PhD talks by NcodeX E06 - 'Gene Editing in Zebrafish: Env. & Health Applications' - Lalinka Herath
Channel: NcodeX
Date: 21/02/2022

PhD Talks by NcodeX - E06 - 'Gene Editing in Zebrafish: Env. & Health Applications' 

The 'PhD Talks by NcodeX' brings out PhD researchers in #STEM industry and academia from universities around the world to talk #innovation.

We hand-pick prestigious PhD students from universities around the world, to disseminate their research and recent breakthrough findings into general and professional communities, to talk innovation and inter-desciplinarity of STEM research, and how their research bring sustainability in future. 

This month's talk is by Mr. Lalinka Herath, a PhD Student of Deakin University, Australia: University of Colombo Cottutelle  PhD. His PhD thesis was based on the development of novel heavy metal detection biosensing techniques via genetic engineering approaches during which, zebrafish and bacteria were utilized as biological tools to develop genetically improved biosensors. Mr Lalinka  also received the Erasmus Plus PhD mobility Scholar from the University of Granada, Spain. He obtained his Master's degree in Molecular Genetics at the Jeju National University - South Korea and his Bachelor's degree in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry from the University of Colombo.

Speaker Background:
Academic qualifications: 
- Ph.D. (pending) – Deakin University, Australia : University of Colombo Cottutelle   PhD
Ph.D. thesis: Development of novel heavy metal detection biosensing techniques via genetic engineering approaches. Utilized zebrafish and bacteria as biological tools to develop genetically improved biosensors. 
Erasmus Plus PhD mobility Scholar – University of Granada, Spain
- MSc (Molecular Genetics) – Jeju National University- South Korea
- BSc (Molecular Biology and Biochemistry) – University of Colombo
Professional qualifications:
- Former Lead Scientist in Molecular Genetics at Human Genetics unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo

Publications 
ResearchGateProfile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hmlpb_Herath/info

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