{"id":20,"date":"2016-11-21T07:29:20","date_gmt":"2016-11-21T07:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/clinmed\/senaka.rajapakse\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2023-10-11T05:08:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T05:08:12","slug":"projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/meran-keshawa\/projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row el_class=&#8221;fom-header-row&#8221;][vc_column css_animation=&#8221;zoomIn&#8221;]<h1 class=\"fac-title text-center\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Supervised Projects<\/h1>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<ul class=\"ul-withdetails  fom-projects\"><li class=\"no-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/meran-keshawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2021\/07\/profile-image.jpg);\"><div class=\"imageoverlay\"><i class=\"fa fa-search\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"meta\"><h3>Student research supervision<\/h3><p>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<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"no-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/meran-keshawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2021\/07\/profile-image.jpg);\"><div class=\"imageoverlay\"><i class=\"fa fa-search\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"meta\"><h3>Student research supervision<\/h3><p>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<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"no-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/meran-keshawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2021\/07\/profile-image.jpg);\"><div class=\"imageoverlay\"><i class=\"fa fa-search\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"meta\"><h3>Student research supervision<\/h3><p>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.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"no-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/meran-keshawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2021\/07\/profile-image.jpg);\"><div class=\"imageoverlay\"><i class=\"fa fa-search\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"meta\"><h3>Student research supervision<\/h3><p>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.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"no-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/meran-keshawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2021\/07\/profile-image.jpg);\"><div class=\"imageoverlay\"><i class=\"fa fa-search\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"meta\"><h3>Student research guidance<\/h3><p>2018-present - Dae Kyeong Kim- MSc- Functional Genomic Biochemistry laboratory, Jeju National University, South Korea: Fatty acids in cancer treatments- Ongoing<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"no-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/meran-keshawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2021\/07\/profile-image.jpg);\"><div class=\"imageoverlay\"><i class=\"fa fa-search\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"meta\"><h3>Student research guidance<\/h3><p>2018-present - Ngoc Bao To- MSc-Functional Genomic Biochemistry laboratory, Jeju National University, South Korea: Fatty acids in cancer treatments- Completed.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"no-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/meran-keshawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2021\/07\/profile-image.jpg);\"><div class=\"imageoverlay\"><i class=\"fa fa-search\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"meta\"><h3>Student research guidance<\/h3><p>2018-present - Yen Nguyen- MSc-Functional Genomic Biochemistry laboratory, Jeju National University, South Korea: Isothiocyanates and cancer- Completed.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"no-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/meran-keshawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2021\/07\/profile-image.jpg);\"><div class=\"imageoverlay\"><i class=\"fa fa-search\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"meta\"><h3>Student research guidance<\/h3><p>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.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"no-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/meran-keshawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2021\/07\/profile-image.jpg);\"><div class=\"imageoverlay\"><i class=\"fa fa-search\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"meta\"><h3>Student research guidance<\/h3><p>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 \u2013ongoing.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"no-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/meran-keshawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2021\/07\/profile-image.jpg);\"><div class=\"imageoverlay\"><i class=\"fa fa-search\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"meta\"><h3>Student research guidance<\/h3><p>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.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"no-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/meran-keshawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2021\/07\/profile-image.jpg);\"><div class=\"imageoverlay\"><i class=\"fa fa-search\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"meta\"><h3>Student research guidance<\/h3><p>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).<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"no-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/meran-keshawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2021\/07\/profile-image.jpg);\"><div class=\"imageoverlay\"><i class=\"fa fa-search\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"meta\"><h3>Student research guidance<\/h3><p>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.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"no-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/meran-keshawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2021\/07\/profile-image.jpg);\"><div class=\"imageoverlay\"><i class=\"fa fa-search\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"meta\"><h3>Student research guidance<\/h3><p>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.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"no-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/meran-keshawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2021\/07\/profile-image.jpg);\"><div class=\"imageoverlay\"><i class=\"fa fa-search\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"meta\"><h3>Student research guidance<\/h3><p>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.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"no-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/meran-keshawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2021\/07\/profile-image.jpg);\"><div class=\"imageoverlay\"><i class=\"fa fa-search\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"meta\"><h3>Student research guidance<\/h3><p>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.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"no-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/meran-keshawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2021\/07\/profile-image.jpg);\"><div class=\"imageoverlay\"><i class=\"fa fa-search\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"meta\"><h3>Student research guidance<\/h3><p>2015 - Nisala Fernando-BSc-faculty of science, University of Colombo: Isolation and characterization of active anti-carcinogenic compounds from mangrove plant Scyphiphora hydrophyllacea.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"no-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/meran-keshawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2021\/07\/profile-image.jpg);\"><div class=\"imageoverlay\"><i class=\"fa fa-search\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"meta\"><h3>Student research guidance<\/h3><p>2014 - Harshani Uggalla-MSc-faculty of science, University of Colombo: Isolation of and characterization of kalaponaxsaponin I from Nigella sativa seeds.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"no-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/meran-keshawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2021\/07\/profile-image.jpg);\"><div class=\"imageoverlay\"><i class=\"fa fa-search\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"meta\"><h3>Student research guidance<\/h3><p>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.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"no-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/meran-keshawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2021\/07\/profile-image.jpg);\"><div class=\"imageoverlay\"><i class=\"fa fa-search\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"meta\"><h3>Student research guidance<\/h3><p>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.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row el_class=&#8221;fom-header-row&#8221;][vc_column css_animation=&#8221;zoomIn&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-pagebuilder.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/meran-keshawa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/meran-keshawa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/meran-keshawa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/meran-keshawa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/meran-keshawa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/meran-keshawa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":912,"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/meran-keshawa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20\/revisions\/912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/medicine\/meran-keshawa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}