Ms. BL Chathurika Samanmali
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E-mail: chathurikabl@kdu.ac.lk, blchathu@yahoo.comblchathu@yahoo.com
Qualifications
- BSc Pharmacy (Hons)- University of Colombo
- MSc (Reading)- University of Colombo
- CTHE – University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Teaching areas
- Pharmaceutical chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmacognosy, Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Microbiology
Research interest
- Drug discovery and development, natural products chemistry, nanotechnology
Research & Publications
Referred Journal articles
- DSN De Silva, LL Bandara, BLC Samanmali, WD Ratnasooriya, RN Pathirana, WPK Abeysekara, Investigation of sun screening and antioxidant activity of M. indica ver “Willard” Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry 2019; 8(4): 1130-1133
https://www.phytojournal.com/archives/2019/vol8issue4/PartS/8-3-323-260.pdf - WD Ratnasooriya, RN Pathirana, AS Dissanayake, BLC Samanmali, RS Banu, Methanolic Leaf Extract of Ipomoea Pes-caprae Possesses In Vitro Sun Screen Activity, Imperial Journal of Interdisciplinary Research, 2017;3(2): 150-154
http://www.onlinejournal.in/IJIRV3I2/025.pdf - WD Ratnasooriya, RN Pathirana, AS Dissanayake, BLC Samanmali, In vitro sun screening activity of salt marshy plant Salicornia Brachiata, International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 2016, 6(7), 235-238. http://www.ijsrp.org/research-paper-0716.php?rp=P555597
- WD Ratnasooriya, RN Pathirana, AS Dissanayake, BLC Samanmali, PK Desman, Evaluation of in vitro sun screen activities of salt marshy plants Suaeda monoica, suaeda maritima and Halosarcia indica, International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research & Allied Sciences, 2016, 5(2):15-20
https://ijpras.com/storage/models/article/0znew9s0gdbRG10jNCaSdfNBXQF791o53rvewemNV1g0iiuTSDhGvye2pI7A/evaluation-of-invitro-sun-screen-activities-of-salt-marshy-plants-suaeda-monoica-suaeda-maritima-a.pdf - B.L.C. Samanmali, M. Gunathilake, R.D Guneratne, T.R.K Perera , “Hypoglycaemic effect of methanolic extract of Aporusa lindleyana leaves on rats” , Journal of National Science Foundation, 2014, 42(2),129-135. https://jnsfsl.sljol.info/articles/abstract/10.4038/jnsfsr.v42i2.6995/
Conference papers
- Photoprotective and Antioxidant Activities of Leaf, Fruit, and Seed Extracts of Cynometra Cauliflora: A Comparative Study , BLC Samanmali, RN Pathirana, HIC De Silva, 13th International Research Conference, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University ,9-10th September 2021- Oral Presentation
https://library.kdu.ac.lk/irc2021/Allied-Health-Sciences%20E.pdf - Preparation, Characterization and In vitro Releasing of Microcapsules Loaded with Bridelia Retusa Aqueous Bark Extract for Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis PCR Peiris, BAUN Wijayawickrema, BLC Samanmali, DC Manatunga, 14th International Research Conference, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, 9-10th September 2021 -Poster Presentation
https://library.kdu.ac.lk/irc2021/Allied-Health-Sciences%20E.pdf - Evaluation of in-vitro anti-inflammatory activity of a formulation developed by rhizome of Curcuma zedoaria , KG Ileperuma , SDR Upeksha, HPD De Silva, BLC Samanmali, WJABN Jayasuriya, HMDR Herath 4th Research Symposium of the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Ruhuna -26th August 2021- Poster presentation
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/355058409_Evaluation_of_In_vitro_Anti-inflammatory_Activity_of_a_Formulation_Developed_by_Rhizome_of_Curcuma_zedoaria - Investigation of in-vitro Antiurolithiatic Activity of Passiflora foetida and Stachytarpheta indica on Experimentally Prepared Calcium Oxalate Crystals WDPA Jeewananda, HHND Priyankara, NM Thilakaratne, RN Pathirana and BLC Samanmali, 13th International research Conference , General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, 16th October 2020- Oral Presentation
https://www.kdu.ac.lk/irc2020/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Programme-Book.pdf - In vitro Evaluation of Sunscreen Activity and Phytochemical Screening of Methanolic Leaf Extract of Magnolia figo PMKT Dharmatilake, TRL Peiris, BLC Samanmali, RN Pathirana and WD Ratnasooriya KDU, IRC , 16th October 2020- Oral Presentation
https://www.kdu.ac.lk/irc2020/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Programme-Book.pdf - Formulation Development for a Herbal Cream incorporating the Extracts of Curcuma zedoaria Rhizome , SMDU Silva, AS Malshi, DN Kaluthanthri, BLC Samanmali, HMDR Herath and WJABN Jayasuriya, KDU, IRC , 16th October 2020- Oral Presentation
https://www.kdu.ac.lk/irc2020/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Programme-Book.pdf - In vitro evaluation of antioxidant activity in methanolic leaf extract of Magnolia figo, TRL Peiris, PMKT Thulana, BLC Samanmali, RN Pathirana, WD Ratnasooriya, 12 th international research conference , General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, 12th September 2019 -Oral presentation http://ir.kdu.ac.lk/bitstream/handle/345/2177/Abstract%20Book%20Final%20Version_294.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
- Investigation of sunscreen activity and phytochemical profile of leaves of three varieties of Mangifera indica in vitro- DSN Silva, LL Bandara, BLC Samanmali, WD Ratnasooriya, RN Pathirana, Annual Scientific sessions of Pharmaceutical Society of Sri Lanka held on 23rd June 2018, Poster Presentation
- Blood glucose lowering effect and toxicity studies of aporusa lindleyana leaves in rats, BLC Samanmali, Inaugural Scientific Sessions of Sri Lanka Association for Laboratory Animal Science (SLALAS), 25th and 26th January 2014, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo –Oral Presentation
- Investigation of hypoglycaemic effect of the methanolic leaf extract of A. lindleyana on rats, 37th Congress of International Union of Physiological Sciences , 21st-26th July 2013 ,Birmingham, United Kingdom -Poster presentation
Unpublished thesis
- Formulation development and evaluation of in vitro antibacterial activity of a polyherbal mouthwash
Awards
- IUPS 2013 Travel award to participate 37th Congress of International Union of Physiological Sciences, 21st-26th July 2013, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Membership
- Registered Pharmacist at Sri Lanka Medical Council (Reg. no. 8508)
- Life member of Pharmaceutical Society of Sri Lanka (PSSL)
- Life member of Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS)