2023
“Seizures in small brains”
Prof. Jithangi Wanigasinghe
Professor in Paediatric Neurology, University of Colombo
Honorary Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, National Hospital of Sri Lanka
2021
“Autoimmune encephalitis: A Sri Lankan experience”
Prof. Thashi Chang
Professor in Neurology, University of Colombo
Honorary Consultant Neurologist, National Hospital of Sri Lanka
2019/20
“Advances in neurobiological aspects of functional neurological (conversion) disorder”
Prof. Curt LaFrance, Jr
Director of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioural Neurology, Rhode Island Hospital
Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology, Brown University
Providence RI, USA
2018
“Normal and abnormal brain plasticity in Musicians Dystonia as a model of task specific dystonia”
Dr Jon Sussman
Consultant Neurologist and Clinical Director Medical Neurosciences, Greater Manchester Neuroscience Centre (GMNC)
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
United Kingdom
2017
Dr Udaya Seneviratne
Consultant Neurologist & Epileptologist Monash Medical Centre Melbourne, Australia
“Rhythmicity in epilepsy: A journey in search of the epileptogenic pacemaker”
2016
“From frogs to man; a 45-year odyssey in clinical neuro-ophthalmological research”
Prof. Christopher Kennard
Head of the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, UK
2015
Prof. Tom Warner
Prof. of Clinical Neuroscience at UCL Institute of Neurology
“Using stem cell technology to study neurodegenerative disease”
2014
“Preclinical interventions for secondary prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease”
Dr Colin Masters
Executive Director, Mental Health Research Institute and Laureate Professor, University of Melbourne
2013
Dr Mark Manford
Consultant Neurologist, Bedford and Addenbrooke’s Hospitals, UK Associate Lecturer, University of Cambridge, UK
“Religious Feeling and its Representation in the Brain”
2012
“Epilepsy is different”
Prof. Philip Smith
Consultant Neurologist, Cardiff, UK, Co-Editor, Practical Neurology
2011
Prof. Saman Gunatilake
Professor of Medicine, University of Sri Jayawardenepura Consultant Neurologist, CSTH
“Exploring Sri Lankan Neurology”
2010
“Retrograde axonal degeneration in peripheral nerve injury in man”
Dr Sudath Gunasekera
Consultant Clinical Neurophysiologist, NHSL
2009
Dr Ranjanie Gamage
Consultant Neurologist, Institute of Neurology, NHSL
“Neurology in Sri Lanka – its pivotal expansion and iconic existence”