Worker
Center for Advanced Materials and Devices (CAMD) (Voluntary), Department of Chemistry, UOC
10.2022 - 01.2023
W. Mahesha Chathurani
Kandana,11
Summary
I am a self-motivated, energetic, and enthusiastic freshly graduated individual who trained in Pharmacy stream from Faculty of Science, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. I am always open to pursue knowledge in new areas. I gained experience in communication, team work, working under pressure with minimal resources and minimal supervision and I am seeking opportunities to join with the pharmaceutical industry.
Work History
Trainee
Sri Lanka Pharmaceutical Laboratory, Department of chemistry, University of Colombo
Colombo
08.2022 - 09.2022
- Assisting the Pharmaceutical Analyst in analyzing the commercial drug samples.
- Getting familiar with SOP procedures and health and safety implications.
- Making records and preparing reports.
Internship Trainee
National Medicine Regulatory Authority (NMRA)
Internship Trainee
National Medicine Quality Assurance Laboratory (NMQAL)
Internship Student
State Pharmaceutical Cooperation (SPC)
Education
Bachelor of Science - Pharmacy
University of Colombo, Faculty of Science
Colombo 06-2022
G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination
Rathnavali Balika Vidyalaya
01-2016
G.C.E. Ordinary Level Examination
Rathnavali Balika Vidyalaya
Gampaha 01-2011
Skills
- Publications and presentations ;
1 Lactobacillus reuteri incorporated electrospun PEO/ sodium alginate polymeric nanofibers as probiotic nutraceuticals WM Chathurani, VU Godakanda, WRM de Silva and KMN de Silva* Centre for Advanced Materials and Devices (CAMD), Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
An abstract published and presented at the 78th annual sessions of Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS) – Abstract number 609/E2
2 Hospital pharmacists counselling practices in Sri Lanka: Do pharmacists need institutional support? RBJ Buddhika1, RWMJP Jayasekara2, WM Chathurani1, NDD Wickramasinghe11Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, The Open University of Sri Lanka, 2Kandy General Hospital
An abstract accepted presented at 81st FIP (International Pharmaceutical Federation)world congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Brisbane 2023
3 Knowledge and attitudes on patient counselling among pharmacists at state hospitals in Central Province, Sri Lanka RWMJP Jayasekara, RBJ Buddhika, WM Chathurani, NDD Wickramasinghe
Accepted to be preset Accepted as an oral presentation to the OURS 2023, The Open University Research Sessions 2023
Technical skills
- Chemistry related: - UV-Visible spectroscopy | Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) | Qualitative andquantitative analysis of inorganic and organic compounds | Solvent extraction | Chromatographic techniques (TLC and paper chromatography) | HPLC | GC-MS | FT-IR spectroscopy
- Biochemistry & Molecular biology related: - Basic knowledge on DNA, RNA extraction | Growth maintenance and handling of bacterial cultures | Antimicrobial assays | Bacterial viability assays | Basic knowledge on agarose gel electrophoresis
- Pharmacy related: - Pharmaceutical analysis and synthesis | Pharmaceutical formulation | Dissolution apparatus | Pharmaceutical quality testing | Disintegration Apparatus | Friability test
- Computer based: - Microsoft Office including Excel and PowerPoint | Science and statistical related software (R studio, SPSS, Minitab, Gausian) | Basic knowledge on programming
References
1) Prof. K. M. Nalin De Silva, Chair and Senior Professor of Chemistry, Former Head of the Department, Department of Chemistry, University of Colombo, E-mail: - kmnd@chem.cmb.ac.lk Tel: - +94 71 440 6276
2) Prof. Rohini M. De Silva, Professor in Chemistry, Head of the Department, Department of Chemistry, University of Colombo. E-mail: - rohini@chem.cmb.ac.lk Tel: - +94 71 440 6263
3) Prof. Sujatha Hewage, Former head, Retired Professor in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo. E-mail: - sujatha@chem.cmb.ac.lk Tel: - +94 77 776 8581
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Worker
Center for Advanced Materials and Devices (CAMD) (Voluntary), Department of Chemistry, UOC
10.2022 - 01.2023
Trainee
Sri Lanka Pharmaceutical Laboratory, Department of chemistry, University of Colombo
08.2022 - 09.2022
Internship Trainee
National Medicine Regulatory Authority (NMRA)
Internship Trainee
National Medicine Quality Assurance Laboratory (NMQAL)
Internship Student
State Pharmaceutical Cooperation (SPC)
Bachelor of Science - Pharmacy
University of Colombo, Faculty of Science
G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination
Rathnavali Balika Vidyalaya
G.C.E. Ordinary Level Examination
Rathnavali Balika Vidyalaya
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