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Background
My research focuses on characterising antibody responses to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in EBV-associated lymphomas, infectious mononucleosis, and in patients undergoing EBV-specific T-cell immunotherapies. I also investigate EBV’s potential role in triggering autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS), aiming to identify diagnostic and predictive antibody biomarkers. My work integrates high-throughput serological profiling, statistical modelling, and immunoassay development, and is conducted through active collaborations with international research partners.
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Works
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2025
Journal Article
Differential antibody response to EBV proteome following EBVST immunotherapy in EBV-associated lymphomas
Sarathkumara, Yomani D., Van Bibber, Nathan W., Liu, Zhiwei, Heslop, Helen E., Rouce, Rayne H., Coghill, Anna Elizabeth, Rooney, Cliona M., Proietti, Carla and Doolan, Denise L. (2025). Differential antibody response to EBV proteome following EBVST immunotherapy in EBV-associated lymphomas. Blood Advances, 9 (7), 1658-1669. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2024014937
2025
Journal Article
Sex Differences in Anti–Epstein-Barr Virus Antibody Responses
Jackson, Sarah S, Francis, Julia, Pfeiffer, Ruth M, Proietti, Carla, Coghill, Anna E, Yu, Kelly J, Sarathkumara, Yomani D, Hsu, Wan-Lun, Argirion, Ilona, Wang, Cheng-Ping, Chen, Chien-Jen, Rothman, Nathaniel, Lan, Qing, Hildesheim, Allan, Doolan, Denise L and Liu, Zhiwei (2025). Sex Differences in Anti–Epstein-Barr Virus Antibody Responses. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiaf067
2024
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A proteome‐wide analysis unveils a core Epstein–Barr virus antibody signature of classic Hodgkin lymphoma across ethnically diverse populations
Sarathkumara, Yomani D., Xian, Rena R., Liu, Zhiwei, Yu, Kelly J., Chan, John K. C., Kwong, Yok‐Lam, Lam, Tai Hing, Liang, Raymond, Chiu, Brian, Xu, Jun, Hu, Wei, Ji, Bu‐Tian, Coghill, Anna E., Kelly, Ashton M., Pfeiffer, Ruth M., Rothman, Nathaniel, Ambinder, Richard F., Hildesheim, Allan, Lan, Qing, Proietti, Carla and Doolan, Denise L. (2024). A proteome‐wide analysis unveils a core Epstein–Barr virus antibody signature of classic Hodgkin lymphoma across ethnically diverse populations. International Journal of Cancer, 155 (8), 1476-1486. doi: 10.1002/ijc.35072
2023
Journal Article
Evaluating the stability of host-reference gene expression and simultaneously quantifying parasite burden and host immune responses in murine malaria
Browne, Daniel J., Kelly, Ashton M., Brady, Jamie, Proietti, Carla, Sarathkumara, Yomani D., Pattinson, David J. and Doolan, Denise L. (2023). Evaluating the stability of host-reference gene expression and simultaneously quantifying parasite burden and host immune responses in murine malaria. Scientific Reports, 13 (1) 21071, 1-11. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-48066-9
2023
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Comparative analysis of the humoral immune response to the EBV proteome across EBV-related malignancies
Argirion, Ilona, Pfeiffer, Ruth M., Proietti, Carla, Coghill, Anna E., Yu, Kelly J., Middeldorp, Jaap M., Sarathkumara, Yomani D., Hsu, Wan-Lun, Chien, Yin-Chu, Lou, Pei-Jen, Wang, Cheng-Ping, Rothman, Nathaniel, Lan, Qing, Chen, Chien-Jen, Mbulaiteye, Sam M., Jarrett, Ruth F., Glimelius, Ingrid, Smedby, Karin E., Hjalgrim, Henrik, Hildesheim, Allan, Doolan, Denise L. and Liu, Zhiwei (2023). Comparative analysis of the humoral immune response to the EBV proteome across EBV-related malignancies. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, 32 (5), OF1-OF10. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-22-0452
2022
Journal Article
The effect of tropical temperatures on the quality of RNA extracted from stabilized whole-blood samples
Sarathkumara, Yomani D., Browne, Daniel J., Kelly, Ashton M., Pattinson, David J., Rush, Catherine M., Warner, Jeffrey, Proietti, Carla and Doolan, Denise L. (2022). The effect of tropical temperatures on the quality of RNA extracted from stabilized whole-blood samples. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23 (18) 10609, 1-15. doi: 10.3390/ijms231810609
2021
Journal Article
Characterization of the humoral immune response to the EBV proteome in extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma
Liu, Zhiwei, Sarathkumara, Yomani D., Chan, John K. C., Kwong, Yok-Lam, Lam, Tai Hing, Ip, Dennis Kai Ming, Chiu, Brian C. -H., Xu, Jun, Su, Yu-Chieh, Proietti, Carla, Cooper, Martha M., Yu, Kelly J., Bassig, Bryan, Liang, Raymond, Hu, Wei, Ji, Bu-Tian, Coghill, Anna E., Pfeiffer, Ruth M., Hildesheim, Allan, Rothman, Nathaniel, Doolan, Denise L. and Lan, Qing (2021). Characterization of the humoral immune response to the EBV proteome in extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma. Scientific Reports, 11 (1) 23664, 1-8. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-02788-w
2021
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Identification of Novel Rodent-Borne Orthohantaviruses in an Endemic Area of Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka
