I am a senior faculty member attached to the Dept. of Zoology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura. I graduated from the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, with honors in a Zoology special degree (specializing in Environmental Science), and upon graduation, I was absorbed into the department staff as a probationary lecturer. After a year, I won an Open Commonwealth Scholarship to pursue higher studies at the University of Sheffield, UK. Upon completion of my PhD in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, I returned to my country to served at the University of Colombo as a faculty member. During this time, I completed a postdoctoral fellowship on Cancer Research at Queens University, Canada. In 2009, I left for Canada to complete my second postdoctoral fellowship at the University of British Columbia. In 2012, I returned to my country and joined my present university where I am now serving as a senior faculty member. I have presented at many international conferences and won several academic awards. I have also authored articles in peer-reviewed journals. Currently, I am supervising several PhD and M.Phil. students. My research area falls within alternative medicine, especially related to cancer, diabetes, infectious diseases, and inflammation, and the molecular mechanisms involved. I am also interested in infertility, toxicology, and the effects of pesticides on human and animal health.