N.k. Rachitha Dilhani Wickramasinghe
Professor
Basic Sciences
The Open University of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Biography
I completed my first degree (B Sc) with a first class from University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka (2005). I started my industrial carrier as a Microbiologist and served 02 years by developing Microbiology laboratory, SOPs and HACCP system for a leading food company in Sri Lanka. I hold M Sc in Celluler and Molecular Immunology (University of Colombo, 2010). I developed quantitative Nitro Blue Tetrazonium (NBT) assay to identify defects in neutrophils while identifying the effect of Ixora coccinea in human neutrophil functions during my M Sc.
Research Interest
Modulation of human neutrophil functions by Aqueous and Methanolic Leaf Extracts
Publications
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Madahavi P, Wickramasinghe NKRD (2014) Study on thermoregulation of neonates in Sri Lanka European Journal of applied Science and Technology 1: 55-65.
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Wickramasinghe NKRD, Kumara RR (2014) Inhibition of phagocytic and intracellular killing activity of human neutrophils by aqueous and methanolic leaf extracts of Ixora coccinea Journal of Ethnopharmacology 153: 900–907.
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Wickramasinghe NKRD, Handunnetti SM (2016) Role of Human Neutrophils in Inflammation and its Modulation by Ixora coccinea Research and Reviews Journal of Immunology 6: 32–48.
