• Ph. D. in Sciences - University of Adelaide, Australia
• M. Sc. Agronomy - Kansas State University, USA
• B. Sc. Agriculture (Hons.) - University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

APPOINTMENTS

• Senior Lecturer - Department of Agricultural Biology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya - 2017 to to-date
• Visiting Lecturer - Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya - 2016 to to-date
• Senior Lecturer (Temporary) - Department of Agricultural Biology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya - 2014 to 2016
• Lecturer (Temporary) - Department of Agricultural Biology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya - 2007 to 2008

JOURNAL PAPERS

• Adikari, AMMU, Priyashantha, H, Disanayaka, JNK, Jayatilake, DV, Kodithuwakku, SP, Jayatilake, JAMS. and Vidanarachchi, JK, (2021) Isolation, identification and characterization of Lactobacillus species diversity from Meekiri: traditional fermented buffalo milk gels in Sri Lanka. Heliyon, p.e 08136.
• Nanayakkara, D., Jayatilake, D. and Kodithuwakku, S., (2020) Development of a single nucleotide polymorphism-based DNA marker for fall armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) biotyping: a case study from the fall armyworm outbreak in Sri Lanka. The Canadian Entomologist, pp.1-10.
• Nanayakkara, D., Edirisingha, I., Dissanayake, L., Weerasinghe, D., Suriyagoda, L., Herath, V., and Jayatilake, D. (2020). A novel intragenic marker targeting the ectodomain of bacterial blight-resistance gene Xa21 for marker-assisted selection in rice. Journal of Crop Improvement, 1-18.
• Malsha De Zoysa, Dhanesha Nanayakkara, Venura Herath & Dimanthi Jayatilake (2019). Allelic diversity of flowering-time regulatory gene Hd3a in rice, Journal of Crop Improvement, DOI: 10.1080/15427528.2019.1684409
• Jayatilake DV, Bai GH, Dong YH: A novel quantitative trait locus for Fusarium head blight resistance in chromosome 7A of wheat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 2011, 122(6):1189- 1198
• Jayatilake DV, Tucker EJ, Bariana H, Kuchel H, Edwards J, McKay AC, Chalmers K, Mather DE: Genetic mapping and marker development for resistance of wheat against the root lesion nematode Pratylenchus neglectus. BMC Plant Biology 2013, 13:230
• Jayatilake DV, Tucker EJ, Brüggemann J, Lewis J, Garcia M, Dreisigacker S, Hayden M, Chalmers K and Mather DE: Genetic mapping of the Cre8 locus for resistance against cereal cyst nematode (Heterodera avenae Woll.) resistance in wheat. Molecular Breeding 2015, 35(2):1-12
• Nagalla AD, Jayatilake DV, Herath V, & Wickramasinghe M (2017). The molecular evolution of Ghd7 orthologs is not in line with the speciation events in genus Oryza. Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka, 45(3), 229
• Nanayakkara NHLDLD, Herath V and Jayatilake DV (2018). Haplotype analysis of bacterial leaf blight resistance gene Xa21 in rice. Tropical Agricultural Research, 30(1).
• Edirisingha, IK, Ekanayaka, EMTP, Jayatilake, DV and Herath, HMVG (2018). Comparative analysis of leaf vein density in Sri Lankan traditional rice varieties. Tropical Agricultural Research, 30(1) 56–68.
• Senavirathne WMA, Jayatilake DV, Herath V, & Wickramasinghe HAM. (2017). Evaluation of genetic diversity of cis-acting elements of Abscisic acid responsive element binding protein (ABRE-BP) in selected Sri Lankan rice varieties. Tropical Agricultural Research, 28(2).
• Jayaweera JKPTP, Herath HMVG, Jayatilake DV, Udumulla GS and Wickramasinghe HAM (2016). Physiological, biochemical and proteomic responses of rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties Godaheenati and Pokkali for drought stress at the seedling stage. Tropical Agricultural Research. 27 (2): 159
• Nagalla AD, Jayatilake DV, Herath V and Suriyagoda L (2016). Evaluating the growth performance of two Azotobactor spp. in liquid glucose broth and tryptic peptone broth as an inoculation media for the production of bio-fertilizers. Journal of Tropical Agricultural Research. 28 (1):100-106

BOOK CHAPTERS, BOOKS & MONOGRAPHS

• Jayatilake, D and Herath, V (2019). Breaking the Mould: Pave the Way for Future Cereals In: Agricultural Research for Sustainable Food Systems in Sri Lanka - Volume 1: A Historical Perspective. Eds: Marambe, B., Weerahewa, J, and Dandeniya, WS. Springer Singapore, 10.1007/978-981-15-2152-2
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OTHER CREDENTIALS  

• IQAC Coordinator - Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya - 2022 todate
• Deputy Proctor - Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya - 2019 to 2021