Research Grants

  • A study on antioxidant, anti-diabetic, anti-cancer, physicochemical and nutritional properties of wild Oryza species (wild rice) in Sri Lanka

    Role of the project: Principal Investigator - Ongoing, Funding - China-Sri Lanka Joint Center for Education and Research (CSL-CER), 2021, Total Funding: 2.1 Mn, Duration: 1.5 years

  • Value addition to Sri Lankan traditional and new improved rice varieties by studying its anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties

    Role of the project: Principal Investigator- ongoing, Funding source: Sri Lanka Council for Agricultural Research Policy (SLCARP), Total Funding: 6.9 Mn, Duration: 3 years

  • Antioxidant, anti-diabetic and anti-cancer properties of Ceylon white tea

    Role of the project: Principal Investigator - Completed, Funding source: University of Colombo, Total Funding: 0.5 Mn, Duration: 1 year

    Role of the project: Co-Investigator

    Funding source: National Science Foundation, Sri Lanka and Sri Lankan Treasury

    Total funding: 3.0 Mn

    Duration: Three years

  • Development of a data base on nutritional, chemical, molecular and morphological characteristics of selected traditional and widely consuming improved rice varieties of Sri Lanka: suitability to use as chemical and molecular fingerprints in identifying rice varieties at grain level

    Role of the project: Principal Investigator - Ongoing, Funding source: Treasury, Sri Lanka, Total Funding: 10 Mn, Duration: 3 years

    Role of the project: Principal Investigator

    Funding source: Treasury, Sri Lanka

    Total funding: 2 Mn

    Duration: One and half years

     

  • Development of a anti-glycation and glycation reversing assay kit addressing all stages of glycation process

    Role of the project: Principal Investigator - Completed, Funding source: Treasury, Sri Lanka, Total funding: 2 Mn, Duration: 1.5 years

  • Development of a low caloric functional bread

    Role of the project: Principal Investigator - Completed, Funding source: Treasury, Sri Lanka, Total funding: 0.5 Mn, Duration: 2 years

    Role of the project: Co-Investigator

    Funding source: Treasury, Sri Lanka

    Total Funding: 2 Mn

    Duration: Two years

  • A Comprehensive study on skin whitening and anti-aging properties of bark of Ceylon cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume) and development of a value-added cosmeceutical

    Role of the project: Co-Investigator - Ongoing, Funding source: University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Total Funding: 2.96 Mn, Duration: 3 years

    Role of the project: Co-Investigator

    Funding source: Treasury, Sri Lanka

    Total Funding: 1 Mn

    Duration: One year

  • Development of Nature-Based Anti-aging Skin Brightening Products by Using Sri Lankan Plants

    Role of the project: Co-Investigator - Ongoing, Funding source: National Research Council (NRC), Total Funding: 2.5 Mn, Duration: 1.5 years

    Role of the project: Co-Investigator

    Funding source: Treasury, Sri Lanka

    Total funding: 4 Mn

    Duration: Three years

  • Study on effect of processing parameters on the functionality of rice bran oil from local rice varieties and development of an appropriate bran oil extraction technique for SMEs

    Role of the project: Co-Investigator - Completed, Funding source: Treasury, Sri Lanka, Total Funding: 3.5 Mn, Duration: 2.5 years

    Role of the project: Co-Investigator

    Funding source: Treasury, Sri Lanka

    Total funding: 0.7 Mn

    Duration: One year

  • Establishment of non-thermal processing technologies for blended fruit and vegetable juices

    Role of the project: Co-Investigator - Completed, Funding source: Sri Lankan Treasury, Total funding: 3.0 Mn, Duration: 3 years

    Role of the project: Co-Investigator

    Funding source: Treasury, Sri Lanka

    Total funding: 0.4 Mn

    Duration: One year

  • Formulation of anti-diabetic rice bran products

    Role of the project: Co-Investigator - Completed, Funding source: Treasury, Sri Lanka, Total Funding: 2 Mn, Duration: 2 years

    Role of the project: Co-Investigator

    Funding source: North Dakota State University, USA and ITI, Sri Lanka

    Duration: One year

  • Identification of anti-inflammatory and lipid lowering Sri Lankan traditional rice

    Role of the project: Co-Investigator - Completed, Funding source: Treasury, Sri Lanka, Total Funding: 1 Mn, Duration: 1 year

    Role of the project: Co-Investigator

    Funding source: North Dakota State University, USA and ITI, Sri Lanka

    Duration: 6 months

  • Evaluation of health improving functional properties of rice through bio fortification

    Role of the project: Co-Investigator - Completed, Funding source: Treasury, Sri Lanka, Total funding: 4 Mn, Duration: 3 years

    Role of the project: Co-Investigator

    Funding source: Treasury, Sri Lanka

    Total funding: 1.0 Mn

    Duration: One year

  • Formulation of ready-to-drink beverage and herbal tea with Thebu (Costus speciosus) and evaluation of bioactivity

    Role of the project: Co-Investigator - Completed, Funding source: Treasury, Sri Lanka, Total funding: 0.7 Mn, Duration: 1 year

    Role of the project: PhD research

    Funding source: Treasury, Sri Lanka

    Duration: Three years

     

  • Assessment of nutritional value and analysis of quality control parameters of nutraceutical capsule, tea and anti-aging cream developed from murunga (Moringa oleifera) leaves

    Role of the project: Co-Investigator - Completed, Funding source: Treasury, Sri Lanka, Total funding: 0.4 Mn, Duration: 1 year

    Role of the project: MSc Research

    Funding source: Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

     

  • Resistant starch content of Sri Lankan rice varieties and methods of improving resistant starch content using different processing methods

    Role of the project: Co-Investigator - Completed, Funding source: North Dakota State University, USA and ITI, Sri Lanka Duration: 1 year

    Role of the project: Under graduate research project

    Funding source: Industrial Technology Institute, Sri Lanka

  • Rice fortification with iron fumarate by spherication

    Role of the project: Co-Investigator - Completed, Funding source: North Dakota State University, USA and ITI, Sri Lanka Duration: 6 months

  • Establishment of biologically relevant antioxidant bioassays: applications in R&D and commercialization

    Role of the project: Co-Investigator - Completed, Funding source: Treasury, Sri Lanka, Total funding: 1.5 Mn, Duration: 1.5 years

  • Screening of Anti-Nutritional Factors (ANFs) and activity of bio-active proteins in locally grown edible legume varieties

    Role of the project: Co-Investigator - Completed, Funding source: Treasury, Sri Lanka, Total funding: 3 Mn, Duration: 2 years

  • Assessment of suitability of selected Sri Lankan tomato varieties for development of physico-chemically and functionally sound tomato puree under different processing conditions

    Role of the project: Co-Investigator - Completed, Funding source: Treasury, Sri Lanka, Total funding: 0.5 Mn, Duration: 1 year