THEME: "Shaping the Future of ENT Through Research and Collaboration"
30-31 Mar 2026
Barcelona, Spain
University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
Title: Clinical Profile and Correlation of Endoscopic Disease Severity with selected lifestyle risk factors in a cohort with chronic rhinosinusitis in Sri Lanka.
Tharushika Hewapathirana is a PhD candidate in
Immunology and Molecular Medicine at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
With a First-Class BSc (Hons) in Medical Laboratory Science, her research
focuses on nasal and gut microbiota in allergic rhinitis and chronic
rhinosinusitis, integrating genomics, proteomics, and molecular diagnostic
approaches.