Senior Lecturer (On Contract)
Department of Bioprocess Technology
Faculty of Technology
Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
Mihintale, Sri Lanka
nwnawarathne@tec.rjt.ac.lk
+94 71 755 1401
www.linkedin.com/in/nirmani-wishwakala-nawarathne-43b912171
https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6642-619X
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nirmani-Nawarathne?ev=hdr_xprf
Education
- PhD in Applied Biological Sciences: Environmental Health- Chulabhorn Graduate Institute, Thailand- 2025
- B Pharm (Hons)- University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka- 2018
Biography
Dr. N. W. Nawarathne has been a senior lecturer (Contract) since July 2026 at the Department of Bioprocess Technology, Faculty of Technology, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (RUSL). She graduated from the University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka, with a Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons) degree in 2018, achieving a Second Class Upper Division pass.
Later in 2019, she was offered a scholarship for a postgraduate program in Chulabhorn Graduate Institute, Thailand, and completed her PhD in 2025. Her PhD research career was associated with the identification and characterization of novel molecular targets for antibiotic development via studying the mechanisms of environmental stress responses in pathogenic bacteria.
Teaching Courses
- BPT 2207: Fundamentals of Immunology
- BPT 4206: Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
- BPT 3206: Molecular Immunology
Scholarships
- Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA) Scholarship for PhD
Research Interest
- Molecular Microbiology
- Pharmaceutical Microbiology
- Molecular Genetics
- Biotechnology
- Cosmeceutical Formulation
- Hospital and Community Pharmacy
- Pharmacognosy
Publications
- Nawarathne NW, Dubbs JM, Mongkolsuk S. Characterisation of Two Novel COG0523-Family Members of the Agrobacterium tumefaciens Zur Regulon. European Journal of Biology. 2026; 85(1):30-46. https://doi.org/10.26650/EurJBiol.2026.1821570
- Nawarathne NW, Wijesekara K, Wijayaratne GB, Napagoda M. Development of novel topical cosmeceutical formulations with antimicrobial activity against acne-causing microorganisms from Coriandrum sativum L. Journal of Science. 2023;14(1):1-17. https://doi.org/10.4038/jsc.v14i1.60
- Nawarathne NW, Wijesekara K, Wijayaratne GB, Napagoda M. Development of Novel Topical Cosmeceutical Formulations from Nigella sativa L. with Antimicrobial Activity against Acne-Causing Microorganisms. The Scientific World Journal. 2019;2019(1):1-7. https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/5985207
