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• Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Pharmaceutics, Practice of Pharmacy, Bioinformatics, Pharmaceutical Laboratory

• Computational drug discovery
• Natural products
• Biotechnology
• Pharmaceutical Formulation preparations
• Medicinal Chemistry
• Proteomics

• Vice Chancellor's List for Academic Excellence with a Year Point Average (YGPA) in 2016.
• Dean's List for Academic Excellence with a Year Point Average (YGPA) in 2015 and 2017.

• Sri Lanka Medical Council registered Pharmacist (Reg. No. 10844)
• Lifetime member of United Nations Association in Sri Lanka

Referred Journal articles

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  1. Sandharenu, K.L.K.T.D. and Neranja, A.G.K. (2022) A Literature Review on Factors Affecting the Academic Performance of Undergraduate Nursing Students in a Sri Lankan University Context. KDU Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, Vol 4, No 02, pp.86-102. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/kjms.v4i2.54
  2. Kankanamge, S.U., Neranja, A.G.K. and Sandarenu, K.D.S. Mini-review on Natural Disintegrants in Pharmaceutical Formulations. Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research, 2021, 14(2), pp.52-56.
  3. Fernando, W.T., Neranja A.G.K. and Kankanamge, S.U. (2022) A review on various plant-derived nanoemulgels and their applications. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews. Vol 15, No 03, pp 214-221. https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2022.15.3.0916
  4. Neranja, A.G.K.and Kankanamge, S.U. (2021), A mini-review on the different types of covid-19 vaccines in use, World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 12(01), pp 326-330.
     https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2021.12.1.0523
  5. Kankanamge, S.U., Neranja, A.G.K. and Sandarenu, K.D.S. (2021), Mini-review on Natural Disintegrants in Pharmaceutical Formulations, Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research, pp.52-56.
     https://www.journaljocamr.com/index.php/JOCAMR/article/view/30243
  6. Senanayake, S.P., Fernando, R.S.P., Maddumage, R.S., Perera, H.E.H., Neranja, A.G.K., Gallage, S.D. and Sandharenu, K.L.K.T.D. (2021), Bodycomposition, does it affect the physical performance of basketballplayers? A Pilot study conducted among General Sir JohnKotelawala Defence University (KDU) Basketball team. InternationalJournal of Scientific and Research Publications, 2021, 11(3),pp.379-383.
  7. Senanayake, S.P., Abhayasinghe, K., Fernando, R.S.P., Perera, H.E.H.,Maddumage, R.S., Neranja, A.G.K.and Sandharenu, K.L.K.T.D. (2021), Patients' Experiences and Opinions on Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Use of It as a Tool of Palliative Care on Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF). Open Journal of Respiratory Diseases, 11,pp.61-75.
  8. Senanayake, S.P., Sithija, R.S.P., Neranja, A.G.K., Perera, H.E.H., Maddumage, R.S., and Sandarenu, K.L.K.T.D. (2021), Perceived Improvements of Quality of Life (QoL) among Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) in Response to a 6-WeekRehabilitation Program. Open Journal of Respiratory Diseases, 11, pp.27-36.
  9. Thisera, W.M.D., Thilakarathne, R.M.P.S., Neranja, A.G.K., and Kumari, K.D.K.P. (2019), Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Activity of Different Solvent Extracts of Ipomoea littoralis(Blume): A Growing Medicinal Naturally Plant in Sri Lanka: an experimental study done at Research Laboratory at Faculty of Medicine, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Ratmalana, Sri Lanka. South Asian Journal of Natural Products, 2(1), pp.1-9.
  10. Thisera, W.M.D., Neranja, A.G.K.,Thilakarathne, R.M.P.S., and Kumari, K.D.K.P. (2018), Antimicrobial Activity of Crude Extracts of Oldenlandia auricularia against Some Selected Human Pathogens: an experimental study done at Research Laboratory at Faculty of Medicine, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Ratmalana, Sri Lanka. South Asian Journal of Research in Microbiology, 2(4), pp.1-9.
  11. Neranja, A.G.K., Thilakarathne, R.M.P.S., Hasanthi, K.B., Kankanamge, S.U., and Kumari, K.D.K.P. (2019), Assessment of Anti-bacterial Efficacy of Different Parts of the Medicinal Plant Wattakaka Volubilis (L.F.) Stapf Grown in Sri Lanka: an experimental study done at Faculty of Medicine, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Ratmalana, Sri Lanka. Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research, 6(1), pp.69-76.

Conference and Abstract Publications

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  1. Wijewardhana LKDN, Mendis MST, Liyanage THD, Neranja AGK, Kumari KDKP. Formulation of Nanosuspensions of Psidium guajava fruit extract and evaluation of the antioxidant activity- 16th International research conference, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka, 2023.
  2. Kottege KDHY, Wimarshani HMP, Neranja AGK, Kankanamge SU, Pathirana. Formulation and evaluation of a poyherbal hair dye cream of the aqueous and ethanolicethanolic plant extracts of Hibiscus rosasinensis, Coffea arabica, Syzygium aromaticum, and Cinnamomum zeylanicum-16^th international research conference, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka, 2023.
  3. Neranja AGK, Thilakarathne RMPS, Hasanthi KB, Kankanamge SU, Kumari KDKP. A Comparative study on in vitro antimicrobial potential ofdifferent parts of the medicinal plant Wattakaka volubilis (L.f.) Stapf -International Conference on Multidisciplinary Approaches, 2018
  4. Thilakarathne RMPS, Neranja AGK,Hasanthi KB, Kankanamge SU, Kumari KDKP. In vitro Antibacterial Activity of Aqueous and Methanolic Extractsof Wattakaka volubilis (L.f.) Stapf: A Sri Lankan Ethnomedical Plant -34th International Conference on Natural Products- Malaysia, 2018
  5. Mohomed A, Thilakarathne RMPS, Neranja AGK, Sandarenu KDS, Kumari KDKP. A Comparative study on Antioxidant and Anti-inflammatoryactivity of aqueous and acetone extracts of Plumeria obtusa andPlumeria rubra - 7th International Conference on MultidisciplinaryApproaches, 2020

• Coordinator of the research club of Faculty of Allied Health sciences, KDU