Degradation of extracellular antibiotic resistance genes using peracetic acid (PAA) and performic acid (PFA). Environmental Technology & Innovation. 2024. 103862-103862
  • Dhammika Leshan Wannigama, Mohan Amarasiri, Phatthranit Phattharapornjaroen, Cameron Hurst, Charin Modchang, John Jefferson V Besa, Kazuhiko Miyanaga, Longzhu Cui, Stefan Fernandez, Angkana T Huang, et al. Community-based mpox and sexually transmitted disease surveillance using discarded condoms in the global south. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2024. 24. 10. e610-e613
  • Takashi Furukawa, Ayumu Inagaki, Takeshi Hatta, Suzuha Moroishi, Katsuki Kawanishi, Yuki Itoh, Shotaro Maehana, Mohan Amarasiri, Kazunari Sei. Cell Extracts Derived from Cypress and Cedar Show Antiviral Activity against Enveloped Viruses. Microorganisms. 2024. 12. 9. 1813-1813
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Lectures and oral presentations  (108):
  • Environmental DNA analysis for the rodents monitoring in the urban drains and environmental samples
    (IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition)
  • Surveillance of antibiotic resistant bacteria and their resistance genes in the wastewater treatment plants in Japan
    (IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition)
  • Dynamics of class 1 integrons in wastewater treatment plants for the evaluation of the proliferation and occurrence of antibiotic resistant bacteria
    (Water and Environment Technology Conference 2024 (WET2024))
  • Establishment of a method for the detection of rodents by environmental DNA analysis and its application to various urban environmental samples
    (Water and Environment Technology Conference 2024 (WET2024))
  • Comparative study on the characteristics of antibiotic resistant bacteria and their resistance genes in the wastewater treatment plants in Kanagawa, Japan
    (Water and Environment Technology Conference 2024 (WET2024))
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Education (3):
  • 2014 - 2017 Hokkaido University Division of Environmental Engneering Ph.D.
  • 2012 - 2014 Hokkaido University Division of Environmental Engineering M. Eng.
  • 2007 - 2011 University of Peradeniya Civil Engineering B Sc Eng
Professional career (3):
  • Ph.D. (Hokkaido University)
  • M. Eng. (Hokkaido University)
  • BSc Eng (University of Peradeniya)
Work history (3):
  • 2024/04 - 現在 Tohoku University Graduate School of Engineering Associate Professor
  • 2020/04 - 2024/03 Kitasato University School of Allied Health Sciences Lecturer
  • 2017/10 - 2020/03 Tohoku University Graduate School of Engineering Assistant Professor
Committee career (2):
  • 2023/07 - 現在 Japanese Society on Water Environment JWET Committee
  • 2023/03 - 2024/05 International Society for Food and Environmental Virology Conference 2024 Organizing Committee
Awards (5):
  • 2022/03 - Kitasato University, Department of Health Science Best Teacher 2021 Award
  • 2021/04 - Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology Best Paper Award
  • 2019/09 - International Water Association Health Related Water Microbiology Conference Best Presentation Award
  • 2017/09/26 - Japanese Society on Water Environment JSWE-Organo doctoral research award
  • 2013/05 - Japan Society on Water Environment Excellent Presentation Award
Association Membership(s) (3):
International Water Association ,  Institute of Engineers, Sri Lanka. ,  JAPAN SOCIETY ON WATER ENVIRONMENT
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