Journal of Innovation in Science, Engineering and Technology
Editorial Board
The editorial board of Journal of Innovation in Science, Engineering and Technology (JISET) includes both Sri Lankan and international scholars.
Editor-in-Chief
Senior Prof Menik Hettihewa
Clinical Pharmacologist, Faculty of Health Sciences, CINEC Campus, Sri Lanka
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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7780-0290
Research interests: Pharmacovigilance, Insulin resistance and corrective actions by herbal drug developments, Conduction of clinical trials for selected drug targets for insulin resistance, Herbal lead molecular identification for inhibitory actions on ACE enzymes.
Deputy Editor
Prof Sudesh Wijesinghe
CINEC Campus, Sri Lanka
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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4624-1144
Research interests: Research Interests: Corrosion and electrochemistry, Materials Science and Engineering
Managing Editor
Dr Chandrani Adikaram
CINEC Campus, Sri Lanka
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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5314-9177
Research interests: Customer relationship management, Service marketing, Relationship marketing, TNE development.
Deputy Managing Editor
Poornika Sandamali
CINEC Campus, Sri Lanka
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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3051-7168
Research interests: Library and Information Science, Information literacy/information behaviour.
Assistant to the Managing Editor
Chamila Sudarshani
CINEC Campus, Sri Lanka
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ORCID: N/A
Research interests: N/A
Editorial Board – Sri Lankan
Senior Prof Thilak Weerarathna
Affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka
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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0047-6669
Research interests: Value of Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate and Albuminuria in Predicting Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes without Cardiovascular Disease, Effect of Vitamin D therapy on urinary albumin excretion, renal functions, and plasma renin among patients with diabetic nephropathy: A randomized, double-blind clinical trial.
Prof Samantha Weerasinghe
Affiliation: CINEC Campus, Sri Lanka
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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4807-5784
Research interests: Reactions and stability of small cluster systems, Stability of biomolecules in solvent/co-solvent systems, Hydrophobic effects in caffeine assembly and macromolecular assembly, Virtual screening of small molecules as potential drug candidates, Development of a molecular database from native plants of Sri Lanka.
Prof Nimal Punyasiri
Affiliation: Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biotechnology (IBMBB), University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1265-1129
Research interests: 35 years of research experience in Biochemistry, Food Chemistry, Medicinal chemistry and Natural Products Chemistry Metabolite Profiling of Tea Germplasm; Biochemical and Molecular Characterization of Hypnale hypnale.
Prof Theshini Perera
Affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0624-4984
Research interests: Metal-based therapeutics for cancer; Synthesis of organic ligands and inorganic complexes; Spectroscopic methods to characterize the structure and properties of metal complexes.
Dr Janaka Liyanagama
Affiliation: CINEC Campus, Sri Lanka
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ORCID: 0009-0000-7100-3135
Research interests: Structural Engineering, Steel Design, Engineering Education, Open & Distance Education, Sustainable Development
Dr Indika Perera
Affiliation: University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka
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ORCID: 0000-0003-3584-5217
Research interests: Computer Aided Design, Machine tools and Manufacturing Processes, Experimental Design & Optimization, Engineering Design.
Dr Hemali Uditha Wijewardane Ratnayake
Affiliation: Open University of Sri Lanka
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ORCID: 0000-0002-2178-9261
Research interests: Neural Networks, Fuzzy logic, Software Engineering.
Editorial Board – International
Prof Chaminda Pathirage
Affiliation: University of Wolverhampton, UK
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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9372-677X
Research Interests: Construction Management, Disaster Resilience, Brownfield Regeneration, Quantity Surveying, Pedagogy.
Dr Sujeewa Hettihewa
Affiliation: Senior Analyst, Department of Chemistry, Eurofins Food Analytica, Penrose, Auckland, New Zealand and former Professor of Health Sciences, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Ruhuna
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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8468-967
Research interests: Development of natural therapeutics, phytochemical profiling by sophisticated technology, bioactive specific herbs and their potential use as functional food productions and development.
Dr Hasini Banneheke
Affiliation: Bangor University, UK
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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6177-4307
Research interests: Human Oro-Nasopharyngeal Myiasis by Chrysomya Bezziana (Old-World Screwworm), Efficacy and safety of oral ivermectin in the treatment of mild to moderate Covid-19 patients, A comparison of HBG1 and HBG2 promoters and foetal haemoglobin transcription factors as targets for gene editing strategies to induce foeral haemoglobin in beta-haemoglobinopathy management.
Dr Joanne Kotelawala
Affiliation: Johns Hopkins University, USA
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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2350-9937
Research interests: Isolation, Biochemical and Molecular Characterisation of Probiotics in Fermented Traditional Rice varieties, Mitochondrial non-coding region variations and breast cancer.
Dr Jin Zhang
Affiliation: Anglia Ruskin University, UK
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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9980-8282
Research interests: Electronic systems modelling; smart antennas; the study and design for the development of novel artificial metamaterials components in the mid-infrared range and microwave frequency regions; the design of quasi-optical components for millimetre-wave astronomy; electromagnetic modelling and simulations, AI enhanced tools for cancer detection.
