Faculty
International Faculty
Dr. Aimeric Blaud
Programme Leader – BSc (Hons) Microbiology & Biotechnology programme (Sri Lanka), Module Leader – Research Project (4th Year) & Environment Microbiology (3rd Year), Edinburgh Napier University.
Dr. Sophie Foley
Module Leader – Food Microbiology & Biotechnology (3rd Year), Edinburgh Napier University.
Dr. Donald Morrison
Module Leader – Medical Microbiology (3rd Year), Edinburgh Napier University.
Dr. Nicole Payton
Module Leader – Applications of Molecular Biology (4th Year) and Molecular Genetics (3rd Year) Edinburgh Napier University.
Dr. Fiona Stainsby
Module Leader – Biotechnology – Industry, and Environment (4th Year), Edinburgh Napier University.
Dr. Eva Malone
Module Leader – Immunology (3rd Year), Edinburgh Napier University.
Dr. Luke Holman
Module Leader – Research Methods (3rd Year), Edinburgh Napier University.
Dr. Janis MacCallum
Module Leader - Cellular and Molecular Immunology (4th Year), Edinburgh Napier University.
Dr Nick Wheelhouse
Module Leader – Scientific Communication – Dissertation &Statistics (3rd Year), Edinburgh Napier University.
Dr Claire Garden
Module Leader – Scientific Inquiry (2nd Year), Edinburgh Napier University.
Dr Samantha Campbell Casey
Module Leader – Environmental Microbiology & Biotechnology (3rd Year), Edinburgh Napier University
LOCAL Faculty
Dr. Vindya Udalamaththa
Head of Research and Senior Lecturer– Research Project (4th Year), Applications of Molecular Biology (4th Year), Molecular Genetics (3rd Year), Annotated Bibliography - Research Methods (3rd Year), Scientific Communication (1st Year) SIST.
PhD in Biotechnology, University of Colombo. MSc in Genetic Diagnostics, University of Colombo, BSc in Biotechnology, University of Pune, India.
Dr. Nadeera Wickramasinghe
Senior Lecturer - Bioorganic chemistry (1st year), Bioinorganic chemistry (1st year)
PhD in Nanochemistry and Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology B.Sc (Hons) special degree in Chemistry, University of Colombo
Dr. Leon Fernando
Senior Lecturer – Physics (FPS)
PhD in Applied Physics, Nagaoka University, Japan.
MSc in Engineering, Nagaoka University, Japan.
BSc (Special) in Physics, Sri Jayawardenepura University.
Dr. Praneeth Ratnayake
Senior Lecturer – Cell Biology (1st year), Bioinformatics (1st year /4th year), Computer Applications (1st year), Cellular and Molecular Immunology (4th Year).
PhD in Biotechnology, University of Colombo BSc in Immunology and Integrative Molecular Biology, University of Colombo
Dr. Shalini Thiruchittampalam
Lecturer – Senior Lecturer – Chemistry (FPS)
PhD in Computational Chemistry, University of Colombo BSc (Hons) in Chemistry (Institute of Chemistry)
Mr. Kasun Aththanayake
Lecturer – Introduction to Microbiology (1st Year), Advanced Microbiology (2nd Year), Environment Microbiology (3rd Year), Environment and Industrial Microbiology (4th Year) SIST.
MPhil in Microbiology, University of Kelaniya, BSc in Biological Sciences, University of Kelaniya
Ms. Shakila Rathnayake
Lecturer – Biomolecules (1st year), SIST, Introduction to Molecular Biology (1st Year), Basic Immunology and Medical Biotechnology (2nd Year), Concepts of Genetics (2nd Year), Immunology (3rd Year).
PhD in Biotechnology and Molecular Biology (Reading), University of Sri Jayawardenepura.
BSc Immunology and Integrative Molecular Biology, University of Colombo
Mr. Ashen Pieris
Lecturer – Enzymology and Cellular Metabolism (Year 1), Biochemistry (Year 2)
MSc Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo
BSc Biotechnology, Microbiology and Biochemistry, University of Mysore, India
Mr. Vimukthi Gunasekare
Lecturer – Statistics (1st year), Biostatics (2nd year), Biostatistics (3rd Year)
MSc in Applied Statistics (Reading), University of Colombo
BSc (Hons) in Zoology, University of Colombo
Ms. Dharani Wanigasekare
Lecturer – Food Microbiology and Biotechnology (3rd Year)
MPhil in Medical Microbiology (Reading), University of Ruhuna
BSc (Hons) in Microbiology, University of Kelaniya
Ms. Yasuri Hettiarachchi
Assistant Lecturer/Laboratory Demonstrator - Plant and Agricultural Biotechnology (2nd Year)
BSc in Biosystem Technology,University of Jayewardenepura
Mr. N.M. Thanveer Aazif
MSc (Reading) in Cellular & Molecular Immunology,IBMBB, University of Colombo
BSc (Hons) in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Edinburgh Napier University