Muthusinghe, Devinda S., Shimizu, Kenta, Lokupathirage, Sithumini M. W., Wei, Zhouoxing, Sarathkumara, Yomani D., Fonseka, G. R. Amanda, Senarathne, Pavani, Koizumi, Nobuo, Kawakami, Tomonori, Koizumi, Akio, Wickramasinghe, Chaminda, Ebihara, Hideki, Matsuno, Keita, Tsuda, Yoshimi, Arikawa, Jiro, Gamage, Chandika D. and Yoshimatsu, Kumiko (2021). Identification of Novel Rodent-Borne Orthohantaviruses in an Endemic Area of Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka. Viruses, 13 (10) 1984, 1-13. doi: 10.3390/v13101984
2020
Journal Article
Serological methods for detection of infection with shrew-borne hantaviruses: Thottapalayam, Seewis, Altai, and Asama viruses
Wei, Zhouoxing, Shimizu, Kenta, Nishigami, Kumpei, Tsuda, Yoshimi, Sarathukumara, Yomani, Muthusinghe, Devinda S., Gamage, Chandika D., Granathne, Lishanta, Lokupathirage, Sithumini M. W., Nanayakkara, Nishanta, Arikawa, Jiro, Kikuchi, Fuka, Tanaka-Taya, Keiko, Suzuki, Motoi, Morikawa, Shigeru, Arai, Satoru and Yoshimatsu, Kumiko (2020). Serological methods for detection of infection with shrew-borne hantaviruses: Thottapalayam, Seewis, Altai, and Asama viruses. Archives of Virology, 166 (1), 275-280. doi: 10.1007/s00705-020-04873-3
2019
Journal Article
Reply to Comments by Yih et al. (Exposure to Hantavirus is a Risk Factor Associated with Kidney Diseases in Sri Lanka: A Cross-Sectional Study)
Sarathkumara, Yomani D., Gamage, Chandika D., Lokupathirage, Sithumini, Muthusinghe, Devinda S., Nanayakkara, Nishantha, Gunarathne, Lishanthe, Shimizu, Kenta, Tsuda, Yoshimi, Arikawa, Jiro and Yoshimatsu, Kumiko (2019). Reply to Comments by Yih et al. (Exposure to Hantavirus is a Risk Factor Associated with Kidney Diseases in Sri Lanka: A Cross-Sectional Study). Viruses, 11 (12) 1150, 1150-12. doi: 10.3390/v11121150
2019
Journal Article
Serological evidence of Thailand orthohantavirus or antigenically related virus infection among rodents in a chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology endemic area, Girandurukotte, Sri Lanka
Lokupathirage, Sithumini M.W., Muthusinghe, Devinda S., Shimizu, Kenta, Nishigami, Kumpei, Noda, Kisho, Tsuda, Yoshimi, Sarathkumara, Yomani D., Gunawardana, Sirimevan, Arikawa, Jiro, Gamage, Chandika D. and Yoshimatsu, Kumiko (2019). Serological evidence of Thailand orthohantavirus or antigenically related virus infection among rodents in a chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology endemic area, Girandurukotte, Sri Lanka. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 19 (11), 859-866. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2018.2429
2019
Journal Article
Exposure to hantavirus is a risk factor associated with kidney diseases in Sri Lanka: a cross sectional study
Sarathkumara, Yomani D., Gamage, Chandika D., Lokupathirage, Sithumini, Muthusinghe, Devinda S., Nanayakkara, Nishantha, Gunarathne, Lishanthe, Shimizu, Kenta, Tsuda, Yoshimi, Arikawa, Jiro and Yoshimatsu, Kumiko (2019). Exposure to hantavirus is a risk factor associated with kidney diseases in Sri Lanka: a cross sectional study. Viruses, 11 (8) 1150, 1-12. doi: 10.3390/v11080700
2019
Journal Article
Thailand orthohantavirus infection in patients with chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology in Sri Lanka
Yoshimatsu, K., Gamage, C. D., Sarathkumara, Y. D., Kulendiran, T., Muthusinghe, D. S., Nanayakkara, N., Gunarathne, L., Shimizu, K., Tsuda, Y. and Arikawa, J. (2019). Thailand orthohantavirus infection in patients with chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology in Sri Lanka. Archives of Virology, 164 (1), 267-271. doi: 10.1007/s00705-018-4053-x
2018
Journal Article
Development and evaluation of monoclonal antibody-based antigen capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the diagnosis of acute leptospirosis in humans
Gamage, Chandika, Sarathkumara, Yomani, Weerakkodi, Virajie, Shiokawa, Kanae, Yoshimatsu, Kumiko and Arikawa, Jiro (2018). Development and evaluation of monoclonal antibody-based antigen capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the diagnosis of acute leptospirosis in humans. Journal of Immunological Methods, 463, 134-136. doi: 10.1016/j.jim.2018.09.006
2017
Journal Article
Serological evidence of hantavirus infection in Girandurukotte, an area endemic for chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka
Gamage, Chandika D., Yoshimatsu, Kumiko, Sarathkumara, Yomani D., Kulendiran, Thiviyaaluxmi, Nanayakkara, Nishantha and Arikawa, Jiro (2017). Serological evidence of hantavirus infection in Girandurukotte, an area endemic for chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 57, 77-78. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2017.02.004
2016
Journal Article
Chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology in Sri Lanka: Are leptospirosis and Hantaviral infection likely causes?
Gamage, Chandika Damesh and Sarathkumara, Yomani Dilukshi (2016). Chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology in Sri Lanka: Are leptospirosis and Hantaviral infection likely causes?. Medical Hypotheses, 91, 16-19. doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2016.04.009
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