Nishadi Gamage
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
School of Biomedicine
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
My research is focused on investigating different interventions to manipulate neuroplasticity in healthy older adults.
| Date | Type | Title | Institution Name | Country | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Award | Research Award for MSc Sports and Exercise Medicine | The University of Nottingham | United Kingdom | - |
| 2020 | Scholarship | Developing Solutions Masters Scholrship | The University of Nottingham | United Kingdom | £26,955.00 |
| 2018 | Award | Trophy for the best student in BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy | General Sir John Kotelawala Defense University | Sri Lanka | - |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 - 2025 | University of Adelaide | Australia | PhD (Medicine)- Jointly awarded by the University of Adelaide and the University of Nottingham, UK |
| 2020 - 2021 | University of Nottingham | United Kingdom | MSc Sports and Exercise Medicine |
| 2014 - 2018 | General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University | Sri Lanka | BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Guo, Y., Jones, E. J., Smart, T. F., Altheyab, A., Gamage, N., Stashuk, D. W., . . . Piasecki, M. (2025). Sex disparities of human neuromuscular decline in older humans. Journal of Physiology, 603(1), 151-165. Scopus13 WoS13 Europe PMC11 |
| 2025 | Gamage, N. N., Liao, W. -Y., Hand, B. J., Atherton, P. J., Piasecki, M., Opie, G. M., & Semmler, J. G. (2025). Theta-gamma transcranial alternating current stimulation enhances ballistic motor performance in healthy young and older adults. Neurobiology of Aging, 152, 1-12. Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1 |
| 2025 | Gamage, N. N., Altheyab, A., Guo, Y., Phillips, B. E., Opie, G. M., Semmler, J. G., . . . Piasecki, M. (2025). Bilateral neuromuscular adaptation to acute unilateral resistance exercise in healthy older adults. GeroScience, 47(6), 17 pages. |
| 2023 | Gamage, N., Ranasinghe, P., & Jayawardena, R. (2023). Tracing data for systematic reviews and meta-analyses in the advanced age of digital and social media. Research Methods in Medicine & Health Sciences, 4(4), 136-139. |
| 2023 | Guo, Y., Jones, E. J., Smart, T. F., Altheyab, A., Gamage, N., Stashuk, D. W., . . . Piasecki, M. (2023). Sex disparities in age-related neuromuscular decline: unveiling female susceptibility from early to late elderly. |
| 2021 | Ranasinghe, P., Jayawardena, R., Gamage, N., Pujitha Wickramasinghe, V., & Hills, A. P. (2021). The range of non-traditional anthropometric parameters to define obesity and obesity-related disease in children: a systematic review. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 75(2), 373-384. Scopus12 WoS12 Europe PMC11 |
| 2021 | Ranasinghe, P., Jayawardena, R., Gamage, N., Sivanandam, N., & Misra, A. (2021). Prevalence and trends of the diabetes epidemic in urban and rural India: A pooled systematic review and meta-analysis of 1.7 million adults. Annals of Epidemiology, 58, 128-148. Scopus69 WoS70 Europe PMC57 |
| 2020 | Ranasinghe, P., Senadeera, V., Gamage, N., Weerarathna, M. F., & Ponnamperuma, G. (2020). Temporal changes in emotional intelligence (EI) among medical undergraduates: a 5-year follow up study. BMC Medical Education, 20(1), 8 pages. Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC4 |
| 2020 | Jayawardena, R., Ranasinghe, P., Ranawaka, H., Gamage, N., Dissanayake, D., & Misra, A. (2020). Exploring the therapeutic benefits of Pranayama (yogic breathing): A systematic review. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF YOGA, 13(2), 99-110. WoS69 Europe PMC55 |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Gamage, N., Altheyab, A., Guo, Y., Phillips, B., Opie, G., Semmler, J., . . . Piasecki, M. (2025). Bilateral neuromuscular adaptation to acute unilateral resistance exercise in healthy older adults. DOI |
| 2024 | Gamage, N., Liao, W. -Y., Hand, B., Atherton, P., Piasecki, M., Opie, G., & Semmler, J. (2024). Theta-gamma transcranial alternating current stimulation enhances motor skill acquisition in healthy young and older adults. DOI |
| Date | Role | Membership | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 - ongoing | Member | The Chartered Society of Physiotherapists | United Kingdom |
| 2021 - ongoing | Member | The Health and Care Professionals Council | United Kingdom |
| 2018 - ongoing | Member | Sri Lanka Medical Council | Sri Lanka |
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