Mohan AMARASIRI Assistant Professor

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Education and Professional Backgournds

Sep. 2011 Bachelor of the Science of Engineering (BScEng) in Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
Sep. 2011 – Sep. 2012 Lecturer (Temporary), Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
Oct. 2012 – Sep. 2014 Master of Engineering ( MEng) in Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Japan.
Apr. 2013 – Mar. 2014 Diploma in Specially Coordinated Training Program for Sustainability Leaders (STRASS), Center for Sustainability Science, Hokkaido University, Japan.
Oct. 2017 – present Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tohoku University.

Honors and Awards

Sep. 2019 Excellent Poster Award, 20th International Symposium on Health-Related Water Microbiology (Sep. 15-20, 2019, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria)
Sep. 2017 Organo Award, 20th Symposium of Japan Society for Water Environment (Sep. 26-27, 2017, Wakayama University, Wakayama, Japan)
Jun. 2013 Excellent Poster Award, Water Environment Technology Conference 2013 (Jun. 15-16, 2013, Tokyo University of Agriculture & Technology, Tokyo, Japan)

Papers

  1. Identification of novel norovirus polymerase genotypes from pediatric fecal samples collected between the year 1997 and 2000 in Japan
    Mohan Amarasiri, Etsuko Utagawa, Daisuke Sano, Kazuhiko Katayama
    Infection, Genetics and Evolution, accepted.
  2. Virucidal efficacy of olanexidine gluconate as a hand antiseptic against human norovirus
    Kaoru Imai, Akifumi Hagi, Yasuhide Inoue, Mohan Amarasiri, Daisuke Sano
    Food and Environmental Virology, accepted.
  3. Assessment of microbial risks by characterization of Escherichia coli presence to analyze the public health risks from poor water quality in Nepal
    Sital Uprety, Bipin Dangol, Pramina Nakarmi, Isha Dhakal, Samendra Sherchan, Joanna Shisler, Antarpreet S. Jutla, Mohan Amarasiri, Daisuke Sano, Thanh Nguyen
    International Journal of of Hygiene and Environmental Health, accepted.
  4. Understanding human health risks caused by antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARG) in water environments: Current knowledge and questions to be answered
    Mohan Amarasiri, Daisuke Sano, Satoru Suzuki
    Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, accepted.
  5. Fecal source tracking in a wastewater treatment and reclamation system using membrane bioreactor evidenced by molecular epidemiology of multiple waterborne gastroenteritis viruses
    Zheng Ji, Xiaochang C. Wang, Limei Xu, Chongmiao Zhang, Cheng Rong, Andri Taruna Rachmadi, Mohan Amarasiri, Satoshi Okabe, Naoyuki Funamizu, Daisuke Sano
    Pathogens, 2019, 8(4), 170.
  6. Sign-constrained linear regression for prediction of microbe concentration based on water quality datasets
    Tsuyoshi Kato, Ayano Kobayashi, Wakana Oishi, Syun-suke Kadoya, Satoshi Okabe, Naoya Ohta, Mohan Amarasiri, Daisuke Sano
    Journal of Water and Health, 2019, 17(3), 404-415.
  7. Specific interactions of rotavirus HAL1166 with Enterobacter cloacae SENG-6 and their contribution on rotavirus HAL1166 removal
    Mohan Amarasiri, Hiroki Kawai, Masaaki Kitajima, Satoshi Okabe, Daisuke Sano
    Water Science and Technology, 2019, 79(2), 342-348.
  8. Specific interactions between human norovirus and environmental matrices: Effects on the virus ecology
    Mohan Amarasiri, Daisuke Sano
    Viruses, 2019, 11(3). 224.
  9. Reverse transcription-quantitative PCR assays for genotype-specific detection of human noroviruses in clinical and environmental samples
    Mohan Amarasiri, Masaaki Kitajima, Akiho Miyamura, Ricardo Santos, Silvia Nunes Monteiro, Takayuki Miura, Shinobu Kazama, Satoshi Okabe, Daisuke Sano
    International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, April 2018, 221(3), 578-585.
  10. Bacteriophage removal efficiency as a validation and operational monitoring tool for virus reduction in wastewater reclamation: Review
    Mohan Amarasiri, Masaaki Kitajima, Thanh H Nguyen, Satoshi Okabe, Daisuke Sano
    Water Research, 2017, 121, 258-269.
  11. Genome sequence of Enterobacter cloacae strain SENG-6, a bacterium producing histo-blood group antigen-like substances that can bind with human noroviruses
    Satoshi Ishii, Mohan Amarasiri, Satoshi Hashiba, Peiyi Yang, Satoshi Okabe, Daisuke Sano
    Genome Announcements, 4(4), e00893-16.
  12. Bacterial histo-blood group antigens contributing to genotype-dependent removal of human noroviruses with a microfiltration membrane
    Mohan Amarasiri, Satoshi Hashiba, Takayuki Miura, Toyoko Nakagomi, Osamu Nakagomi, Satoshi Ishii, Satoshi Okabe, Daisuke Sano
    Water Research, 2016, 95, 383-391.
  13. Risk management of viral infectious diseases in wastewater reclamation and reuse: Review
    Daisuke Sano, Mohan Amarasiri, Akihiko Hata, Toru Watanabe, Hiroyuki Katayama
    Environment International, 2016, 91, 220-229.

