Dr. Duleepa Pathiraja

SENIOR LECTURER GRADE II

Department of Chemistry
University of Colombo
Colombo 00300
Sri Lanka

Office: Department of Chemistry- Room No. 109
Work Phone: +94 11 250 3367
Work Fax: +94 11 250 3367
Email: pmduleepa@chem.cmb.ac.lk

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Academic & Professional Qualifications

  • PhD 2022

    PhD - Biotechnology

    Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

  • MSc 2017

    MSc - Biotechnology

    Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

  • BSc 2012

    BSc - Special Degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (First Class)

    University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Research Interests

  • Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) based DNA barcoding for biomonitoring.
  • Metabolism of red algal polysaccharides by marine heterotrophic bacteria.
  • Engineering marine heterotrophic bacteria as metabolic chassis using synthetic biology approaches.