Dr. C. Dilrukshi Wijayarathna
Department of Chemistry
Research
- Microbial Genetics
- Bioremediation
- Biomonitoring & Biosensors
- Optogenetics
Current Research
- Screening of bacterial strains to be used in bioremediation.
- Construction of Biosorbants
- Construction of Bacterial Biosensors
- Screening of bioactive natural products
Postgraduate Career and Experience
- 1995 Oct-1997 Sep: Master Degree (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Dept of Biotechnology, Tokyo, Japan)
- 1997 Oct-2000 Sep: Doctoral Degree (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Dept of Biotechnology, Tokyo, Japan)
- 2000 Nov-2001 June: Post Doctoral fellow (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Dept of Biotechnology, Tokyo, Japan)
- 2001 Aug 15th- 2002 Aug 14th : Temporary Lecturer in Chemistry (University of Colombo)
- 2002 – to date : Senior Lecturer in Chemistry (University of Colombo)
Research discussions
- 4th years (Hons/R)- Thursday 10-12 noon
- 4th years (Hons/I)- Monday 1-2 pm
- M.Sc – Weekdays 9-11 am on appointments
- M.Phill & Ph.D – Once a week updates