Conference presentations

  1. Antibiotic-induced Changes in Enterobacter cloacae SENG-6 Extracellular Polymeric Substances (poster presentation)
    Mohan Amarasiri, Hui Cheng, Yu-You Li, Daisuke Sano
    8th IWA Microbial Ecology and Water Engineering Specialist Conference
    Nov 17-20, 2019, ANA Crowne Plaza Hiroshima, Japan
  2. Quantification of human health risks caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARG) in water environments: Future research directions (Invited Speech)
    Mohan Amarasiri
    The 6th Environmental Technology and Management Conference
    Prime Plaza Hotel, Sanur, Bali (Nov. 5-7, 2019)
  3. Extracellular antibiotic resistance gene decay by free chlorine treatment
    Mohan Amarasiri, Chihiro Konuma and Daisuke Sano
    20th IWA Symposium on Health Related Water Microbiology
    Sep 15-20, 2019, Vienna, Austria
  4. Impact of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) interventions on thebacterial pathogen load in households in rural Nepal
    Sital Uprety, Mohan Amarasiri, Bipin Dangol, Daisuke Sano, Thanh H. Nguyen
    20th IWA Symposium on Health Related Water Microbiology
    Sep 15-20, 2019, Vienna, Austria
  5. 細胞外薬剤耐性遺伝子の遊離塩素による消毒効果の評価
    小沼千紘、モハン アマラシリ、門屋俊祐、佐野大輔
    平成30年度土木学会東北支部・技術研究発表会
    2019年3月2日、東北大学川内キャンパス(宮城県仙台市)
  6. Identification of bacterial genes for producing norovirus-binding glycoconjugate
    Mohan Amarasiri, Peiyi Yang, Masaaki Kitajima, Yasuhiro Kasahara, Satoshi Okabe, Daisuke Sano
    6th ISFEV Conference
    Oct. 7-10, 2018, Arizona State University, Phoenix, USA
  7. Contribution of specific interactions between human enteric viruses and wastewater solids on virus removal
    Mohan Amarasiri, Masaaki Kitajima, Satoshi Okabe, Daisuke Sano
    IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition 2018
    Sep. 16-20, 2018, Tokyo Big Sight, Japan
  8. Screening of bacterial genes responsible for producing norovirus-binding glycoconjugate
    Mohan Amarasiri, Peiyi Yang, Masaaki Kitajima, Yasuhiro Kasahara, Satoshi Okabe, Daisuke Sano
    Water and Environment Technology Conference (WET2018)
    July 14-15, 2018, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan
  9. Histo-Blood Group Antigen (HBGA) Positive Bacteria in the Mixed Liquor Reduces the Human Rotavirus Concentration in Membrane Filtration Effluent
    Mohan Amarasiri, Hiroki Kawai, Masaaki Kitajima, Satoshi Okabe, Daisuke Sano
    Water and Environment Technology Conference (WET2017)
    July 22-23, 2017, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
  10. Removal of rotavirus by microfiltration in the presence of HBGA-positive bacteria
    Mohan Amarasiri, Hiroki Kawai, Masaaki Kitajima, Satoshi Okabe, Daisuke Sano
    第4回環境水質工学シンポジウム
    2017年6月17日、北海道大学(北海道札幌市)
  11. 環境水中からのノロウイルス吸着性大腸菌の単離と吸着因子同定に関する研究 
    羽柴聡、Mohan Amarasiri、原本 英司、北島正章、岡部聡、佐野大輔
    第51回日本水環境学会年会
    2017年3月14-17日、熊本大学黒髪キャンパス(熊本県熊本市)
  12. Effects of wastewater solids-virus interactions on virus removal and survival in wastewater
    Mohan Amarasiri
    Japan-YWP International forum on water treatment technology
    February 20, 2017, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
  13. Human glycan-positive bacteria as an adsorbent for norovirus
    Mohan Amarasiri, Satoshi Hashiba, Satoshi Okabe, Tetsuya Miyoshi, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Daisuke Sano
    第64回日本ウイルス学会学術集会
    2016年10月23-25日、札幌コンベンションセンター(北海道札幌市)
  14. Diversity of histo-blood group antigen-positive bacteria as a specific adsorbent for human noroviruses
    Daisuke Sano, Mohan Amarasiri, Satoshi Hashiba, Takatomo Ohta, Takayuki Miura, Toyoko Nakagomi, Osamu Nakagomi, Satoshi Okabe
    The 6th International Calicivirus Conference
    October 9-13, 2016, Hyatt Regency, Savannah, GA, USA.
  15. A systematic review and meta-analysis on the virus removal efficiencies of wastewater treatment plant unit processes
