G. Anoma P. Chandrasekara

Biography

She started her academic carrier as a probationary lecturer being one of the members in the first teaching panel of undergraduate Nutrition Degree Programme at Wayamba University of Sri Lanka. I received Her B.Sc. in Agriculture (specialized in Food Science & Technology) and  M Phil in Food and Nutrition from University of Peradeniya and Ph D from Department of Biochemistry, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. She started her academic carrier as a probationary lecturer being one of the members in the first teaching panel of undergraduate Nutrition Degree Programme at Wayamba University of Sri Lanka. I received Her B.Sc. in Agriculture (specialized in Food Science & Technology) and  M Phil in Food and Nutrition from University of Peradeniya and Ph D from Department of Biochemistry, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada.

Research Interest

Biochemistry and nutritional aspects of foods, natural antioxidants/phytochemicals & bioactivities, Functional foods/ Phenolics in foods; composition, health effects, stability, bioaccessibility and bioavailability/ association between diet and diseases/ nutritional risk factors in non communicable diseases; Planning & Management of Food & Nutrition programs/Community Nutrition; Nutrition assessment  of vulnerable groups/ preschool children /elderly