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CONTACT DETAILS |
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Department of Plant Sciences
University of Colombo
P.O.Box 1490, Colombo 03
Sri Lanka
Phone : +94(0)11 2585038
Fax : +94(0)11 2585038
Email: office@pts.cmb.ac.lk |
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Dr. T. L. Shamala Tirimanne - Senior Lecturer
B.Sc. (Peradeniya) Ph.D. - Iowa state university (U.S.A) |
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Address: Department of Plant Sciences, University of Colombo, P.O.Box 1490, Colombo 00300
E-Mail: shamala@pts.cmb.ac.lk
Phone:+94 (0)11 2583105 (Ext. 80-44)(office) |
| AREA OF SPECDIALIZATION |
- Plant molecular biology and Plant Physiology
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| RESEARCH INTEREST |
- Molecular Markers for sex expression, plant characters
- Regulation of gene expression
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| CURRENT REASEARCH |
- Development of molecular markers for sex determination in Nutmeg, Myristica fragrans.
- Use of molecular and Phytochemical markers to identify species of the Genus Cryptocoryne in Sri Lanka.
- Development of a molecular marker to determine sex in papaya.- M.Phil. research project- E.Niroshini, (joint with Mr J.M.D.T. Everand & Prof. E.H. Karunanayaka)
- Molecular marker-based characterization of tea (Camellia Sinensis), Cloves.-: M.Phil.reseach prject- K.M. Mewan (joint with Mr. J.M.D.T. Everand, Dr. C.S.Liyange and Prof.E.H Karunanayaka).
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| PUBLICATIONS |
- Tirimanne T.S and Colbert J.T (1991) Transient down regulations of phytochrome mRNA abundance in etiolated cucumber cotyledons in response to continuous white light. [Plant Physiology '97;1581-1584]
- Held B.M, Jhon I, Wang G.H, Moragoda L, Tirimanne T.S, Wurtele E.S, Colbert J.T (1997)
Zrp 2: A novel maize gene whose mRNA accumulation in the root cortex and mature stems. [Plant Molecular Biology 35;(3)367-375)]
- E. Niroshini, J.M.D.T. Everard, E.H. Karunanayake, T.L.S Tirimanne(2000) Sex-Specific random amplified polymorphic DNA(RAPD) markers in Carica papaya [Topical Agriculture Research Vol 12:41-49.
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