Undergraduate Research Symposium 2018 College of Chemical Sciences – Institute of Chemistry Ceylon 22 nd August 2018 Venue – P P G L Auditorium Agenda 8.15 am Morning Refreshments 8.45 am Welcome Address by Prof. H. M. K. K. Pathirana Dean, College of Chemical Sciences 9.00 am Keynote Address on "The role of genomics in Molecular Diagnostics and Personalized Medicine" by Prof. Ranil Dassanayake Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Colombo 9.45 am Address by Dr. Chinthaka Ratnaweera , Research Coordinator and Announcement of Instructions to presenters 10.15 am Commencement of Sessions Session A -1 Date : 22 nd August 2018 Venue : Level 4 New lecture hall Panel : Dr. Dinusha Udukala, Dr. Laksiri Weerasinghe, Prof. S. A. Deraniyagala, Dr. Upul Kumarasinghe, Dr. Medha J. Gunarathna Moderator : Piyuni Ishtaweera, Dhanisha Samarasinghe Time Student Name Index Supervisor Title Examiner 1 Examiner 2 Number 10.20 - 10.40 am L. N. D. Silva 154447 Prof. Priyani Development of an effective mosquito Dr. Dinusha Udukala Dr. Laksiri Weerasinghe Paranagama repellent vaporizer with a combination of naturally available three essential oils 10.40 - 11.00 am H. D. Hettiarachchi 154292 Prof. Priyani Preparation of herbal hair gel using Dr. Dinusha Udukala Dr. Dhanushi Welideniya Paranagama Lepisanthes tetraphylla 11.00 - 11.20 am U. V. de S. 154408 Prof. Priyani The effect of culture media on the production Dr. Pamoda Ratnaweera Dr. Dinusha Udukala Jayasekera Paranagama of secondary metabolites by the endolichenic fungus, C urvularia trifolii 11.20 - 11.40 am G. O. Jeewangika 154471 Prof. Priyani Isolation of bioactive Novel compounds from Dr. Pamoda Ratnaweera Dr. Laksiri Weerasinghe Paranagama Endiolichenic fungus Neurospora crassa found in mangrove lichens 11.40 - 12. 00 noon M. A. F. Mushrifa 154317 Prof. Priyani Molecular identification of endolichenic fungi Prof. S. A. Deraniyagala Dr. Laksiri Weerasinghe Paranagama isolated from the mangrove lichen, Pyrenula bahiana, and isolation of bioactive compound produced by it.
12.00 - 12.20 pm W. S. S. Perera 154329 Prof. Priyani Development of a facial cream using Garcinia Dr. Dinusha Udukala Dr. Upul Kumarasinghe Paranagama cambogia extract and the essential oil of Sandalwood ( Santalum album L.) 12.20 - 12.40 pm V. Wijayasekara 154348 Dr Dinusha Udukula A Study on Antioxidant and Anti Tyrosinase Dr. Medha J. Gunaratna Dr. Upul Kumarasinghe Activities of the Kernel Extracts from Two Sri Lankan Varieties of Coconut 12.40 - 1.20 pm Lunch Break Session A -2 Date : 22 nd August 2018 Venue : Level 4 New lecture hall Panel : Prof. Priyani A. Paranagama, Prof. S. A. Deraniyagala, Dr. Medha J. Gunarathna, Dr. Ireshika de Silva, Dr Laksiri Weerasinghe, Dr. Nuwanthi Katuwavila Moderator : Piyuni Ishtaweera, Dhanisha Samarasinghe Time Name Index no Supervisor Title Examiner 1 Examiner 2 1.20 pm - 1.40 pm A. S. Jayathilaka 154412 Dr. Dinusha Udukala Synthesis and evaluation of skin Dr. Ireshika de Silva Prof. Priyani A. Paranagama permeation and retention of betamethasone analogues 1.40 pm - 2.00 pm M. B. S. S. Mendis 154420 Dr Dinusha Udukula The Study of Antioxidant and Anti Prof. Priyani A. Paranagama Dr. Ireshika de Silva tyrosinase Properties of Fruit, Peel and Leaves of the Sri Lankan Variety of Cucumis melo L 2.00 pm - 2.20 pm M. R. A. Maryam 154314 Dr Dinusha Udukula A Study on the Antioxidant and Anti- Dr. Medha J. Gunaratna Dr Laksiri Weerasinghe Tyrosinase Activities of Three Rhizomes from the Family Zingiberaceae Study of α -amylase inhibitory activity, 2.20 pm - 2.40 pm B. A. D. S. 154339 Prof. Priyani Paranagama Dr. Medha J. Gunarathna Dr. Dhanushi Welideniya Rathnapala antioxidant activity, lipase inhibitory activity and Pb & Cd content of boiled Barley ( Hordeum vulgare ) water extract 2.40 pm - 3.00 pm W. G. B. K. K. G. 154406 Dr Dinusha Udukula Antioxidant and Anti-tyrosinase Activities Prof. S. A. Deraniyagala Dr. Dhanushi Welideniya Gunawardana of Peel, Leaves and Twigs of Sri Lankan Variety of Annona squamosa L. 3.00 pm - 3.20 pm M. H. K. P. P. 154466 Dr Dinusha Udukula Antioxidant and anti-diabetic properties of Prof. S. A. Deraniyagala Dr. Ireshika de Silva Maduratharangi three species in Elaeocarpaceae Family in Sri Lanka. 3.20 pm - 3.40 pm K. D. C. Madushika 154373 Dr Dinusha Udukula Antioxidant, Anti-diabetic and Prof. S. A. Deraniyagala Dr. nuwanthi katuwavila Antibacterial activities of three Syzgium (SLINTEC) species of Sri Lanka 3.40 pm – 4.00 pm S. H. Basnagoda 154275 Dr. GobikaThiripuranathar Different methods of extractions using Dr. Ireshika de Silva Dr. nuwanthi katuwavila sesame seeds. (SLINTEC)
