Research interests
- Plant transformation technology
- Proteomics
- Transgenic plants
- Marker assisted breeding
Current Research
- Production of transgenic rice plants from some Sri Lankan rice varieties mediated byAgrobacterium tumefaciens gene transfer
- Investigation of erythrocyte membrane proteins in leukemia patients using SDS- PAGE and MALDI- TOF mass spectroscopy.
- Development of Insect Resistance in Sri Lankan Rice Varieties by introducing Bt(Cry) genes.
Organisation of Conferences
- Organizing and Resource person of workshop on Plant Genetic Modification held in Genetch, Colombo from September 27 to October 05, 2010