Munasinghage Lakmali Silva, Ph.D.
Title Assistant Professor of Oral Medicine, Infection, and Immunity Institution Harvard School of Dental Medicine Department Oral Med - Infection + Immunity Address Harvard School of Dental Medicine
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Biography
| National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Bethesda, MD | PostDoc | 2023 | Molecular Biology/Immunology/Dental Research |
| Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia | PhD | 2016 | Molecular Biology |
| University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka | BSc. Honors | 2010 | Molecular Biology |
2021 - 2026
K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award
2022
The Distinguished Research Award of the Women in Science Network, IADR
2018
Summer Research Mentor Award
2012 - 2016
Australian Postgraduate Award
2012 - 2016
International Postgraduate Research Scholarship
2010
University Award of Academic Excellence
Overview
Dr. Lakmali M. Silva joined HSDM from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research where she has been a postdoctoral fellow. Silva received her PhD from Queensland University in Technology in Australia and her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. During her time at the NIDCR, she has been studying a novel fibrin neutrophil axis that operates within the periodontal microenvironment to promote alveolar bone destruction. Her work resulted in a breakthrough in understanding the etiology of periodontal disease. She was awarded a K99 R00 Pathway to Independence Award from the NIDCR in 2021, and the IADR Women in Science Award for Distinguished Research in 2022. At HSDM, Silva’s Hemostasis and Immunity lab focuses on understanding the role of hemostatic factors in inflammatory regulation in the periodontal microenvironment and beyond.
Research
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R00DE030124
(SILVA, MUNASINGHAGE LAKMALI)
Sep 1, 2023 - Aug 31, 2026
Fibrin-neutrophil interaction in periodontitis immunopathology
Role: Principal Investigator
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