Mrs. U.G.S. Janesha

FAHS

Mrs. U.G.S. Janesha
Lecturer (Probationary)

B.Sc. (Hons) Special Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (UOP, SL)
Email shashinijanesha@ahs.ruh.ac.lk / shashinijanesha91@gmail.com
Mobile +94 71 150 4027
Office +94 91 223 4676

Google scholar link : https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=sdFtq-EAAAAJ&hl=en&authuser=2

Research gate link : https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Uyanahewa_Gamage_Janesha

ORCID link : https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3246-6097

Biography

Shashini Janesha joined the Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences,University of Ruhuna as a probationary lecturer in 2019. She Completed her B Sc. (Hon) Special Degree in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology in the Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya in 2017. She has research experience in Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and Microbiology. She teaches Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Genetics and Basic statistics to Medical Laboratory Science undergraduates.

Course/Modules Teaching for undergraduates

  • Basic genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Basic statistics
  • Biotechnology
  • Cell Biology and Biochemistry
  • Medical Laboratory practice
  • Laboratory Management
  • Microbiology
  • Human Biology

Research and publications

Present research interests

Genetics, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Cancer Genetics

Special awards and prizes

  • Best Poster Presenter (2nd place) - College of Medicine, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan (2025)
  • Best Poster Presenter (3 rd place) - College of Medicine, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan (2024)
  • Best Oral Presenter- International Conference on Agriculture and Food security 2019

Research publications(full paper)

  • Kumar R, Pan CT, Lin YM, Yow-Ling S, Chung TS, Janesha UG. Enhanced Multi-Model Deep Learning for Rapid and Precise Diagnosis of Pulmonary Diseases Using Chest X-Ray Imaging. Diagnostics. 2025 Jan 22;15(3):248.
  • Lee MC, Pan CT, Juan SY, Wen ZH, Xu JH, Janesha UG, Lin FM. Graphene-Doped Piezoelectric Transducers by Kriging Optimal Model for Detecting Various Types of Laryngeal Movements. Micromachines. 2024 Sep 29;15(10):1213.
  • Lin YH, Yang YF, Liao JB, Chang TS, Janesha UG, Shiue YL. Analysis of aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 as a prognostic marker associated with immune cell infiltration and chemotherapy efficacy in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Journal of Cancer. 2023 Jun 12;14(10):1689.
  • Janesha UG, Rathnayake H, Hewawasam RP, Wijayaratne WM. In vitro Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Activity of Leaf Extracts of Litsea iteodaphne Against a Selected Group of Bacteria Including Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Advanced Biomedical Research. 2020 Jan 1;9(1):21.

Published abstracts

  • Janesha U.G.S and M.P.C.S. Dhanapala (2019) The effect of salt stress on the expression of some Aux/IAA genes in different rice varieties in Sri Lanka. International Conference on Agriculture and Food security
  • Janesha U.G.S., M.R.P.Hasanga, R.P. Hewawasam and W. M. D. G. B. Wijayaratne (2019) Comparison on vitro antibacterial activity of Listea iteodaphne extracts against selected gram positive and gram negative pathogenic bacteria. Galle Medical Assosiaton
  • Janesha U.G.S., M.R.P.Hasanga, R. P.Hewawasam and W.M.D.G. B. Wijayaratne. (2019). In vitro evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of leaf extracts of Listea iteodaphne (“Kalu Nika”) against twenty methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).Young Scientist Forum
  • Janesha U.G.S., M.R.P.Hasanga, R.P. Hewawasam and W. M. D. G. B. Wijayaratne (2019) Antibacterial potential of ethanol extracts of Listea iteodaphne (“Kalu Nika”) against selected human pathogens. Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science

Membership of professional associations

  • Life Member of Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science
  • Member of Young Scientist Forum
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