Member Profile
Membership type: full
Thusharie Sugandhika Suresh
Country of origin: Sri Lanka Currently in: Sri Lanka, Nugegoda General field of specialization: Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences-
Degrees
1998 Undergraduate Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences2002 Doctorate Biological Systems and Organisms -
Current Research Activities
Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences
Biochemistry Nutrition Traditional medicine bioactvity guided isolation active herbal compounds Substance abuse
Publications resulting from Research:
1. Rathnayake Mudiyanselage Uththara Sachinthanie Senarath, Jimmy G. Catanes, Thusharie Sugandhika Malalavidhane (2014) Fatty acid profile of young leaflets of Cycas circinalis L. and the effect on serum parameters in Wistar rats. Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, Vol.3, No.2, 1-14. (refereed, peer reviewed journal)
doi.http://dx.doi.org/10.7828/jmds.v4il.630
2. W. J. A. Banukie N. Jayasuriya, Chandanie A. Wanigatunge, Gita H. Fernando, D. Thusitha
U. Abeytunga and T. SUGANDHIKA SURESH (2015) Hypoglycaemic Activity of Culinary Pleurotus ostreatus and P. cystidiosus Mushrooms in Healthy Volunteers and Type 2 Diabetic Patients on Diet Control and the Possible Mechanisms of Action. Phytotherapy Research, 29, 303-309 (SCI Indexed journal)
3. Hapuarachchi SD, SURESH TS, Senerath WTPSK. (2014) Hypoglycaemic effect of aqueous extracts of natural plants and callus cultures of Munronia pinnata in Wistar rats. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge, Vol. 13 (4), October 2014, pp.659-664
(SCI Indexed expanded journal)
4. K.D.K.P. Kumari, T.C.S. Weerakoon, S.M. Handunnetti, K. Samarasinghe, T.S. SURESH (2014) Anti-inflammatory activity of dried flower extracts of Aegle marmelos in Wistar rats. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 151: 1202–1208 (SCI Indexed journal)
5. Swarna D Hapuarachchi, Zulfiqar Ali, Naohito Abe, SURESH T SUGANDHIKA, Senerath TP Sandun and Ikhlas A Khan (2012): Andrographidine G, A Rare Flavone Glucoside from Andrographis paniculata, Natural Product Communications, 8 (3), 333-334 (SCI expanded journal).
6. Kumari KDKP, Samarasinghe K, SURESH TS (2013), Hypoglycaemic effect of the traditional drink; the water extract of dried flowers of Aegle marmelos. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge 12:3; July, 384-389 (SCI expanded journal)
7. Hapuarachchige Sewwandi Maliga Sampath Kumari Wijesiri and THUSHARIE SUGANDHIKA SURESH, Knowledge and attitudes regarding dysmenorrhoea among adolescent girls in an urban school in Sri Lanka (2013). Nursing and Health Sciences, 15, 58-64 (Social Sciences Indexed journal, SCI Indexed expanded journal)
8. W.J.A.B.N Jayasuriya, T.S. SURESH, D.T.U Abeytunga, G.H. Fernando and C.A. Wanigatunga.(2012) Oral hypoglycaemic activity of culinary medicinal mushrooms Pleurotus ostreatus and P. cystidiosus (higher basidiomycetes), in normal and alloxan- induced diabetic Wistar rats. International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms, 14(4); 347-355 (SCI expanded journal).
9. S.D. Hapuarachchi, T.S. SURESH, W.T.P.S.K. Senerath (2011) A preliminary study of the oral hypoglycaemic activity of the ethanol and water extracts of Munronia pinnata in healthy, Wistar rats. Sri Lanka Journal of Indigenous Medicine, 1: 1-4 (refereed, peer reviewed journal)
10. T.S. MALALAVIDHANE, S.M.D.N. Wickramasinghe, M.S.A Perera and E. R. Jansz (2003): Oral hypoglycaemic activity of Ipomoea aquatica in streptozotocin-induced, diabetic, Wistar rats and Type II diabetics. Phytotherapy Research 17: 1098-1100. (SCI Indexed journal)
11. T.S. MALALAVIDHANE, S.M.D.N. Wickramasinghe and E. R. Jansz (2002): Preliminary studies on the identity of the oral hypoglycaemic agent(s) of Ipomoea aquatica Forsk. by medium pressure liquid chromatography (MPLC) and enzyme hydrolysis. Chemistry in Sri Lanka 19 (2): 19 (refereed, peer reviewed journal)
12. S. MALALAVIDHANE, S.M.D.N. Wickramasinghe and E.R. Jansz (2001): An aqueous extract of the green leafy vegetable Ipomoea aquatica is as effective as the oral hypoglycaemic drug tolbutamide in reducing the blood sugar levels of Wistar rats. Phytotherapy Research 15: 635-637(SCI Indexed journal)
13. T. SUGANDHIKA MALALAVIDHANE, S.M.D. Nalinie Wickramasinghe and E.R. Jansz. (2001): Effect of different extracts of Ipomoea aquatica on blood sugar levels of healthy, Wistar rats. Chemistry in Sri Lanka 18 (2): 16-18 (refereed, peer reviewed journal)
14. T. SUGANDHIKA MALALAVIDHANE, S.M.D. Nalinie Wickramasinghe and E.R. Jansz. (2000): Oral hypoglycaemic activity of Ipomoea aquatica. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 72: 293-298 (SCI Indexed journal)
Current profession
Current professional activities type:ResearchAdministrationTeachingProfessor in Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka Coordinator, Animal House, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Affiliations
Member of Education Committee - Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular Biologists (FAOBMB) -
Other Awards
Jun 2001Sri Lanka President's awards for scientific publication 2000, 2001, 2003Awarded for publication in top SCI journalsDec 2015Supervisory award (SUSRED) for post graduate supervision awarded by National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka - 2015Awarded to supervisors whose students complete PhD within 4 years and publish in SCI journalsJun 2003Prof. Kandaiah Memorial Award for the Best Post Graduate Thesis - Institute of Chemistry, Ceylon, – 2002Awarded by Institute of Chemistry, Ceylon by for the Best Post Graduate Thesis,Dec 2001Post Graduate Publication Award – Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science - 2001Awarded by the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS) for the best postgraduate publicationApr 2013Outstanding Alumnus, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura- 2013Awarded at the 15th Anniversary celebrations of the faculty for outstanding alumni of the facultyDec 2015National Research Council Merit Award for research 2014, 2015Awarded for publishing in SCI journalsSep 2019University of Sri Jayewardenepura research awards for scientific publications 2014,15,16,17,18Awarded by the university of Sri Jayewardenepura for research publicationsApr 2016Faculty of Medical Sciences Oration 2016Awarded by the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Faculty of Medial Sciences each year in recognition of contribution to research
