My primary vision is to assist the biodiversity conservation of Sri Lanka by developing the necessary knowledge and creating awareness among people, especially among students. Thus, my major research interest is to study the seed biology of ecologically and economically important native species. I have identified traditional crops, crop wild relatives, species in IUCN threatened categories and medicinal plants as economically and ecologically significant species that needed our attention. These species have to be conserved to gain their ecological and economic services continually. Thus, I study the seed biology of these species assisting their in-situ and ex-situ conservation. Some of my studies focused on developing environmentally friendly methods to improve the seed quality of traditional crop species. Moreover, research on medicinal plants not only focused on developing propagation protocols but also on developing their plant architecture to use them as ornamental species. Thus, these species will have a demand as ornamental plants and thus, will be popular among people, ensuring their conservation. I developed my career through the skills and knowledge I obtained especially during my B.Sc. and Ph.D. studies. I completed my B.Sc. degree with a first-class honours degree from the Department of Botany, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. during my undergraduate degree, I was fortunate to get an opportunity to work on seed biology of Sri Lankan dry zone forest species wh