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Chandima Jeewandara

University of Sri JayewardenepuraORCID 0000-0001-6830-5175Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Bioinformatics· 1 Genetic & Genomic Medicine· 1 Pathology· 1

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Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 2 Organism:virus· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1

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Gathsaurie Neelika MalavigeiD· 3 shared Ananda WijewickramaiD· 2 shared D.M.S.H.K. RanasingheiD· 2 shared Abay SisayiD· 1 shared Alexander DiltheyiD· 1 shared Andreas BergthaleriD· 1 shared Andreas WalkeriD· 1 shared Andrew NelsoniD· 1 shared

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Myeloperoxidase (MPO) exacerbates dengue-associated liver injury and contributes to disease pathogenesis in mouse models

Carla Bianca Luena Victorio, Andrew Teo, Shantanu Gupta, Arun Ganasarajah, Joanne Ong, Jasmine SK, Kíssila Rabelo, Luciana Lontro Alves, Carlos Alberto Basílio‐de‐Oliveira, Rodrigo Panno Basílio-de-Oliveira, Po Ying Chia, Heshan Kuruppu, Maneshka Vindesh Karunananda, Damayanthi Idampitiya, Ananda Wijewickrama, , Ann‐Marie Chacko

This study shows that myeloperoxidase worsens liver damage in dengue by causing oxidative stress and inflammation in mouse models.

bioRxiv · Aug 27, 2026 · PreprintPathology

Addressing pandemic-wide systematic errors in the SARS-CoV-2 phylogeny

Martin Hunt, Angie S. Hinrichs, Daniel Anderson, Lily Karim, Bethany L. Dearlove, Jeff Knaggs, Bede Constantinides, Philip William Fowler, Gillian Rodger, Teresa Street, Sheila Lumley, Hermione J. Webster, Theo Sanderson, Christopher Ruis, Benjamin Kotzen, , Djin-Ye Oh

The paper reprocesses SARS-CoV-2 genomic data to correct systematic errors in phylogenies using a novel assembly tool, resulting in a cleaner global tree of 4.47 million samples.

Nature Methods · Feb 9, 2026Peer-reviewedBioinformatics

Genomic and epidemiological analysis of SARS-CoV-2 viruses in Sri Lanka

Chandima Jeewandara, Deshni Jayathilaka, D.M.S.H.K. Ranasinghe, Sharon Nienyun Hsu, Dinuka Ariyaratne, Tibutius T. P. Jayadas, Deshan Madusanka, Benjamin B. Lindsey, Laksiri Gomes, Matthew D. Parker, Ananda Wijewickrama, Malika Karunaratne, Graham Stuart Ogg, Thushan I. de Silva, Gathsaurie Neelika Malavige

The paper analyzes SARS-CoV-2 genomic sequences from Sri Lanka to track lineage prevalence and transmission patterns, finding B.1.411 was dominant until B.1.1.7 replaced it in late 2020.

Frontiers in Microbiology · Sep 16, 2021Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine