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Chathurika Ruchirani Henpita P G, Ph.D. student. Major advisor: Jennifer Shaw. Physiology and hydrogen sulfide homeostasis.
B.S. 2010, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. Email: chathurika.ruchirani@okstate.edu Personal website:http://chathurikaruchirani.wix.com/chathurika-henpita |
Specific Interests
My research focuses on the development of a unique fish model to study hydrogen sulfide homeostasis at the molecular level, which has biomedical relevance in the study of cardiovascular physiology and disease.
Publications
- Dias RKS, Ruchirani HPGRC, Kosgamage KRKA and Peiris HAWS, 2013, Frequency of nest occurrence and the nest density of Aneuretus simoni Emery (Sri Lankan Relict Ant) and other ant fauna in “Kirikanda” Forest in Kalutara district, Sri Lanka, Asian Myrmecology, vol.5:59-64
- Dias RKS, Pieris HAWS and Ruchirani HPGRC, 2011, Short Communication of the Discovery of in Kalutara District and in Anuradhapura District, Journal of Asian Myrmecology, vol.4:99-102
- Michael Tobler, Chathurika R. Henpita, Brandon Bassett, Joanna L. Kelley and Jennifer H. Shaw, in revision, H2S exposure elicits differential expression of candidate genes in fish adapted to sulfidic and non-sulfidic environments, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A.