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The Senate of the University of Peradeniya at its 302nd meeting held on October 26, 2005 has approved the recommendation made by the Faculty Board of Dental Science to confer the Degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) to Professor Lakshman Samaranayake who is currently the Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Hong Kong and the Director of the Prince Philip Dental Hospital, Hong Kong.

A son of (late) Daniel Samaranayake and Daya Samaranayake of Alubomulla, Panadura, Professor Samaranayake is married to Dr. Yuthica Samaranayake (nee. Abeyagoonasekera).

In Hong Kong his research, mainly focused on infectious diseases and has been much acclaimed. He has been the recipient of both the Outstanding Researcher Award' and the Outstanding Research Student Supervisor Award' of the University of Hong Kong.

In total he has received more than HK$ 11 million (Rs. 143 million) in research grants and recently as a co-investigator he was awarded a European Community Multi-Country project grant of 3 million Euros (Rs. 357 million) to work on human Candida infections.

The author and co-author of over 400 research/review articles, Professor Samaranayake has also written 28 book chapters and eight books/monographs translated into French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Korean, German and Chinese.Professor Samaranayake is also a recognised expert in dental/medical education and has been a technical consultant to the World Bank in Problem Based Learning and conducted workshops on the subject in Indonesia, Taiwan and Thailand.

He has been a mentor for more than 20 PhD graduates including seven from the Universities of Peradeniya and Colombo.

Professor Samaranayake is the first from the dental profession in Sri Lanka to receive an honorary DSc which will be conferred upon him on December 21, 2005 at the General Convocation of the University of Peradeniya.

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