Jul 10, 2022Meet Sri Lankan Researcher — Isuru M. JayalathWhat are you currently working on or worked on before? I am currently working on developing cell permeability assays using proteins with FAST tag and FAST-based small ligands/PICCOs. In addition to this, I am working on developing COPA libraries for p53 DBD, a potential therapeutic target for cancer. In my…Sef2 min readSef2 min read
Jul 10, 2022Meet Sri Lankan Researcher — Dakshina FernandoWhat are you currently working on or worked on before? My current research is related to flying wing concept designing and thrust vectored autonomous maneuvering techniques. Furthermore, I study process optimization and resource management for the aviation industry and aircraft maintenance engineering organizations. What encouraged you to pursue your research…Sef2 min readSef2 min read
Jul 10, 2022Meet Sri Lankan Researcher — Geeth HewavitharanaWhat are you currently working on or worked on before? Determination of changes in fatty acid profile and development of trans fatty acids of thermally processed foods in selected categories with mitigation techniques. What encouraged you to pursue your research topic? There are plenty of untouched food-related health issues in…Sef2 min readSef2 min read
Jul 10, 2022Meet Sri Lankan Researcher — Udara Hasantha PiyathilakeWhat are you currently working on or worked on before? Most of my research studies are relevant to Hydrogeochemistry, Water Quality Analysis, Soil Quality Analysis, Soil Erosion, and GIS-based Spatial Analysis. …Sef4 min readSef4 min read
Jan 23, 2022Meet Sri Lankan Researcher — Dilantha GunawardanaWhat are you currently working on or worked on before? I am a principal investigator/researcher/communicator in the following topics; Non Rhizobial Nodulation in Pueraria phaseoloides. Cyanobionts of Azolla. Symbiotic bacteria living in nodules of Cowpea. Wild relatives of rice and their array of nitrogen fixers. Bioinformatics-based endeavors on cyanobacteria, climate…Researchers2 min readResearchers2 min read
Jan 23, 2022Meet Sri Lankan Researcher —Kaushalya PereraWhat are you currently working on or worked on before? I have been working on understanding the role of cytokine receptor components in the development of blood and immune cells. Currently, I am a PhD candidate at the School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia. …Sef3 min readSef3 min read
Jan 23, 2022Meet Sri Lankan Researcher — Sugandima Mihirani VidanagamachchiWhat are you currently working on or worked on before? I am currently working on several hardware acceleration projects that lead to commercialized hardware solutions and cyber security projects. I am currently working with the University of Ruhuna. What encouraged you to pursue your research topic? I have always been…Sef3 min readSef3 min read
Jan 23, 2022Meet Sri Lankan Researcher — Jayakody Kankanamalage Chamani ShiranthikaWhat are you currently working on or worked on before? I worked on international research projects related to Artificial Intelligence research areas. My main research area is reinforcement learning. …Sef5 min readSef5 min read
Jan 23, 2022Meet Sri Lankan Researcher — Anuradha EkanayakeWhat are you currently working on or worked on before? I am currently working as a Ph.D. student at Hull York Medical School, the United Kingdom, investigating the human respiratory microbiome. Simply put, I look at microorganisms in our respiratory tract, how their diversity change with different factors and circumstances…Sef4 min readSef4 min read
Jan 23, 2022Meet Sri Lankan Researcher — Nimanie Sachithra HapuarachchiWhat are you currently working on or worked on before? Currently working on horticultural science, where I am looking into improving fruit production through crop nutrition and pollination. I have worked before in the fields of Plant genetics and plant biotechnology. I am currently working with the Centre for Planetary…Sef2 min readSef2 min read
