Supervised Projects

  • Student research supervision

    Dilini Hewage -MSc-Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IBMBB): Anti cancer effects of leucas zeylanica extracts on breast cancer stem cells-In progress

  • Student research supervision

    Nirmal Perera- PhD- Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IBMBB): In-vitro and in-vivo epigenetic investigations on anti-cancer and radio-priming on different plant parts of Mangifera indica and Mangifera zeylanica and impact of green silver nano-composites. In progress

  • Student research supervision

    Amal Hulangamuwa-MSc-Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IBMBB): Development of nano-assisted targeted drug delivery system for cancer stem cells grown in hypoxic condition.

  • Student research supervision

    Mohan S Rana-MSc-Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IBMBB): Development of nano-assisted dual delivery carrier system for delivery of siRNA of P glycoprotein with cancer stem cells targeted anti-cancer drug.

  • Student research guidance

    2018-present - Dae Kyeong Kim- MSc- Functional Genomic Biochemistry laboratory, Jeju National University, South Korea: Fatty acids in cancer treatments- Ongoing

  • Student research guidance

    2018-present - Ngoc Bao To- MSc-Functional Genomic Biochemistry laboratory, Jeju National University, South Korea: Fatty acids in cancer treatments- Completed.

  • Student research guidance

    2018-present - Yen Nguyen- MSc-Functional Genomic Biochemistry laboratory, Jeju National University, South Korea: Isothiocyanates and cancer- Completed.

  • Student research guidance

    2018-present - Kalum Rathnayaka-PhD- Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular biology and Biotechnology (IBMBB): Screening of compound libraries on a cancer cell panel for anti-cancer activity and development of a new synthetic anti-cancer compound library - ongoing.

  • Student research guidance

    2018-present - Thusyanthan Jeyaraj-PhD- Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular biology and Biotechnology (IBMBB): Development of anti-cancer compound libraries from Sri Lankan entophytic fungi to target lung cancer –ongoing.

  • Student research guidance

    2018-present - Nuwanka Kasuntharaka-MSc-Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular biology and Biotechnology (IBMBB): Effect of compound A isolated from Vernonia zeylanica on lung cancer cells.

  • Student research guidance

    2016 - C. P. V. V. Priyadarshani-MSc-Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular biology and Biotechnology (IBMBB): Evaluating anticancer effects of a polyherbal mixture in lung cancer cells (NCI-H292).

  • Student research guidance

    2015 - N Sivakumaran-MSc-Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular biology and Biotechnology (IBMBB): Estimation of pro apoptotic effects and apoptosis related genes expression in response to govaniadine by in cancer cells.

  • Student research guidance

    2015 - Iromi HS Polgahamullage-MSc-Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular biology and Biotechnology (IBMBB): Optimization of an in-vitro model to evaluate induced differentiation by natural product in cancer stem cells as a therapeutic target of cancer.

  • Student research guidance

    2015 - Nwokwu C Daniel-MSc-Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular biology and Biotechnology (IBMBB): Expression of apoptosis related genes in response to improved gedunin by nanoencapsulation in cancer cells.

  • Student research guidance

    2015 - Anitha Vadivel- Research assistant- Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular biology and Biotechnology (IBMBB): Isolation and characterization of anti-cancer compounds from mangrove plant in Sri Lanka.

  • Student research guidance

    2015 - Nisala Fernando-BSc-faculty of science, University of Colombo: Isolation and characterization of active anti-carcinogenic compounds from mangrove plant Scyphiphora hydrophyllacea.

  • Student research guidance

    2014 - Harshani Uggalla-MSc-faculty of science, University of Colombo: Isolation of and characterization of kalaponaxsaponin I from Nigella sativa seeds.

  • Student research guidance

    2011 - Chanthirika Shanmuganathan-MSc-Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IBMBB): Development of multiplex RT-PCR for detection of apoptosis related gene expression in MCF-7 breast cancer cell line.

  • Student research guidance

    2011 - Anuka Sanuri Mendis-MSc-in Molecular Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IBMBB): Evaluation of effects of methanolic extract of Mangifera zeylanica bark on apoptosis related gene expression in HepG2 cells.