BSc Chem (First Class Honors, University of Colombo), Ph.D. in Medicinal and BioMolecular Chemistry (University of Queensland), Post-Doctoral Research Fellow (John Keells R & D)

Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry and Head of the Department

Special interests: High-throughput screening in drug discovery, Nanomedicine, Pharmaceutical biodiscovery, Assay development, Chelation, and antioxidant therapies, Non-communicable diseases, Herbal and complementary medicine.

Teaching commitments: Conduction of lectures (Amino acids and Proteins, Lipids), practical sessions and tutorial classes at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna.

E-mail: p_kalansuriya@med.ruh.ac.lk Mobile: +94 77 329 4912

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B.Sc.(SJP), M.Sc.(SJP), Ph.D.(Ruhuna)

Professor of Biochemistry

Research Interests: Bioactivity studies of medicinal plant extracts, Isolation and characterization of antidiabetic, hepatoprotective, cardioprotective and antioxidant compounds from medicinal plant extracts, Mechanisms of β- cell regeneration, Antioxidants and antioxidant enzymes in disease,

E-mail: ayomaj@med.ruh.ac.lk

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MBBS (Ruhuna), Ph.D. in Biochemistry (Ruhuna), M.Sc in Food and Nutrition (Peradeniya), LifeStyle Medicine Physician (DipIBLM)

Professor in Biochemistry

Special interests: I am interested on doing research in the field of Human Nutrition, Cardiovascular health and risk factors, Research ethics

Teaching commitments: Contribution to teaching

• I involved in teaching Biochemistry for medical undergraduates during the first two years.
• I was a visiting lecturer for Biochemistry for the Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Ruhuna and was in the team of curriculum revision.
• I was a resource person for Active Citizens Programme to the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences & Technology (April 2016)

E-mail: chandima@med.ruh.ac.lk

Mobile: 0777 909662

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BSc (Special – First Class Honors, University of Colombo), M.Phil (University of Peradeniya), Grad. Chem (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon), Ph.D. (Friedrich Schiller University, Germany)

Professor in Biochemistry

Research Interests: Bioactivity studies (anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antioxidant, cytotoxicity, anticancer, photoprotective activities) of traditional medicinal plants in Sri Lanka, Development/ optimization of Mass spectrometry based rapid screening methods for natural products, Structure activity relationship studies

E-mail: mayurin@med.ruh.ac.lk, mayurinapagoda@yahoo.com

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B.Sc Chemistry (Hons), Ph.D. in Biochemistry, F IChemC

Professor in Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry

Special Interests: Biochemistry and Pharmacognosy

Research Interest: Bioactivity studies of natural products, isolation and characterization of antidiabetic, antihyperlipidaemic and antioxidant compounds, antidiabetic mechanisms of new drug leads, beta-cell regenerative effects in animal models and in cell cultures, clinical trials of antidiabetic drug leads, bioactivity and toxicity studies of nanoencapsulated drugs

Teaching: Biochemistry for medical undergraduates

Email: anojaattanayake@med.ruh.ac.lk

Office: 0912234801

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M.B.B.S.(Ruhuna), Ph.D. (Ruhuna)

Associate Professor in Biochemistry

Research Interests: Iodine nutrition during pregnancy and in children, study on glyceamic index of traditional and improved Sri Lankan rice varieties

E-mail: ericdezoysa@yahoo.com

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BSc (Hons) – Special Degree in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, (University of Colombo)

Lecturer (Probationary) in Biochemistry

Research Interest : Nanomedicine, Molecular and biochemical analysis of human and prokaryotic special genes , Recombinant protein expression and purifications in prokaryotic and eukaryotic systems , Development of bimolecular separation methods using advanced nanomaterial

E-mail: Veromee@med.ruh.ac.lk
Mobile: +94718022934

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B.Sc. Chemistry (Hons) (University of Peradeniya), Ph.D. (reading)

Lecturer (Probationary)

Special Interests: Bioactivity assessment of medicinal plant extracts, Assay development (antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant), Development and characterization of nanoparticles based antidiabetic herbal drug leads, Release studies for nanoencapsulated herbal drug leads

E-mail : nayomi@med.ruh.ac.lk

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Technical Officer(Grade I)(Animal House)

Email: priyashanthagh@admin.ruh.ac.lk

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Technical Officer(Grade II “A”)

Email: kawmadeeasa@admin.ruh.ac.lk

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