Malik Peiris

Malik Peiris
SBS, FRS, FRCP, FRCPath, FFPH, FAAM, International Member (NAS), Founding Member (ASHK), FHKCPath, FHKAM[5]
මලික් පීරිස්
Born
Joseph Sriyal Malik Peiris[7]

(1949-11-10) 10 November 1949 (age 74)[6]
Kandy, Ceylon
NationalityBritish and Sri Lankan (dual national)
Permanent resident of Hong Kong, China
Other namesJoseph Sriyal Malik Peiris
Joseph Peiris
JSM Peiris[4]
Alma materUniversity of Ceylon (MBBS)
University of Oxford (DPhil)[5][8]
SpouseSharmini Arseculeratne
ChildrenShalini (d)
Shehan (s)
RelativesSarathnanda "Chubby" Arsecularatne (father-in-law)[9]
AwardsJohn Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award
Silver Bauhinia Star
Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur[1][2]
Scientific career
FieldsVirology
InstitutionsUniversity of Hong Kong
Royal Victoria Infirmary
University of Peradeniya[3]
ThesisEnhancement by antiviral antibody of the replication of togaviridae in mononuclear phagocytes (1980)
Doctoral advisorJames S. Porterfield

Joseph Sriyal Malik Peiris (Sinhala: ජෝසප් ශ්‍රියාල් මලික් පීරිස්, born 10 November 1949) is a Hong Kong-based Sri Lankan virologist, most notable for being the first person to isolate the SARS virus.[2] He is the current Tam Wah-Ching Professor in Medical Science, and Chair Professor of Virology at the Division of Public Health Laboratory Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Hong Kong.[7] He was a member of the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization of the World Health Organization from 2009 to 2010.[10]

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  3. ^ "Peiris, JSM". ORCID. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Professor Peiris, Joseph Sriyal Malik". University of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Prof Joseph Sriyal Malik PEIRIS". Hong Kong Academy of Sciences. December 2021. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  6. ^ "PROFESSOR JOSEPH SRIYAL MALIK PEIRIS". Mahathir Science Award Foundation. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Peiris, Joseph Sriyal Malik". School of Public Health, University of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  8. ^ Das, Pam (2003). "Joseph Malik Peiris - on the trail of pneumonia in Hong Kong interviewed by Pam Das". The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 3 (5): 309–311. doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(03)00618-2. PMC 7129140. PMID 12726983.
  9. ^ Mandavilli, Apoorva (2004). "Profile: Malik Peiris". Nature Medicine. 10 (9): 886. doi:10.1038/nm0904-886. PMC 7095930. PMID 15340403.
  10. ^ "FORMER SAGE MEMBER" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.