RESEARCH TEAM
Dr. Mayuri Munasinghe
Senior Lecturer, Department of Botany, Faculty of Applied Sciences
Email – mayuri@sci.sjp.ac.lk
Dr. Kasun M. Thambugala
Secretary
Senior Lecturer, Genetics and Molecular Biology Unit, Faculty of Applied Sciences
Email – kasun@sci.sjp.ac.lk
Prof. Sugandhika Suresh
Committee member
Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences
Email – sugandhika@sjp.ac.lk
Dr. Helani Munasinghe
Committee member
Senior Lecturer, Department of Botany, Faculty of Applied Sciences
Email – helani@sci.sjp.ac.lk
Prof. Rinukshi Wimalasekara
Committee Member
Senior Lecturer, Department of Botany, Faculty of Applied Sciences
Email – rinukshi@sci.sjp.ac.lk
Dr. Ureshani Karunarathna
Committee member
Senior Lecturer, Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences
Email – ureshani@sjp.ac.lk
Dr. Varuni Gunathilake
Committee member
Senior Lecturer, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Applied Sciences
Email – varunig@sjp.ac.lk
Dr. D. Pamoda W. Jayatunga
Committee Member
Senior Lecturer, Genetics and Molecular Biology Unit, Faculty of Applied Sciences)
Email – pamoda@sci.sjp.ac.lk
From Traditional Herbal Medicine to the Novel Therapeutics
Sri Lanka has a long history of utilizing herbal materials with unique medicinal properties for the treatment of a vast number of diseases. However, still, it is a field that is to be explored for the development of novel therapeutics to treat life-threatening diseases.