Faculty Coordinator, MRC
Contact:
MRC, Open University of Sri Lanka, Nupe, Matara
Office: 412222943, Ext: ext- 22
E-mail: dvhem@ou.ac.lk, hemamalisl@gmail.com
Academic Record
- PhD in Chemistry – University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka (2019)
- BSc (Special Degree in Chemistry) – University of Ruhuna (2010)
Professional Record
- Faculty coordinator, Natural sciences, MRC: July, 2020 – to date
- Senior Lecturer (Grade II) in Chemistry at The Open University of Sri Lanka: May 2019 – to date
- Lecturer in Chemistry at The Open University of Sri Lanka: November 2011 – April 2019
Areas of Specialization:
- Natural product Chemistry
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- Organic chemistry
- Study on enzyme inhibitors from natural products
- Study on phytoconstituents of plant extracts as therapeutic target for dengue
- Biological activity studies on medicinal plants
Life member of the Institute of chemistry Ceylon
Programme Coordination:- DLT- Diploma in Laboratory Technology
- ACLT- Advanced Certificate of Laboratory Technology
Course Coordination:
CYU 4303- Organic Chemistry I
Researches:- Investigation of Secretory Phospholipase A2 inhibitors from selected Sri Lankan medicinal plants as potential therapeutic agents for dengue fever
- Investigation of Lead (Pb) content in Ipomea aquatica (kankun) grown in the Matara area
Characterization of plant extracts having sPLA2 inhibitory activity
Publications:- Hemalika D.V.D, Abeysekera A.M, Chandrika U.G, Malavige G.N. (2020). INVESTIGATION OF SECRETORY PHOSPHOLIPASE A2 INHIBITORY ACTIVITY OF BUTANOL FRACTION OF AQUEOUS EXTRACT OF Tragia hispida (WEL KAHAMBILIYA) AS A POTENTIAL THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR DENGUE FEVER. Open University Research Sessions (OURS 2020), 19.
- Hemalika, D. V. D., & Chandrika, U. G. (2020). Anti-dengue effects of medicinal plants : A review. International Journal of Herbal Medicine, 8(6), 50–56. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.22271/flora.2020.v8.i6a.706
- Hemalika D.V.D (2021). Phospholipase enzymes as potential biomarker for SARS CoV-2 virus; International Journal of Scientific Research and Publications, 11(1), 189-196 ; http://dx.doi.org/10.29322/IJSRP.11.01.2021.p10919
- D. V. D. Hemalika and Vajira P. Bulugahapitiya (2009), Investigation of Lead (Pb) content in Ipomea aquatica(kankun) grown in Matara area, , December, Seventh Science symposium, Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna.
- Co-author of CMF 2206-unit iv, Physical chemistry, 2013. ISBN 978-955-23-1403-2
- Contributed as an editorial assistant for “Behavior of Gases” , 2013 ISBN- 978-955-23-1400-