PhD
Name of Student | Year | Title | Supervisors | Thesis No. (Library) |
Rashini Yasara Baragamaarachchi | 2020 | Molecular Characterization of Bacillus thuringiensis isolates from Sri Lanka with insecticidal activity against Plutella xylostella and Cnaphalocrosis medinalis | Dr. JKR Radhika Samarsekara | |
Anuka Sanuri Mendis | 2019 | To evaluvate potential use of Flueggea Leucopyrus and vernonia Zeylanica in the treatment of breast cancer | Prof. M. Ira Thabrew | TPh – 0038 TPh – 52 |
Nambukara Helambage Kanishka Sithira Senathilake | 2019 | Antifilarial compounds from Curcuma zedoaria Rosc. and Dipterocarpus zeylanicus thw.: Chemical characterization, elucidation of biochemical and molecular mechnisms of action | Prof. Eric H Karunanayake | TPh – 0039 |
Nanayakkarawasam Hiniduma Liyange Pradeepa | 2019 | Characterization of Botryosphaeria and Fusarium spp. causing canker of tea in Sri Lanka | Dr. OVDSJ Weerasena | TPh – 0042 |
Maheshi sasika Maplagamage | 2019 | Studies on prognotic markers and pathogenesis of severe dengue associated with oxidative stress, endothelial dysfunction and host gentic polymorphisms | Prof. Sunil Premawansa | TPh – 0043 |
Tharmini Sundralingam | 2019 | Gentics of growth hormone deficiency in Sri Lanka children: Analysis of GH 1 and GHRHR gen variants and copy number variations in GH1, GHRHR, HESX1, LHX3, LHX4, POU1F1 and PROP1 genes | Prof. Kamani H Tennekoon | TPh – 0044 |
K H Thissa Karunarathne | 2019 | Use of SSR markers for gentics characterization and finger- printing of recommenced tea (Camellia sinensis L) cultivars and tagging of blister blight disease resistance in tea | Dr. OVDSJ Weerasena | TPh – 0045 |
Hewathanthri Arachchige Chrishani Imalka Kumari Rodrigo | 2018 | predictive biomarkers for sporadic breast cancer: Evaluation of circulating levels of leptin, soluble leptin receptor, insulin -like growth factor -1, insulin -like growth factor binding protein -3, nicotinamide phosphoribosy I Transferase (visfatin)and selected leptin and leptin receptor genotypes | Prof. Eric H Karunanayake | TPh – 0040 |
H.D.Sachindra Melshandi Perera | 2018 | Chemical charecterization in vitro bioactivity studies of constituents of Osbeckia octandra and Dillenia retusa | Dr. JKR Radhika Samarsekara | TPh – 0041 |
Ediriweera Patabendige Meran Keshawa | 2017 | Anti- cancer compounds of Mangifera zeylanica Hook.f; Isolation, structure elucidation and evaluation of their molecular mechanisms of action | Prof. Kamani H Tennekoon | TPh – 0034 |
Asanka Sudeshini Hewage | 2017 | Selected polymorphisms of the H19 and IGF2 genes in a Sri Lankan birth cohort; effect of maternal and newborn genotype on birth size | Prof. Eric H Karunanayake | TPh – 0036 |
Saroopa Poornami Samaradivakara | 2017 | Isolation, Charecterization and in vitro bioactivity studies on the constituents of Dipterocarpus zeylanicus and Vateria copllifera | Dr. JKR Radhika Samarsekara | TPh – 0037 |
R A Chamila Ruwandi Ranasinghe | 2016 | Mictochondrial DNA analysis, haplotype and haplogroup determination and inference of maternal lineage in five major ethnic group and Vedda population in Sri Lanka | Prof. Kamani H Tennekoon | TPh – 0031 |
Mohmed Jaladeen Rosha Niloofa | 2016 | Studies on comparing rapid immunodiagnostic methods and immune status of leptospirosis patients in Western Province Sri Lanka | Prof. Shiroma Handunnetti | TPh – 0032 |
TRG Narmada Fernando | 2016 | Studies on factors contributing to pathogenesis of severe leptospirosis in Sri Lanka | Prof. Shiroma Handunnetti | TPh – 0033 |
Samarakoonge Sameera Ranganath Samarakoon | 2013 | Anti – hepatocarcinogenic effect of a traditional Sri Lankan herbal remedy: modulation of expression of selected genes associated with carcinogenesis and identification of active compounds | Prof. Ira Thabrew | TPh – 0027 TPh – 53 |
Wedige Sumadee De Silva | 2012 | Breast cancer susceptibility genes 1 and 2 In a group of Sri Lankan breast cancer patients : Analysis of BRCA 2 mutations , sequence variants and polymorphisms and BRCA 1 Large Genomic Rearrangement | Prof. Eric H Karunanayake Prof. Kamani H Tennekoon | TPh – 0017 |
Gowri Rajakumar | 2012 | Genetic differentiation of Sri Lankan rice germplasm by AFLP markers and morphological, physiological and molecular studies of wild rice species Oryza rhizomatis Vaughan | Dr. OVDSJ Weerasena Dr. KKS Fernando | TPh – 0022 |
Jayanthiny Poopalapillai | 2012 | Insulin – like growth factor (IGF) I – II and HIg genotypes in a group of Sri Lankan newborns : Effect on maternal and cord bood levels of IGF I and IGF binding protein – I cord blood IGF – II and birth size | Prof. Eric H Karunanayake Prof. Kamani H Tennekoon | TPh – 0023 |
Jayamuni Wasanthi Niranjani De Silva | 2009 | Characterisation of sequence variants in the breast cancer susceptibility gene 1 (BRCA1) in selected Sri Lankan breast cancer patients and at risk individuals | Prof. Eric H Karunanayake Prof. Kamani H Tennekoon | TPh – 0016 TPh – 0026 |