Academic Staff

Senior Prof. P. Vinobaba
B.Sc. (Hons) (Jaffna),Ph.D.(Stirling-UK), C.Biol(UK), M.I.Biol (U.K)
Professor in Zoology (by merit)
E-mail: vinobaba@esn.ac.lk / Vino_peria@hotmail.com/
vino_peria@yahoo.co.uk
Research Interest: Aquaculture, Fisheries Biology, Fin fish and
Shell fish disease, Ecology, Environmental Biology and
Conservation of Biological resources, Aquatic Vet Parasitology/
Pathology

Dr. (Mrs.) M. Vinobaba
B.Sc. (Hons) (Jaffna), D.Phil. (Sussex-UK)
Senior Lecturer (Grade I)
E-mail: laxmi@esn.ac.lk / vinobamuthu@yahoo.com
Research Interest: Developmental Genetics, Developmental Biology and Entomology

Prof. (Mrs).C.G.Devadason
PhD (Japan & Sri Lanka), M.Phil( Aberdeen, UK), M.Sc( Stirling, UK), B.Sc (Hons) (Sri Lanka)
Associate Professor in Zoology
E-mail: stanley@esn.ac.lk, chand_oo@yahoo.com
Research Interest: Aquatic pathology, fish and shellfish diseases, fish microbiology, fish immunology and bio chemistry, fish biology and fisheries, Post harvest technology

Dr A. J. M. Harris
PhD (Env Sci,), B.Sc. (Hons) (EUSL), GIR Fellowship (Korea), GUBBI Fellowship (India)
Senior Lecturer Gr-II
E-mail: harrism@esn.ac.lk / harriseusl@gmail.com
Research Interest: Environmental Science, Water Quality, Animal Diversity, Ecology and Conservation, Fish Biology and Fisheries

Dr. R. M. T. B. Ranathunge
B.Sc (Kelaniya), Ph.D (Kelaniya)
Senior Lecturer Gr-II in Zoology
Email: ranathungermtb@esn.ac.lk
Research interests:Medical and Veterinary Parasitology ,Medical and Agricultural Entomology,Molecular Entomology,Infectious Diseases, and Aquatic Ecology

Ms. Nilani Kanesharatnam
BSc.Hons (Jaffna), M.Phil (Peradeniya)
Lecturer (Probationary) in Zoology
E-mail: nilanik4@yahoo.com, nilanik@esn.ac.lk
Research interests: Molecular Biotechnology, Bioinformatics,
Molecular Biodiversity

Ms. Lakshani Weerasekara
BSc.Hons (PDN)
Lecturer (Probationary) in Zoology
E-mail: lakshaniw@esn.ac.lk or lakshanizoo100@gmail.com
Research interests: Primatology, Animal behavior, Wildlife ecology and Conservation management