Ms. HEH Perera

BSc (Hons) in Medical Laboratory Sciences (KDU)
Lecturer (Probationary)
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  • Qualifications
  • Qualifications

    • B.Sc. (Hons) in Medical Laboratory Sciences (2018) , Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University.

               Professional Qualifications

    • Certificate of Proficiency as Medical Laboratory Technologist - The Ceylon Medical College Council (CMCC) -2019
    • Certificate of registration as a member of a profession supplementary to medicine - Si Lanka Medical Council
    • Certificate course in postgraduate research, University of Colombo (2021)
  • Research Interests
  • Research Interests

    • Biochemistry - Oxidative stress
    • Microbiology
  • Research & Publications
  • Research & Publications

    Research Activities

    • Measurement of Cysteine and Cysteinylglycine in plasma collected from patients with kidney disease and study of polymorphism in a gene coding for the enzyme ϒ- glutamyltransferase (Undergraduate).

    Ongoing research

    • Analysis of biomarkers of one carbon metabolism and redox aminothiol status following folate supplementation and the effect of genetic polymorphisms of selected genes involved with one carbon metabolism in diabetics with diabetic nephropathy - A Randomized double-blind placebo controlled observational study.
  • Awards
  • Awards

    • Undergraduate Research Fellowship at university of Agder (UiA), Kristiansand, Norway
    • Postgraduate Research fellowship at university of Agder (UiA), Kristiansand, Norway
    • Placed in the Dean's List - 2015 (KDU)
    • Placed in the Dean's List - 2017 (KDU)
  • Working Experience
  • Working Experience

    • Demonstrator (Temporary) - Department of Basic Sciences (from 03.05.2019 to 02.05.2021)
    • Junior Consultant (Temporary) - Department of Basic Sciences (from 03.05.2021 to 02.01.2022)
    • Lecturer (Probationary) - Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences (from 03.01.2022 to present)
  • Memberships
  • Memberships

    • Member of a profession supplementary to medicine at Sri Lanka Medical Council.
  • Involvements
  • Involvements

    • Convener of the Curriculum Revision Committee, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, KDU
    • Convener of the Internal Quality Assurance Cell, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, KDU
    • Departmental Coordinator- KDU IRC 2022