Professional

• Registered Veterinary Surgeon at Sri Lanka Veterinary Council.
• Member – Sri Lanka Veterinary Association
• Member – Sri Lanka Colleage of Veteirnary Surgeons
• Member – Sri Lanka Association for Laboratory Animal Science (SLALAS)
• Former Secretary, Editor and Founder member, Sri Lanka Association for Laboratory Animal Science (SLALAS)

• Zoonoses and one health
• Food safety, food security and quality assurance
• Molecular and rapid detection methods
• Risk analysis and quantitative risk modeling in food systems

• Presidential Awards (2019) Scientific publications, Sri Lanka
• Young scientist delegate (2018) For joint research programme on “Genetic Resources in Livestock farming and Agriculture” organized by the NSF and Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
• The most outstanding young researcher (2017) Wayamba University of Sri Lanka
• The best performance (2013) Certificate Course on Staff Development (CCSD), Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

Development Oriented Research Grant (2019 > 2022) Amount -LKR 40 Million; Animal feed phosphate from Eppawala Rock phosphate: Nutritive evaluation of rock phosphates for poultry layer and effects on birds’ performance and product quality
Wayamba University of Sri Lanka Research Grant (2018 > 2019) Extended-Spectrum 𝛽-Lactamase- Producing Escherichia coli within the Food production System
National Research Council of Sri Lanka (2017 > 2020), Risk assessment of foodborne pathogens in food commodities available in the Sri Lankan market and application of biocontrol measures to ensure food safety
Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) (2014 > 2017) Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Malaysia
Contract research project D5-20-36 (2009) “Development of radiometric and allied analytical methods to strengthen national residue control programs for antibiotic and anthelmintic veterinary drug residues”, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

Journals

▪ Nordin, Y., Kwan, S.Y., Chang, W.S., Loo, Y.Y., Tan, C.W., Mohd Fadzil, S.N., Ramzi, O.S.B., Kuan, C.H., Premarathne, J.M.K.J.K., Nor-Khaizura, M.A.R., New, C.Y. and ,Son, R. (2019). Evaluation of bacteriological quality of locally produced raw and pasteurised milk in Selangor, Malaysia. Food Research, 3(3), 208-212. – accepted manuscript

▪ Thung, T.Y., Lee, E., Premarathne, J.M.K.J.K., Nurzafirah, M., Kuan, C.H., Elexson, N., Tan, C.W., Malcolm, T.T.H., New, C.Y., Ramzi, O.S.B., Nuzul, N.J., Noor Azira, A.M., Ungku Fatimah, U.Z.A. and Son, R.. (2018). Bacteriophages and their applications. Food Research, 2(5), 404-414.

▪ Premarathne, J. M. K. J. K., Satharasinghe, D. A., Gunasena, A. R. C., Wanigasekara, A., Munasinghe, D. M. S., & Abeynayake, P. (2018). Thin-layer Grants Publications Chromatographic Method for Quantification of Sulfonamides in Chicken Meat. Food Analytical Methods, 1-7.

▪ Premarathne, J. M. K. J. K., Anuar, A. S., Thung, T. Y., Satharasinghe, D. A., Jambari, N. N., Abdul-Mutalib, N. A. & Nishibuchi, M. (2017). Prevalence and Antibiotic Resistance against Tetracycline in Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli in Cattle and Beef Meat from Selangor, Malaysia. Frontiers in microbiology, 8.

▪ Premarathne, J. M. K. J. K., Satharasinghe, D. A., Gunasena, A. R. C., Munasinghe, D. M. S., & Abeynayake, P. (2017). Establishment of a method to detect sulfonamide residues in chicken meat and eggs by high-performance liquid chromatography. Food Control, 72, 276-282.

▪ Thung, T. Y., Premarathne, J. M. K. J. K., San Chang, W., Loo, Y. Y., Chin, Y. Z., Kuan, C. H., & Radu, S. (2017). Use of a lytic bacteriophage to control Salmonella Enteritidis in retail food. LWT-Food Science and Technology, 78, 222-225.

▪ New, C. Y., Thung, T. Y., Premarathne, J. M. K. J. K., Russly, A. R., Abdulkarim, S. M., & Son, R. (2017). Microwave oven safety: A food safety consumer survey in Malaysia. Food Control, 80, 420-427.

▪ Premarathne, J. M. K. J. K., Satharasinghe, D. A., Huat, J. T. Y., Basri, D. F., Rukayadi, Y., Nakaguchi, Y., & Radu, S. (2017). Impact of human Campylobacter infections in Southeast Asia: The contribution of the poultry sector. Critical reviews in food science and nutrition, 57(18), 3971-3986.

▪ Thung, T. Y., Siti Norshafawatie, B. M. F., Premarathne, J. M. K. J. K., Chang, W. S., Loo, Y. Y., Kuan, C. H., & Dayang, F. B. (2017). Isolation of food-borne pathogen bacteriophages from retail food and environmental sewage. International Food Research Journal, 24(1).

▪ Premarathne, J. M. K. J. K., Thung, T. Y., New, C. Y., Huat, J. T. Y., Basri, D. F., Rukayadi, Y., & Son, R. (2017). Distribution of bacteriophages in food and environment samples. International Food Research Journal, 24(2), 888.

▪ Kuan, C. H., Rukayadi, Y., Ahmad, S. H., Radzi, W. M., Che, W. J., Thung, T. Y., Premarathne, J. M. K. J. K. & Ramzi, O. B. (2017). Comparison of the microbiological quality and safety between conventional and organic vegetables sold in Malaysia. Frontiers in Microbiology, 8, 1433.

▪ Tan, C. W., Malcolm, T. T., Kuan, C. H., Thung, T. Y., Chang, W. S., Loo, Y. Y., Premarathne, J. M. K. J. K. & Rukayadi, Y. (2017). Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolated from Short Mackerels (Rastrelliger brachysoma) in Malaysia. Frontiers in microbiology, 8, 1087.

▪ Premarathne, J.M.K.J.K., Ubong, A., Nakaguchi, Y., Nishibuchi, M. and Son, R. (2017). Risk of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection linked to the consumption of beef. Food Research, 1(3), 67-76.

Books and Book Chapters

• M.K.J.K. Premarathne (2013). Self Confidence to Build Up an Effective Academic Environment , In Uplifting Academic and Institutional Environment in Higher Education. U Jayasinghe and A. Jayaweera (eds).  Pp 43-59. ISBN 978-955-4709-05-8.

Any publications after ” Nordin, Y., Kwan, S.Y., Chang, W.S., Loo, Y.Y., Tan, C.W., Mohd Fadzil, S.N., Ramzi, O.S.B., Kuan, C.H., Premarathne, J.M.K.J.K., Nor-Khaizura, M.A.R., New, C.Y. and ,Son, R. (2019). Evaluation of bacteriological quality of locally produced raw and pasteurised milk in Selangor, Malaysia. Food Research, 3(3), 208-212. – accepted manuscript”

M.K.J.K. Premarathne (2013). Self Confidence to Build Up an Effective Academic Environment , In Uplifting Academic and Institutional Environment in Higher Education. U Jayasinghe and A. Jayaweera (eds). Pp 43-59. ISBN 978-955-4709-05-8.