Supervised Projects

  • Cloning and characterization of bromelain gene from pineapple

    C.K. bandara – 2010. Cloning and characterization of bromelain gene from pineapple.

  • Study of factor V Hong Kong and factor V Cambridge mutations in a group of Sri Lankans presenting with deep vein thrombosis.

    N. Hedellage -2010. Study of factor V Hong Kong and factor V Cambridge mutations in a group of Sri Lankans presenting with deep vein thrombosis.

  • solation and cloning of the cry IVD gene of Bacillus thruringienisis subsp israelensis as a preliminary step in developing a mosquitocidal garden house plant.

    M. A. Dimutu Chamara- 2010. Isolation and cloning of the cry IVD gene of Bacillus thruringienisis subsp israelensis as a preliminary step in developing a mosquitocidal garden house plant.

  • PCR assay to screen for fragile x syndrome among children having learning difficulties.

    D.S.D. Rajapakse-2010. PCR assay to screen for fragile x syndrome among children having learning difficulties.

  • Preliminary studies on the cloning of cellulose genes from Aspergillus niger.

    K. Manikkasinghe-2010. Preliminary studies on the cloning of cellulose genes from Aspergillus niger.

  • Identification of nematode specific fatty acid and retinol binding protein encoding gene far- 1 from filarial parasitic nematode Setaria digitata

    P. Kenthesswaran -2008. M.Sc. thesis titled ‘Identification of nematode specific fatty acid and retinol binding protein encoding gene far- 1 from filarial parasitic nematode Setaria digitata’.

  • Preliminary study of HFE gene mutations in patients with clinical evidences suggestive of iron overload

    U. Srimydoran-2008. M.Sc. thesis titled ‘Preliminary study of HFE gene mutations in patients with clinical evidences suggestive of iron overload’.

  • Construction of rice endosperm specific expression cassette containing Glu B-1 promoter-GFP reporter-Nos terminator by overlap extension PCR

    S. Vaihunthan-2008. M.Sc. thesis titled ‘Construction of rice endosperm specific expression cassette containing Glu B-1 promoter-GFP reporter-Nos terminator by overlap extension PCR’.

  • Development of an oligonucleotide based ELISA detection method to identify Mycobacterium tuberculosis in PCR products of clinical samples

    S.H. Jayasena -2005. M.Sc. thesis titled ‘Development of an oligonucleotide based ELISA detection method to identify Mycobacterium tuberculosis in PCR products of clinical samples’

  • Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) amplification and cloning of Putative Abundant Larval Transcript (alt) Genes of Setaria digitata

    Yamuna K.W. Pathirana-2005. M.Sc. thesis titiled ‘Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) amplification and cloning of Putative Abundant Larval Transcript (alt) Genes of Setaria digitata’.

     

  • Differentiation of Setaria digitata and Setaria labiatopapillosa using the 5S ribosomal RNA intergenic region and Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis

    D. R. Jayasinghe- 2000. M.Sc. thesis titled ‘Differentiation of Setaria digitata and Setaria labiatopapillosa using the 5S ribosomal RNA intergenic  region and Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis’

     

     

     

  • A polymerase chain reaction based assay for the detection of Salmonella in raw ground beef

    W. D. A. B. Abeywardana – 2000, M.Sc. thesis titled ‘A polymerase chain reaction based assay for the detection of Salmonella in raw ground beef’.

     

     

     

  • A simple and rapid non-radioactive oligonucleotide based hybridization assay for the detection of Wuchereria bancrofti

    Y.I.N.S. Gunawardena – 1997. M.Sc. thesis titled ‘A simple and rapid non-radioactive oligonucleotide based hybridization assay for the detection of Wuchereria bancrofti’.