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CAREER SUMMARY
Assistant Professor (04-2023 to now) SLIIT, Malabe, Sri Lanka.
Senior Lecturer-Higher Grade (12-2021 to 03-2023) SLIIT, Malabe, Sri Lanka.
Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Science (09-2021 to 11-2021) CINEC campus, Malabe, Sri Lanka.
Senior Scientist (01-2021 to 03-2021) Adaptimmune, Oxford, UK.
Senior Scientist (11-2017 to 12-2020) Oxford Gene Technology, Oxford, UK.
Senior Research Technician (03-2015 to 09-2017) Cancer Institute, University College London, UK.
Research Assistant (06-2009 to 09-2010) Queens Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, UK.
Research Technician (04-2006 to 01-2009) Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield, UK. (Absynth Biologics)
Demonstrator (06-2005 to 02-2006) University of Hertfordshire, UK.
Research Assistant (03-2002 to 08-2003) University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.
Demonstrator (03-2001 to 01-2002) University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
PhD in Molecular Microbiology, University of Edinburgh, UK.
MSc in Molecular Biology, University of Hertfordshire, UK.
BSc Honours in Plant Science, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
RESEARCH INTERESTS AND MEMBERSHIP
Research Interests
Plant natural products and their health benefits.
To understand the fundamentals of Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases.
Research Clusters
CalluPharm
Harnessing Plant Callus Cultures for Therapeutic Bioactive Synthesis
AI4PhytoDrugs
Artificial Intelligence for Plant-Based Drug Research
Beyond Type 2 Diabetes
Clinical and Genetic Characterization of MODY in Sri Lanka
Waste-to-Resource
The integrate wastewater treatment, carbon dioxide sequestration, and the circular economy, bioethanol production.
Microbes for a cleaner environment
"This cluster explores the capacity of microorganisms to degrade plastics and organic waste to provide sustainable solutions
for waste management"
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