Members of Technology Transfer Committees


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Dr. L.B.L. Prabodha

UBL - DIRECTOR

Senior Lecturer of the Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, and University of Ruhuna is the current Director for the Technology Transfer Office in the University of Ruhuna. He was the founder Chairperson of the Technology Transfer Cell of the Faculty of Medicine and was able to initiate TTO activities in the faculty.

He was graduated with MBBS in 2003 from the University of Ruhuna and has pioneered his studies by MPhil in Anatomy from University of Kelaniya and M.Sc. in Clinical Genetics from University of Colombo. He had training in Molecular, Cytogenetics and Clinical Genetics nationally and internationally. Furthermore, He had training on Genetic Counseling from Sanger Institute, Cambridge, United Kingdom. He is a member of International Cleft Lip and Palate Foundation and had training sessions in Aichi Gakuin University, Nagoya Japan. He is the Fonder Secretary of the Human Genetics Society of Sri Lanka and participated many national and international forums as resource person and also contributed as a resource person to the Training Program of Clinical Genetics for Doctors. He was the founder member of the Molecular Genetics Laboratory and Genetic Clinic in the Department of Anatomy and now working as the Head of the Molecular Genetics laboratory and Genetic clinic and serving to the Southern Province as a Clinical Geneticist. He has presented his research finding in more than 30 national and international Conferences and won best presentation awards in several occasions and participated as an invited speaker for International Cleft Lip and Palate Foundation conferences in three occasions to talk on Genetics of Cleft Lip and Palate in Sri Lanka. He has published more than 10 scholarly articles in national and international publications. Also he was the Orator for the Faculty of Medicine Annual Academic Sessions in 2018.

Other than The post of Director, Technology Transfer Office, University of Ruhuna, currently he is serving as Academic Career advisor, Academic sub warden and Student Counselor of Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna.


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Ms. Chamila Ranasinghe

UBL – MANAGER


Email- ublcruhuna@tec.ruh.ac.lk
Contact No- 0774351057


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Dr. J .A .P Bodhika

SOUTHERN INCUBATION CENTER- DIRECTOR


Senior Lecturer(Grade I)
Ph.D. in Lightning (Thunder) Physics
M.Sc. in Atmospheric Physics
B.Sc. Special (Hons) in Physics

Email- jbodhika@phy.ruh.ac.lk
Contact No -T - +94412222681


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Prof. T.S.L.W.Gunawardana

CARRER GUIDENCE UNIT – DIRECTOR


Professor Thusitha Gunawardana is the Former Dean of Faculty of Management and Finance at University of Ruhuna in Matara, Sri Lanka (2016 May – 2020 Feb). Director, Career Guidance Unit, University of Ruhuna. Professor Gunawardana completed his Ph.D. at University of Nordland in Norway. He has a MBA from the University of Agder, Norway and the Oregon State University, USA

Email- gunawardana@badm.ruh.ac.lk
Contact No -T - +94718577625


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Dr. P. Kalansooriya

TTO Faculty Coordinator , Facluty of Medicine


Email- p_kalansuriya@med.ruh.ac.lk
Contact No- L : +94 912 234 801/ Ext: 213
M: +94 773 294 912


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Dr. M.B.F.Mafasiya

TTO Faculty Coordinator , Faculty of Management & Finance


Senior Lecturer, Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Management and Finance, University of Ruhuna.
Teaching and research interest is pertaining to Business.

Email- mafasiya@badm.ruh.ac.lk / mafasiyaf@gmail.com
Contact No- 0778104494


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Mrs. R.G.A. Iroshanie

TTO Faculty Coordinator , Faculty of Fisheries And Marine Scince And Technology


Research interests - Petroleum Geosciences & Marine Geology.

Email- anushika@fish.ruh.ac.lk
Contact No- 0717591192


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Dr. K. K. N. B. Adikaram

TTO Faculty Coordinator , Faculty of Technology


Lecturer (Probationary) Department of Multidisciplinary Studies. BS.c (Marketing Management) - USJP, Sri Lanka, MABM- UoR, Sri Lanka, PhD - University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. Research interests - Crisis Management, SMEs, Tourism, Multidisciplinary Studies

Email- nilanthi@fot.ruh.ac.lk
Contact No- 0702552299


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Prof. W.G. Shirani Manel Kumari

TTO Faculty Coordinator , Faculty of Science


Professor in Botany attached to the Department of Botany, Faculty of Science. BSc (Honours) Degree from the University of Ruhuna and MSc. in Molecular and Applied Microbiology from the University of Peradeniya, MSc.Plant Sciences from the Wageningen University, The Netherlands and PhD in Plant Virology from the University of Queensland in Australia in 2017. Specialized in Plant Virology, Bioinformatics and Microbiology.
Research interests are in the areas of plant virus detection, genome and transcriptome assembly and analysis and microbiological applications in the remediation of aquatic environments and development of bio-based herbicides.

Email- shirani@bot.ruh.ac.lk
Contact No- 0775900151


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Dr. Sadun Konara

TTO Faculty Coordinator , Faculty of Engineering




Email- konara@eie.ruh.ac.lk
Contact No- Office +94912245765-8 Ext 3132
Mobile +94718139832


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Ms.K.D.S.V. Karunanayaka

TTO Faculty Coordinator , Faculty of Allied Health Science


Research interest on Pharmaceutical Sciences and Commercialization

Email- vindyakarunanayaka@ahs.ruh.a.c.lk
Contact No- +94718258048


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Prof. Nilantha Lakshman Liyanage

TTO Faculty Coordinator , Faculty of Agriculture


Degree BSc in Agriculture (Ruhuna), First MSc degree in Plant Biotechnology( PGIA-Peradeniya) , second MSc in Agricultural Sciences ( University of the Ryukyus-Japan), PhD in Food Enzymology (United Graduate School in Agriculture, Kagoshima University, Japan). Joined with the academic staff, University of Ruhuna on 2002.
Professor in Food Science and Technology, department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna.
Research and Teaching Interests are on Enzymology, Biotechnology, Food Chemistry and Analysis, Fermentation Technology, and Food product Development and Processing technology.

Email- nilanthal@fst.ruh.ac.lk
Contact No- 0710885580


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Dr. (Mrs.) A.A.M. Subodinee

EDITOR IN CHIEF, RUBLINK NEWS LETTER


Deputy Coordinator to the Technology Transfer Cell at the Faculty of Agriculture. Specialized in Yeast Fermentation.
Research interest on Food processing Technology/ Fermentation Technology / Fruits & Vegetable processing Technology

Email- subodinee@fst.ruh.ac.lk
Contact No- 0701156560