Prof. E. Dilip de Silva

Senior Professor of Organic Chemistry, Chair in Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Natural Products Reserch Group 2015-2016

We have a group of talented and motivated researchers including doctoral students, masters students and undergraduates.

Endophytic Fungi

Endophytic Fungi lives within a plant for at least part of its life. They are capable of producing medicinaly importnat secondary metabolites.

Marine Algae

Sri Lanka being a tropical country provide habitats to a large number of marine algae. Secondary metabolites isolated from marine algae have shown a high level of pharmacological potential.

Bio-assays

In bio-assay guided fractionation bio-assays are conducted against clinically important bacteria and fungi in each step of purification of extracts.

 

Former Researchers

2013
Shanika Peiris

  • B.Sc(Chemistry), IChem – 2009
  • M.Sc. (Natural Products Chemistry) – 2013
  • Contact: tsnpeiris@gmail.com
2012
Chathura Shalitha Abeywickrama
Mewan Dissanayake
Hansamali Sirinimal
Kokila Athauda
Hasini Withanage
Harshi Withanage
2011
Nuwan Siriwardena

  • B.Sc. – 2009
  • M.Sc.(Organic Chem) – 2011
  • Graduate teaching assistant at University of Bern, Switzerland
  • Contact: maliyasri@yahoo.com
Mitra Shiran Ganewatta

Pabasara Kalansuriya

  • B.Sc.(Special in Chemistry) – 2011
  • PhD candidate – University of Queensland, Australia
  • Contact: pabakln@yahoo.com
Karjini Rajagopal

  • B.Sc.(Special in Chemistry) – 2011
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant at University of Houston, USA.
  • Contact: rkarjini@yahoo.com
Fathima Rustha Maharoof

Dimuthu Sachiko de Silva

  • B.Sc Hons (Medical BioScience), Monash University, Malaysia – 2008
  • M.Sc. (Cellular and Molecular Immunology), IBMBB, University of Colombo – 2011
  • Contact: dsachiko86@gmail.com
2010
Dinith Jayanetti

  • B.Sc.(Special in Chemical Biology) – 2010
  • Graduate teaching assistant at University of Iowa, USA.
  • Contact: dinithrj@yahoo.com
Anushka Chathuranga

  • B.Sc.(Special in Chemistry) – 2010
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant at Wichita State University, Kansas, USA.
  • Contact: anushkacgk@yahoo.com
Dilhara Ranasingha

  • B.Sc.(Special in Chemical Biology) – 2010
  • Contact: a@b.c
2009 & Earlier
Dinesh Aluthge

  • B.Sc.(Special in Chemistry) – 2009
  • Ph.D. candidate in chemistry at the University of British Columbia, Canada
  • Contact: dineshaluthge@yahoo.com
Harshi C. Manawadu

Lalangi Chandrasena

  • B.Sc.(Special in Chemistry) – 2009
  • M.Sc. – Sheffield Hallam University
  • Graduate research assistant at Simon Fraser university, BC, Canada
  • Contact: lalangi_ach@yahoo.com
Hansini Mundigala

Sumuduni Perera

  • B.Sc.(Special in Chemistry) – 2006
  • M.Sc.(Applied Organic Chemistry) – 2008
  • Visiting Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka.
  • Contact: sumuduni_perera@yahoo.com
Irosha Nawarathne

  • B.Sc.(Special in Chemistry) – 2005
  • P.hD. in Organic Chemistry, Michigan State University, USA. – 2011
  • Research Fellow at College of Pharmacy, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI And Visiting Faculty at Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI
  • Contact: nawarath@msu.edu
Vajira Mala

  • B.Sc.(Special in Chemistry) – 2006
  • M.Sc. Candidate – (Analytical Chemistry)
  • Working at Government Analyst Department
  • Contact: vajira_mala@yahoo.com
Chamini Karunaratne

  • B.Sc.(Special in Chemistry) – 2006
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant at Louisiana State University, USA.
  • Contact: ckarun2@lsu.edu
Lalith Gamage

  • B.Sc.(Special in Chemistry) – 2004
  • Ph.D. New Mexico State University, USA.
  • Contact: lalith@nmsu.edu
Malindra Juan-Badaturuge

  • B.Sc.(Special in Chemistry) – 2004
  • Ph.D. University of Greenwich – 2010
B. A. Dilani Rukshala

  • B.Sc.(Special in Chemistry) – 2006
  • M. Sc. ( Candidate ) in Natural products Chemistry
  • Worked at Nature’s Beauty Creations Ltd, SL as a senior chemist
  • Contact: rukshala81@gmail.com
Kalpa Samarakoon

  • B.Sc.(Special in Chemistry) – 2004
  • M.Sc.(Applied Organic Chemistry)- 2006
  • PhD. Candidate, Jeju National University, Republic of Korea.
  • Contact: kalpa_samarakoon@yahoo.com
Chamila N Rupasinghe

D Gomika Udugamasooriya

Suresh Jayasekara