Udara Rathnayake

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Graduate Teaching Assistant

University of Arkansas primary UAMS

Also affiliated: University of Peradeniya (2026); University of Arkansas System (2026)

3 pubs

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Udara Rathnayake's research interests span from genes to genomes and microbes to ecosystems, focusing on how molecular mechanisms and evolutionary processes shape biodiversity, immunity, and resilience in living systems. Rathnayake is a Doctoral Student in Cell and Molecular Biology at the University of Arkansas. Prior to this, Rathnayake earned a BSc (Hons) in Zoology with a specialization in Ecology and Molecular Biology from the University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka, where they received the Vice Chancellor’s Gold Medal and Dean’s Awards for academic and extracurricular achievements.

Rathnayake currently serves as a Graduate Teaching Assistant in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Arkansas, where they teach undergraduate laboratory courses in General Genetics. Their recent publications include work on rhabdomyolysis associated with heated massage therapy, bacterial chondronecrosis with osteomyelitis in broiler chickens, and osteomyelitis-related lameness across animal species.

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Publications: 3

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Graduate Teaching Assistant 2026–present

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Department of Poultry Science ORCID

Selected Publications

Bacterial Chondronecrosis with Osteomyelitis (BCO) in Broiler Chickens: Bacterial Causes, Pathophysiology and Control, with a Focus on the Potential of Electron Beam-Inactivated Vaccines (2026)

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Osteomyelitis related lameness across animal species: pathophysiology, etiology, epidemiology and experimental model approaches (2026)

Frontiers in Veterinary Science DOI OpenAlex