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Hemavaruni Fernando
Country of origin: Sri Lanka Currently in: Sri Lanka, Colombo General field of specialization: Other-
Degrees
2016 Undergraduate Other -
Current Research Activities
Chemical Sciences
Determination of in vitro anti-microbial, antioxidant and anti-cancer activity of garcinol capped metal nanoparticles and garcinol-metal complexes.
Publications resulting from Research:
“Synthesis, Characterization and Antimicrobial Activity of Garcinol Capped Silver Nanoparticles”
Fernando HN, Kumarasinghe UR, Gunasekara TDCP, Wijekoon HP, Ekanayaka EM, Fernando SSN, Rajapaksha SP, Jayaweera PM
Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology (ISSN 1017-7825)
10.4014/jmb.1904.04032
2019
Current profession
Current professional activities type:ResearchTeaching
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Other Awards
Oct 2019Winner, People’s Choice AwardSLAYS 3-Minute Thesis Competition (SLAYS 3MT® 2019) organized by Sri Lankan Academy of Young Scientists.Oct 2016Bronze Medal (University category – Food Science and Technology)Sahasak Nimavum National Exhibition for Inventions & Innovations, Organized by the Sri Lanka Inventors Commission, operated under the purview of the Ministry of Science, Technology & Research, Sri Lanka (2016).