    Mohan Amarasiri, Daisuke Sano, Akihiko Hata, Toru Watanabe and Hiroyuki Katayama
    The 5th Food and Environmental Virology Conference
    September 13-16, 2016, Kusatsu, Gunma, Japan
  16. Genotype-dependent norovirus removal by microfiltration: Influence of bacterial histo-blood group antigens
    Mohan Amarasiri, Satoshi Hashiba, Satoshi Okabe and Daisuke Sano
    第3回環境水質工学シンポジウム
    2016年5月21日、愛媛大学工学部(愛媛県松山市)
  17. Effect of localization of HBGA-like substances on membrane separation on norovirus
    Mohan Amarasisi, Satoshi Hashiba, Satoshi Okabe and Daisuke Sano
    The 3rd International Life-Science Symposium
    November 26, 2015, Hokkaido University Conference Hall, Sapporo, Japan
  18. Diverse enteric bacteria can excrete histo-blood group antigens as adsorbents for human gastroenteritis viruses
    Mohan Amarasiri, Satoshi Hashiba, Satoshi Okabe and Daisuke Sano
    The 63rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Virology
    Fukuoka International Congress Centor
    November 22-24, 2015, Fukuoka, Japan
  19. Diversity of histo-blood group antigen-positive enteric bacteria in water: possible environmental vehicle for human norovirus
    Daisuke Sano, Takatomo Ohta, Amarasiri Mohan, Takayuki Miura, Toyoko Nakagomi, Osamu Nakagomi and Satoshi Okabe
    WaterMicro2015
    Sep. 13th-19th, 2015, The grand auditorium of Faculdade de Medicina Dentaria, Lisbon, Portugal.
  20. Microfiltration of human noroviruses with blood-type active enteric bacteria (Poster presentation)
    Amarasiri Mohan, Takeshi Yoshimura, Satoshi Okabe and Daisuke Sano
    The 22nd Public Health Engineering Symposium
    November 21, 2014, Frontier Research in Applied Sciences Building, Hokkaido University, Japan.
  21. Genotype-dependent membrane separation of human noroviruses with bacterial histo-blood group antigen (HBGA)-like substances
    Mohan Amarasiri, Takeshi Yoshimura, Toyoko Nakagomi, Osamu Nakagomi, Satoshi Okabe and Daisuke Sano
    ISFEV2014
    September 2-5, 2014, Corfu town, Greece.
  22. Membrane separation of human noroviruses in combination with enteric bacteria bearing histo-blood group antigen (HBGA)-like substances 
    Mohan Amarasiri, Takeshi Yoshimura, Satoshi Okabe and Daisuke Sano
    IWA Specialist Conference, Particle Separation 2014
    June 15th-18th, 2014, Hokkaido University Conference Hall, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
  23. Norovirus removal with microfiltration in the presence of HBGA-like substances-bearing bacteria: A new approach to improve removal efficiency
    Mohan Amarasiri, Takeshi Yoshimura, Toyoko Nakagomi, Osamu Nakagomi, Satoshi Okabe and Daisuke Sano
    第1回環境水質工学シンポジウム
    2014年5月9日、青葉記念会館、東北大学(宮城県仙台市)
  24. Human enteric bacteria-receptors of human norovirus and implicatrions in microfiltration
    Amarasiri, M., Sano, D., Yoshimura, T., Ishizaki, S., Nakagomi, T., Nakagomi, T. and Okabe, S.
    第21回衛生工学シンポジウム
    2013年12月4日、北海道大学(北海道札幌市)
  25. Human enteric bacteria-receptors of human norovirus and implications in microfiltration
    Mohan Amarasiri
    2nd International Doctraol Symposium with Partner Universities.
    October 24-25, 2013, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
  26. Microfiltration of human noroviruses: Effects of the presence of human enteric bacteria on virus rejection
    Amarasiri, M., Sano, D.,Yoshimura, T., Ishizaki, S., Nakagomi, T., Nakagomi, O., and Okabe, S.
    WET2013.
    June 15-16, 2013, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan.
  27. Risk to Groundwater from Improper Toilet Waste Disposals
    Amarasiri, M., Herath, G., Jayathilaka, T. and Weerasinghe, C.
    International Symposium on Water Quality and Human Health: Challenges Ahead
    Postgraduate Institute of Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka in collaboration with the Toyama Prefectural University, Japan
    March 2012