Dr. Nilusha Malmuthuge
Affiliations
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Contact information
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Phone number
Office: 403 210 9243
Location
Office: CWPH2D19
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Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
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Background
Educational Background
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (Honors) University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka , 2007
Master’s in Animal Science University of Alberta, Canada, 2011
Doctor of Philosophy in Animal Science University of Alberta, Canada, 2016
Awards
- JB Russell Young Scientist Award, Congress in Gastrointestinal Functions. 2015
- Banting Fellowship, NSERC. 2016
- FEMS Journal Early Career Scientist Award, Federation of European Microbiological Societies. 2021
More Information
After completing her Ph.D., Dr. Malmuthuge held postdoctoral appointments at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization, where she was awarded the highly competitive NSERC Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship. As a Research Scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, she established an internationally recognized research program focused on neonatal calf health and host-microbiome interactions. Her research combines microbiology, immunology, genomics, transcriptomics, and other multi-omics approaches to uncover mechanisms that shape health and disease early in life. She contributes to the advancement of her field through editorial leadership as Associate Editor for Canadian Journal of Animal Science, Animal Microbiome, and FEMS Microbiology Ecology.
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