SR Samarakoon, I Thabrew, PB Galhena, KH Tennekoon. Evaluation of anti-carcinogenic potential of Flueggea leucopyrus (Willd) in human hepatoma (HepG2 cells). Sri Lanka Medical Association 125th Anniversary International Medical Congress, 2 to 6 July 2012. Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall Colombo, Sri Lanka.
N Silva, K Tennekoon, H Senanayake, S Samarakoon, S Fernando, R Wickramasinghe, RP John. Establishment of human endometrial stromal cell cultures as in-vitro models to test the effects of metalloestrogens in women with or without endometriosis. Sri Lanka Medical Association 125th Anniversary International Medical Congress, 2 to 6 July 2012. Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Ishani Gammana-Liyanage, Sameera R Samarakoon, Ira Thabrew,. Effect of a herbal extract on Bcl-2 and Bax expression in endometrial carcinoma cells. Abstract of 5th Annual Scientific Sessions, 2012, Organized by the Institute of Biochemistry Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Saman B Kotigala, Ishani Gammana-Liyanage, Sameera R Samarakoon, Ira Thabrew, Kamani H Tennekoon. Effect of a decoction of flueggea leucopyrus on the expression of Caspase 3 and Caspase 9 in endometrial carcinoma cells. Abstract of 5th Annual Scientific Sessions, 2012, Organized by the Institute of Biochemistry Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Samarakoon SR, Thabrew I, Tennekoon KH. Cancer stem cells: implication for the treatment of cancer. Update presentation of 5th Annual Scientific Sessions, 2012, Organized by the Institute of Biochemistry Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Silva Nalinda, K Tennekoon, H Senanayake, S Samarakoon. Association of metalloestrogen cadmium and endometriosis. At the 15th World Congress of Gynaecological Endocrinology held from 7th to 10th March, 2012. In Florence, Italy.
Samarakoon SR, Thabrew I, Galhena PB , Tennekoon KH. Anti-proliferative effects of Mangifera zeylanica bark in human hepatoma (HepG2) cells. Abstract of 5th Annual Scientific Sessions, 2012, Organized by the Institute of Biochemistry Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Ratnayaka ARMNNK, Thabrew MI, Samarakoon SR, Survivin gene expression in hepatocellular carcinoma cell line: optimization of PCR conditions and effect of a herbal decoction. Abstract of 4th Annual Scientific Sessions, 2011, Organized by the Institute of Biochemistry Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Sameera R. Samarakoon, M. Ira Thabrew, Prasanna B. Galhena, Kamani H. Tennekoon, E. Dilip De Silva, Standardized aqueous extract of Nigella sativa (seeds), Hemidesmus indicus (roots), and Smilax glabra (rhizome) induced apoptosis in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2) cells via regulating Bax and Bcl-2 genes. International Conference on Natural Products and Biomedical Technology January 2011, organized by the University of Annamalai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Karunanayake GA, Samarakoon SR, Perera ME, Muruganathan A, Tennekoon KH, Karunanayake EH. Preliminary characterization of some cDNA clones of Setaria digitata. Abstract of 4th Annual Scientific Sessions, 2011, Organized by the Institute of Biochemistry Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Galhena PB, Thabrew MI, Samarakoon SR, Solomon FDP, Venkatachalam P, Tennekoon KH. In-vitro protective role of a poly-herbal preparation comprised of Nigella sativa (seeds), Hemidesmus indicus (roots), and Smilax glabra (rhizome) against bleomycin induced cytogenetic damages in human peripheral blood lymphocytes: A preliminary study. Abstract of 4th Annual Scientific Sessions, 2011, Organized by the Institute of Biochemistry Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Saman B Kotigala, Ishani Gammana-Liyanage, Sameera R Samarakoon, Ira Thabrew, Kamani H Tennekoon In vitro anti-carcinogenic effects of a decoction of Fluggea leucopyrus (aerial parts) on human endometrial carcinoma (AN3CA) cells. The 3rd International conference on medicinal paltns and herbal products, 2011. Sri Lanka.
Samarakoon SR, Thabrew I, Galhena PB , Tennekoon KH, de Silva ED, Effects of a standardized preparation of a decoction comprised of Nigella sativa (seeds), Hemidesmus indicus (roots), and Smilax glabra (rhizome) on the expression of key genes that are involved in tumour suppression, cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in human hepatoma (HepG2) cells. Abstract of 4th Annual Scientific Sessions, 2011, Organized by the Institute of Biochemistry Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Sameera R. Samarakoon, M. Ira Thabrew, Prasanna B. Galhena, Kamani H. Tennekoon. A Standardized Decoction of Nigella sativa Seeds, Hemidesmus indicus Roots and Smilax glabra Rhizomes Induces Apoptosis In Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HepG2) Cells. 17th North American Regional ISSX meting October 2011 in Atlanta, USA.
Sameera R. Samarakoon, M. Ira Thabrew, Prasanna B. Galhena, Kamani H. Tennekoon, E. Dilip De Silva, Standardized aqueous extract of Nigella sativa (seeds), Hemidesmus indicus (roots), and Smilax glabra (rhizome) induced apoptosis in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2) cells via regulating Bax and Bcl-2 genes.5th International conference on Biotechnology and Development, organized by the Sri lanka Council for Agricultural Research Policy (SLCARP) – December 2010, Kandy, Sri Lanka.
Sameera Samarakoon, Prasanna Galhena, Ira Thabrew, Kamani Tennekoon. In- vitro cytotocxic potential of aqueous extract of Securinega leucopyrus (wild) on hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2) cell: A preliminary study. Abstract of 16th Congress on Alternative Animal Testing, September, 2010. Austria.
Sameera R. Samarakoon, Prasanna B. Galhena, M. Ira Thabrew, Kamani H. Tennekoon, Expression of wild type p53 is induced in HepG2 cells by a Sri Lankan herbal decoction comprised of Nigella sativa (seeds), Hemidesmus indicus (roots), and Smilax glabra (rhizome), Abstract of the 9th Internatinal ISSX meeting, September,2010. Istanbul, Turkey
Samarakoon S, Galhena P, Thabrew I, Tennekoon K,Cytotoxic activity of hot water and ethanolic extracts of a poly-herbal preparation comprised of Nigella sativa, Hemidesmus indicus and Smilax glabra, abstract of the 58th International Congress and Annual Meeting of the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research, August, 2010. Germany.
Galhena B.P., Samarakoon S.S.R., Thabrew M.I., Solomon F.D. Paul, Venkatachalam Perumal, and Chinnadurai Mani, A preliminary study to determine the chemoprotective potential of a herbal decoction Nigella sativa (seeds), Hemidesmus indicus (roots) and Smilax glabra (rhizome), International Conference on Radiation Biology, – November, 2010, Organized by the Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, India.
Samarakoon S.S.R., Murugananthan A., Karunanayake E.H., Tennekoon K.H., Cloning, Sequencing and Characterization of Filarial Parasite Specific Genes. Abstract of the International Conference on Frontiers in Molecular Life Sciences, 2009. Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Wickramanayake M.N., Murugananthan A., Samarakoon S.S.R., Karunanayake E.H., Cloning, Sequencing and Characterization of Filarial Parasite Specific Genes. Abstract of Third Annual Scientific Sessions, 2008, Organized by the Institute of Biochemistry Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.