Mr Weranga Rajapaksha Gedara

Higher Degree by Research Candidate

School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences

College of Health


Language Competency
English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
Sinhala; Sinhalese Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

Date Institution name Country Title
2017 - 2021 Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology Sri Lanka Master of Philosophy in Nano and Advanced Technology
2013 - 2017 General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University Sri Lanka Bachelor of Pharmacy Hons

Year Citation
2026 Khetan, R., Rajapaksha, W., Nturubika, B. D., Gillam, T. A., Brooks, D. A., Garg, S., . . . Eldi, P. (2026). Targeting F2R/PAR1 with ligand decorated lipid nanocarriers for enhanced drug delivery into ovarian cancer cells. Frontiers in Drug Delivery, 5, 15 pages.
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2024 Rajapaksha, W., Khetan, R., Johnson, I. R. D., Blencowe, A., Garg, S., Albrecht, H., & Gillam, T. A. (2024). Future theranostic strategies: emerging ovarian cancer biomarkers to bridge the gap between diagnosis and treatment. Frontiers in Drug Delivery, 4(1339936), 19 pages.
DOI Scopus15 WoS9 Europe PMC5
2024 Oehler, J. B., Rajapaksha, W., & Albrecht, H. (2024). Emerging Applications of Nanoparticles in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast Cancer. Journal of Personalized Medicine, 14(7), 18 pages.
DOI Scopus43 WoS27 Europe PMC15
2024 Rajapaksha, W., Nicholas, I. H. W., Thoradeniya, T., Karunaratne, D. N., & Karunaratne, V. (2024). Novel alginate nanoparticles for the simultaneous delivery of iron and folate: a potential nano-drug delivery system for anaemic patients. Rsc Pharmaceutics, 1(2), 259-271.
DOI Scopus22 WoS19
2022 Welideniya, D. T., Jayathilaka, A. S., Acharige, A. D., Samanthi, K. A. U., Wanninayake, U. K., Perera, S. S., . . . Gunasekera, D. S. (2022). Practical and scalable synthesis of beclomethasone dipropionate. STEROIDS, 177, 6 pages.
DOI WoS1
2020 Rajapaksha1, R. G. W. D. B., Silva, A. R. N., Ratnasooriya, W. D., Fernando, B. A. R., Thennakoon, T. M. A. B., & Singhabahu, S. (2020). Evaluation of in vitro antibacterial activity of extract of semi- aquatic plants growing in the polluted water of Sri Lanka. International Journal of Pharmacognosy and Life Science, 1(1), 42-50.
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- Senadeera, S. P. N. N., Fernando, K. S. K., Wickramasekara, W. L. L. N., Fernando, M. Y. S., Ranaweera, C. B., Rajapaksha, W., & Silva, A. R. N. (2021). Antibacterial Activity of Endemic Artocarpus nobilis Thw Found in Sri Lanka. South Asian Journal of Research in Microbiology, 35-43.
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- Thotawatte, N. T., De Silva, H. H. V. K. N., & Rajapaksha, R. G. W. D. B. (2020). Prescription Analysis of short dosage forms of metformin as monotherapy or combined therapy in type II diabetes mellitus; pilot study. CINEC Academic Journal, 4, 59-61.
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- Kangara, K. M. T. D. B., Senanayake, S. D., Siriwardhana, A. K., Maanisha, N. W. A. N., Rathnasekara, G. A. J., De Silva, H. H. V. K. N., & Rajapaksha, R. G. W. D. B. (2022). Analysis of Dispensing Pattern of OTC Drugs in Community Pharmacy Outlets, Sri Lankan Perspectives; A Pilot Study. CINEC Academic Journal, 5(2), 6-10.
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- Senadeera, S. P. N. N., Fernando, K. S. K., Wickramasekara, W. L. L. N., Fernando, M. Y. S., Ranaweera, C. B., Rajapaksha, W., & Silva, A. R. N. (2021). In vitro Anti-inflammatory Activity of Endemic Artocarpus nobilis Thw Found in Sri Lanka. Asian Plant Research Journal, 116-122.
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Year Citation
2025 De Silva, A., Wijekoon, J. L., Liyanarachchi, R., Panchendrarajan, R., & Rajapaksha, W. (2025). AI Insights: A Case Study on Utilizing ChatGPT Intelligence for Research Paper Analysis. In Ceur Workshop Proceedings Vol. 3989 (pp. 66-77).

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