Master of Philosophy Degrees

Student Name: Ms. PM Nanayakkara

Reg. No: WU/SRHDC/MPHIL/2019/114

E-mail: pmnanayakkara@wyb.ac.lk

Course Status: Part-time

Title of the Degree

A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study to Assess the Changes in Urine Output, Urine Osmolality and Proteinuria in Critical Phase of Dengue

Supervisors

1. Dr. PGCS Bowatte, Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

2. Dr. (Mrs.) RAN Ranathunga, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

3. Dr. S. Jeevathayaparan, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

Student Name: Dr. (Ms.) GVP Samaranayake

Reg. No: WU/SRHDC/MPHIL/2021/144

E-mail: samaranayakegvp@wyb.ac.lk

Course Status: Full-time

Title of the Degree

Determination of Most Widely used Principal nila points (vital points) in Indigenous System of Medicine in Sri Lanka and their Anatomical Determination

Supervisors

1. Dr. KM Chandimal, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

2. Dr. Varuni Tennakoon, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura

3. Snr. Prof. SG Yasawardene, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura

4. Prof. WALC Waliwita, Faculty of Graduate Studies, Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine

Student Name: Dr. (Ms.) EAAM Wickramarathna

Reg. No: WU/SRHDC/MPHIL/2021/150

E-mail: wickramarathnaeaam@wyb.ac.lk

Course Status: Part-time

Title of the Degree

Investigating the Significance of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-A (VEGF-A) and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2 (VEGFR-2) in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC) and Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders (OPMDs).

Supervisors

1. Dr. KM Chandimal, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

2. Snr. Prof. SG Yasawardene, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura

3. Prof. MM Weerasekara, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura

4. Dr. EAST Edirisinghe, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura

Student Name: Ms. LJMMM Kumarihami

Reg. No: WU/SRHDC/MPHIL/2024/177

E-mail: ljmmmkumarihami@wyb.ac.lk

Course Status: Full-time

Title of the Degree

Investigating the anti-diabetic properties of selected Sri Lankan medicinal plants: Biochemical insights into their underlying therapeutic mechanisms

Supervisors

1. Dr. (Ms.) Dilini Kekulandara, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

2. Prof. KDPP Gunathilake, Department of Food Science & Technology, Faculty of Livestock, Fisheries & Nutrition, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

3. Dr. S. Jeevathayaparan, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

Student Name: Ms. HGH Gallage

Reg. No: WU/SRHDC/MPHIL/2024/178

E-mail: hghgallage@wyb.ac.lk

Course Status: Part-time

Title of the Degree

Investigate the synergistic antibacterial activities of selected local medicinal plants belong to Fabaceae family

Supervisors

1. Dr. (Ms.) MNS Thilakarathne, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

2. Prof. (Ms.) AJ Perera, Emeritus Professor of Microbiology, Department of Medical Microbiological and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo

3. Dr. S. Jeevathayaparan, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

Student Name: Dr. (Ms.) KMWW Priyadarshani

Reg. No: WU/SRHDC/MPHIL/2024/180

E-mail: warunik@wyb.ac.lk

Course Status: Part-time

Title of the Degree

Morphological and morphometric analysis and ancient DNA extraction from skeletal remains found at Cobra-Hood cave, Sigiriya

Supervisors

1. Dr. KM Chandimal, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

2. Snr. Prof. SG Yasawardene, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura

3. Dr. Sajith Edirisinghe, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura