Academic Staff

Dr. M. L. A. Mayuri Munasinghe

B.Sc. (Colombo), MPhil. (Kelaniya) Ph.D. (Aberdeen, UK)

Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department
mayuri@sci.sjp.ac.lk

Research Interests: Palynology, Plant Breeding, Rice Genetics, Plant Taxonomy & Horticulture

Senior Prof. W. T. P. Sandun Senarath

B.Sc. (Peradeniya) Ph.D. (Bangor, UK)

Senior Professor
wtpsk2011@yahoo.com

Research Interests: Plant and Tissue Culture, Ethnobotany, Plant Physiology

Prof. P. Nilanthie Dasanayake

B.Sc. (USJP) Ph.D. (USJP)

Professor
nilanthiedas@sjp.ac.lk

Research Interests: Molecular Biology, Plant Genetic Resources Management

Prof. D. H. Helani Munasinghe

B.Sc. (Colombo) M.Sc. (Cheju National University) Ph.D. (Bermingham, UK)

Senior Lecturer
helani@sci.sjp.ac.lk

Research Interests: Bioinformatics, Marine Biotechnology, Genomics

Dr. Isuru U. Kariyawasam

B.Sc. (Botany, USJP), M.Sc. (Edinburgh,UK), Ph.D.(Edinburgh, UK)

Senior Lecturer
isurufasi@sjp.ac.lk

Research Interests: Floristic Studies, Cryptogammic Botany, Plant Systematics, Pharmacognosy

Dr. P. K. C. Buddhinie Wijerathne

B.Sc. (Colombo) M Phil (USJP), Ph.D (Australia)

Senior Lecturer
pckbuddhinie@gmail.com

Research Interests: Nanophytology, Post-harvest Pathology, Biochemistry

Dr. Rinukshi Wimalasekara

B.Sc. (Peradeniya), M.Sc. (Hannover, Germany), Ph.D. (Hannover, Germany)

Senior Lecturer
rinukshi@sci.sjp.ac.lk

Research Interests: Molecular Plant Physiology, Signal Transduction

Dr. Dimuthu S. Manamgoda

B.Sc. (Peradeniya) Ph.D. (Thailand)

Senior Lecturer
dsmanamgoda@sci.sjp.ac.lk

Research Interests: Diversity and Biology of Microfungi, Molecular Phylogenetics, Comparative Genomics

Dr Kaumadi Samarasekera

B.Sc. (Hons) in Microbiology (University of Kelaniya), Ph.D.(University of Queensland, Australia)

Senior Lecturer
kaumadi@sjp.ac.lk

Research Interests: Natural products chemistry, Environmental microbiology, Bacteriology

Miss. H.T Mandakini

B.Sc. Hons in Microbiology (USJP)

Lecturer on Probationary
mandakini@sci.sjp.ac.lk

Research Interests: Microbes

Temporary Academic Staff

Miss. R.M.K.N.K Rathnayake

B.Sc. Hons in Microbiology (USJP)

Assistant Lecturer

EMERITUS PROFESSORS

Senior Professor
B.Sc (Peradeniya), PhD (Leicster, UK)
Reserch Interests : Molecular Genetics

Prof. S.C. Wijerathne

Senior Professor
B.Sc (Peradeniya) MSc and PhD (Osaka, Japan)
Research interests: Applied Microbiology, Lichenology

Prof. K. M. E. P. Fernando

Senior Professor
B.Sc (Vidyodaya), PhD (Lancaster, UK)
Research Interests :Plant Pathology

Prof. N. Salim

Senior Professor
B.Sc. (USJP) Ph.D. (Bath, UK)
Email: salim@sjp.ac.lk
Research Interests:
Plant Virology, Plant Nematology, Endophytic Microorganisms

Senior Professor
B.Sc. (Kelaniya), M.Phil. (Kelaniya), Ph.D. (Bath, UK)
Email: nelum@sci.sjp.ac.lk
Research Interests: Plant Disease Management