Session B -1 Date : 22 nd August 2018 Venue : Level 5 lecture hall Panel : Prof. Jinesena Hewage, Prof. Samantha Weerasinghe, Dr. Ashani Thilakarathne, Dr Dhaksika Wanniarachchi Moderator : Kalani Wijesinghe, Kalani Perera Time Student Name Index Supervisor Title Examiner 1 Examiner 2 Number 10.20 - 10.40 am I. L. Hettige 154479 Dr. Chandani Udawatta Binding Interaction of coumarin Dr. Meda J. Gunaratha Dr. R. Senthilnithy Derivatives with T cell Originated protein Kinase (TOPK) 10.40 - 11.00 am M. J. M. Afnan 154452 Dr. Chandani Udawatta A computational study of the inhibition of Prof. Samantha Weerasinghe Dr. Ashani Thilakarathne acetylcholinesterase via synthetically viable coumarin derivatives 11.00 - 11.20 am N. M. H. N. 154392 Dr. Chandani Udawatta Interactions of coumarin derivatives with Prof. Jinesena Hewage Dr. R. Senthilnithy Thilakarathne Hodgkin's disease related protein ADAM- 10; an in silico approach 11.20 - 11.40 am R. D. U. S. 154356 Dr. C. N. Ratnaweera Computational approach to determine Prof. Samantha Weerasinghe Dr. Chandani Udawatte Deshapriya drug activities of selected natural product compounds found in Sri Lanka 11.40 - 12. 00 noon M. N. A. 154386 Dr. Chandani Udawatta Coumarin derivatives binding to proteins Prof. Jinesena Hewage Dr Dhaksika Wanniarachchi Seneviratne in the apoptosis pathway (SJP) 12.00 - 12.20 pm K. R. J. Manuda 154311 Dr. C. N. Ratnaweera Computational Study of linamarin and its Prof. Samantha Weerasinghe Prof. Jinesena Hewage synthetic analogues as substrates for alpha and beta human glucosidase enzymes 12.20 - 12.40 pm M. S. V. Costa 154277 Dr. Chandani Udawatta A computational Study on Inhibition of Prof. Jinesena Hewage Dr. R. Senthilnithy MLC-1 anti-apoptotic protein to activate apoptosis in cancer cells via commercially available natural product derivatives 12.40 - 1.20 pm Lunch Break
Session B -2 Date : 22 nd August 2018 Venue : Level 5 lecture hall Panel : Prof. Jinesena Hewage, Prof. Samantha Weerasinghe, Dr. Ashani Thilakarathne, Dr. Chandani Udawatte, Dr. Chinthaka N. Ratnaweera, Prof. Dhammika Dissanayake Moderator : Kalani Wijesinghe, Kalani Perera Time Student Name Index Supervisor Title Examiner 1 Examiner 2 Number 1.20 pm - 1.40 pm P. Seresinghe 154402 Dr. Ranga S. Jayakodi In Silico Design of Novel PTP-1B Dr. Chinthaka N. Ratnaweera Prof. Jinesena Hewage Inhibitor Using a Natural Scaffold 1.40 pm - 2.00 pm M. N. S. de Silva 154283 Dr C. N. Ratnaweera Selective inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 Prof. Dhammika Dr. Chandani Udawatte Goonetilleke using Sri Lankan natural products: A Dissanayake molecular docking study 2.00 pm - 2.20 pm N. D. Jayasinghe 154424 Dr C. N. Ratnaweera Identification of drug targets using reverse Dr. Ashani Thilakarathne Dr. Chandani Udawatte docking for selected natural products from Sri Lanka 2.20 pm - 2.40 pm K. G. D. Dilhan 154440 Dr C. N. Ratnaweera In silico designing of natural product Prof. Samantha Weerasinghe Dr. Ashani Thilakarathne based Inhibitors for AChE and BuChE 2.40 pm - 3.00 pm G. G. L. L. 154411 Dr C. N. Ratnaweera Ring Conformations of Cyclohexane, Prof. Dhammika Prof. Samantha Weerasinghe Gunarathne Oxocarbenium Ion and Linamarin- An ab Dissanayake initio Study Session C -1 Date : 22 nd August 2018 Venue : JNO Lecture hall Panel : Prof. C. Dilrukshi Wijayarathna, Prof. Ranil Dassanayake, Prof. Sagarika Ekanayake, Dr. Gayathri N. Silva, Dr. Chaynika Padumadasa Moderator : Chathurya Munindradasa, Thisari Jayasinghe Time Student Name Index Supervisor Title Examiner 1 Examiner 2 Number 10.20 - 10.40 am S. R. Gunasekara 154433 Dr. Chandani Udawatta PCR analysis of Pork Contamination and Prof. C. Dilrukshi Prof. Ranil Dassanayake nitrite determination in four brands of Wijayarathna processed beef samples 10.40 - 11.00 am L. D. S. P. 154414 Dr. Chandani Udawatta PCR detection of rat contamination and Prof. Sagarika Ekanayake Prof. Ranil Dassanayake Rathnasekara determination of nitrite content in four brands of vegetable baby food available in Sri Lankan market. 11.00 - 11.20 am K. K. D. Chilki 154276 Dr. Chandani Udawatta PCR detection of rat contamination and Prof. C. Dilrukshi Dr. Gayathri N. Silva determination of nitrite concentration in Wijayarathna four brands of chicken sausages
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