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Biosafety Expert
Record information and status
Record ID
115812
Status
Published
Date of creation
2020-11-30 13:48 UTC (sec@env.gov.lk)
Date of publication
2020-11-30 15:40 UTC (anastasia.beliaeva@cbd.int)
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General information
Nominating Government
Sri Lanka
Profile of the Expert
Prof Chamari Hettiarachchi obtained BSc Honors (Botany) in 1996 from University of Colombo and PhD (Molecular Biology & Biochemistry) (2003) from (International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. She was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Department of Cell and Molecular Biology (2004 -2006) and Visiting Scientist at Department of Biological and Environmental Science, (2011-2012) University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Her specialization is in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Microbiology and she has more than thirty publications in indexed international journals in the area of her specialization. She is a recipient of SUSRED award 2013 on the supervision and conducting of postgraduate research degree and presidential awards 2008 & 2015. At present she is attached to the University of Colombo as a Professor in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry.
Personal Information
Coordinates
Prof. Chamari Hettiarachchi
Department of chemistry, university of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Colombo, Western
Sri Lanka
Phone:
+94 (0)71 440 6264
Fax:
+94 (0)11 250 3367
Email:
chamarih@chem.cmb.ac.lk
Url:
https://www.res.cmb.ac.lk/chemistry/chamari-hettiarachchi/
Gender
Female
Nationalities
Sri Lankan
Date of birth
1970
Place of birth
Sri Lanka
Current employment
Employer / Organization
University Of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Type of organization
Academic or research institute
Department / Division / Unit
Department of chemistry
Start date
2006
Main responsibilities
Teaching & conducting research in the area of Biotechnology (molecular biology, biochemistry, biosafety & microbiology)
Employment history
Countries or regions where you have worked
India
Sweden
Previous employment
Employer / Organization
University Of Gothernburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
Start date
2004
Ending date
2006
Type of organization
Academic or research institute
Main areas of responsibility
Research in area of Molecular Biology & Biosafety
Previous employment
Employer / Organization
Industrial Technology Institute, Sri Lanka
Start date
1998
Ending date
2004
Type of organization
Academic or research institute
Main areas of responsibility
Research in the area of Microbiology
Formal education
First Degree or other academic distinction and subject
Example: B.Sc. in Microbiology
B.Sc. in Botany
Name of academic institution
University Of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Start date
1992
Ending date
1996
Formal education
Second Degree or other academic distinction and the subject
Example: M.Sc. in Microbiology
Ph.D. In Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
Name of academic institution
Jawahar Lal Nehru University, India
Start date
2000
Ending date
2003
Other professional qualifications
List of other relevant professional qualifications
Achieved Seda standards after successfully completing the staff education development in UK accredited certificate course in teaching higher education
Guest Researcher - Department of Plant & Environmental Science, University Of Gothenburg, Sweden, Feb 2011 - Feb 2012
Areas of Expertise
Main areas of expertise
Intellectual property rights
Genetic engineering
Biochemistry
Biotechnology
Microbiology
Molecular biology
Genomics
LMO detection
Risk assessment
Risk management
Project management
LMO field monitoring
Botany, forestry and plant agricultural sciences
Biosafety Clearing-House
Publications
List most important publications related to the expert main field of expertise.
Kajendran K, Chandrasekharan N V, Hettiarachchi C M, Wijesundera W S S (2019): Molecular characterization and expression of α-gliadin genes from wheat cultivar Dacke in Bg 250 rice variety, GM Crops & Food 1-13. DOI: 10.1080/21645698.2019.1622990
Datta, S., Hettiarachchi. C., Johansson, H., Holm, M. (2007) SALT TOLERANCE HOMOLOG 2 (STH2), a B- box protein in Arabidopsis that activates transcription and positively regulates light mediated development. The Plant Cell, 19, 3242-3255.
Divisekera, D.M.W.D., Samarasekera, J.K.R.R., Hettiarachchi, C. Gooneratne J., Choudhary M. I., Gopalakrishnan S. & Wahab A.T. (2019). Lactic acid bacteria isolated from fermented flour of finger millet, its probiotic attributes and bioactive properties. Annals of Microbiology 69 (2), 79-92.
List of other publications files
List of other publications.doc
Awards and Professional Memberships
Awards received
2017 Presidential awards for scientific research, Sri Lanka
2013 SUSRED award, National Science Foundation for supervision of postgraduate
Research degree
2008 Presidential awards for scientific research, Sri Lanka
Professional memberships
Life Member of Sri Lanka Institute of Biology
Life Member of Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS)
Language proficiency
"A" = Excellent, "B" = Good, "C" = Fair
Mother Tongue
Singhalese
Speaking / Level (A B C)
English
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A
Reading / Level (A B C)
English
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A
Writing / Level (A B C)
English
/
A
References
References
Record #115807
Prof R D Wijesekera
Head
Department of Chemistry
University of Colombo
Colombo
Sri Lanka
Phone:
+94 11-250 3367
Email:
ramanee@chem.cmb.ac.lk
Record #115808
Prof. Preethi Udagama Udagama
Senior Professor
Department of Zoology and Environment Sciences
University of Colombo
Colombo
Sri Lanka
Phone:
+94 (0)11 215 8395
Fax:
+94 (0)11 250 8395
Email:
preethi@zoology.cmb.ac.lk
Record #115809
Prof. Thusitha U Abeytunga
Senior Profesor
Department of Chemistry
University of Colombo
Colombo
Sri Lanka
Phone:
+94 (0)11 250 3367
Fax:
+94 (0)11 250 3367
Email:
thusitha@chem.cmb.ac.lk
Additional Information
Additional Information
Since 2000 she conducts research related to genetically modified organisms. She was involved in conducting risk assessment of GMO in India as well as in Sweden during her PhD and postdoctoral training and she was trained for the same.
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