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Chinthika Gunasekara

Country of origin: Sri Lanka Currently in: Sri Lanka, Nugegoda General field of specialization: Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences
Academic Background

Degrees

2011 Doctorate Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences
1998 Undergraduate Biological Systems and Organisms
Research and Profession

Current Research Activities

Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences

Infectious disease research : Leptospirosis, H. pylori, Covid-19, Host immune responses to infectious diseases Antimicrobial and anticancer activity of nanomaterial and medicinal plant extracts


Publications resulting from Research: 


2021
• Yashodha Weerasinghe, Chinthika Gunasekara, Manjula Weerasekera, Surangi Jayakody, Bimalka Seneviratne, Deepaka Weerasekara, Chaturika Jayasinghe, Navoda Perera, Thilini Gamage, Neluka Fernando, Pyrin Gene Polymorphisms and H. pylori-associated Dyspepsia: A Sri Lankan Study, American Journal of Laboratory Medicine. Vol. 6, No. 1, 2021, pp. 1-7. doi: 10.11648/j.ajlm.20210601.11

2020
• Ayomi Dilhari, Sujatha Pathirage, Chinthika Gunasekara, Neluka Fernando, DeepakaWeerasekera, Andrew McBain, Manjula Weerasekera. Case Report: An unusual wound pathogen, Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi A isolated from a diabetic chronic ulcer. Journal of Wound Care, 2019 29(1) : 12-15 SCI expanded Impact factor 1.948 doi.org/10.12968/jowc.2020.29.1.12
• Ubhayawardana DLNL, Nisansala GGT, Arachchi PS, Rajakaruna K, Wanigasekera DK, Gunasekera D, Seneviratne MBS, Weerasekera D, Weerasekera MM, Fernando SSN and Gunasekara TDCP (2020) Circulating Micro RNA 21 Levels in Gastric Cancer Patients in Sri Lanka and Role of Helicobacter pylori as a Risk for Development of Gastric Cancer. J Diagn Tech Biomed Anal Vol: 9 Issue: 1 https://www.scitechnol.com/peer-review/circulating-micro-rna-21-levels-in-gastric-cancer-patients-in-sri-lanka-and-role-of-helicobacter-pylori-as-a-risk-for-development--CLxA.php?article_id=10631

2019
• Fernando HN, Kumarasinghe KG, Gunasekara TDCP, Wijekoon HP, Ekanayaka EM, Rajapaksha SP, Fernando SS, Jayaweera PM. (2019) Synthesis, Characterization and Antimicrobial Activity of Garcinol Capped Silver Nanoparticles. J Microbiol Biotechnol. 2019 Aug 7. doi: 10.4014/jmb.1904.04032. SCI expandedImpact factor 1.975
• Thilini Nisansala, Kanchana Bandara, Manjula Weerasekera, Chinthika Gunasekara, Chamil Marasinghe, Chandika D Gamage, Neluka Fernando, Nilantha Ranasinghe (2019) Manifestations and outcomes of leptospirosis during local outbreaks in high endemic districts of Sri Lanka: A retrospective multi-center study. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine. 12:10: 442-449 DOI: 10.4103/1995-7645.269904 SCI ExpandedImpact factor 1.772
• Asanga Sampath, Manjula Weerasekera, Ayomi Dilhari, Chinthika Gunasekara, Uditha Bulugahapitiya, Neluka Fernando, Lakshman Samaranayake. Type 2 Diabetes mellitus and oral Candida colonization: Analysis of risk factors in a Sri Lankan cohort. Acta Odontologica Scandinavica 2019 Oct;77(7):508-516. doi: 10.1080/00016357.2019.1607547. Epub 2019 May 30.SCI
• M Peiris, N Fernando, P Jayaweera, M Weerasekera,C Gunasekara (2019) Bacteria mediated silver nanoparticles: comparison as potent antibiofilm agents. Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases9(1):13-23
DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sljid.v9i1.8227
• L. Palliyaguru , M.U.S. Kulatunga , K.G.U.R. Kumarasinghe , S.S.N. Fernando , T.D.C.P. Gunasekara , C.D. Jayaweeraa , P.M. Jayaweera (2019) Silver Nano-Particles from Diesel Particulate Matter: An Environmental Pollutant to a Potential Antimicrobial Agent and a Photocatalyst. International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications; 9(5) : pp750. DOI: 10.29322/IJSRP.9.05.2019.p8992
• Yang-Yang Feng, Miao Tang, Mitsuhiro Suzuki, Chinthika Gunasekara, Yuki Anbe, Yuichi Hiraoka, Jun Liu, Helmut Grasberger, Mamoru Ohkita, Yasuo Matsumura, Ji-Yang Wang, Takeshi TsubataEssential Role of NADPH Oxidase–Dependent Production of Reactive Oxygen Species in Maintenance of Sustained B Cell Receptor Signaling and B Cell Proliferation. Journal of Immunology May 1, 2019, 202 (9) 2546-2557; DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1800443 SCI expanded 4.718
• N.P.Katuwavila,YasuriAmarasekara,VimukthiJayaweera,ChamilRajaphaksha,ChinthikaGunasekara,Inoka C.Perera,Gehan A.J.Amaratunga,LaksiriWeerasinghe. Graphene Oxide–Based Nanocomposite for Sustained Release of Cephalexin. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences27 September 2019 Impact Factor 3.197 In press SCI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xphs.2019.09.022
• Women’s Perceptions and Practices on Human Papillomavirus Infection and Human Papillomavirus Vaccine in Sri Lankan Community1 Chinthika P Gunasekara, 2 Irangi Karunanayake, 3 Nirasha Premathilake, 4 Nawashika H Senarathna, 5 Ishanka Udayangani, 6 Manjula M Weerasekara, 7 Ramya Pathiraja, 8 Neluka Fernando Journal of South Asian Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, January-February 2019;11(1):65-69. Doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10006 1652



Current profession

Current professional activities type: 
Research
Teaching
Supervision of post graduate and undergraduate research students

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