Mr Rishi Pathirana
CONTACT
E-mail: risha@unimelb.edu.au
Telephone: +61 3 9341 1576
QUALIFICATIONS
- 1999: BSc (Hons) (The University of Melbourne)
- 2000-present: PhD student (The University of Melbourne)
SHORT HISTORY
- 2004-present: Part-Time Research Assistant at the CRC for Oral Health Science
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Investigating the pathogenesis of Porphyromonas gingivalis with particular emphasis on attachment to host surfaces.
CURRENT PUBLICATIONS
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Rishi D. Pathirana, Neil M. O’Brien-Simpson, Paul D. Veith, Peter F. Riley and Eric C. Reynolds. (2006). Characterization of proteinase-adhesin complexes of Porphyromonas gingivalis, Microbiology, 152; 2381-2394.
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O’Brien-Simpson, NM, Pathirana, RD, Paolini, RA, Chen, YY, Veith, PD, Tam, V, Ally, N, Pike RN, Reynolds, EC. (2005). An immune response directed to proteinase and adhesin functional epitopes protect against Porphyromonas gingivalis-induced periodontal bone loss. Journal of Immunology, 175; 3983-3989.
MEMBERSHIPS
- The International Association for Dental Research