RESHANI H. PERERA

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PROFILE

Dynamic professional with dedicated to work and eager to learn new things. Utilize and manage expertise in challenging environments that enable to promote and develop new and existing scientific methods based on laboratory analysis and investigation. Highly motivate and manage accomplish task, contributing to the success of any organization and its affiliation.

SKILLS

•Project management

•Quality assurance and control

•Supervision and training

•Lab techniques and procedures

•Time management and prioritization

•Unsurpassed work ethic

•Detail-oriented and organized

•Energetic, engaging and hard working

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2013-2016

Senior Research Associate, Case Center for Imaging Research, Department of Radiology,

CWRU School of Medicine and University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH

•Performed laboratory duties, including preparation and execution of experiments that contributed to research.

•Constructed, tested, and implement new methods to improve efficiency and quality of data in various project.

•Collected and presented raw and analyzed data for grant writing, patent applications, and utilized to prepare peer review manuscripts.

•Created reports and published the research-based work in national conferences.

•Comprehensively gained knowledge about the laboratory environment/ instruments and supported qualified analyst with the procedures.

•Supervised and trained Residents, post doctoral, graduate, undergraduate and high school students.

•Managed and lead multi projects according to accepted standard and worked closely with the students.

•Lead as the lab manager and maintained all the lab ordering and requirements including lab inventory etc.

2009-2012

Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Associate, Case Center for Imaging Research, Department of

Radiology, CWRU School of Medicine and University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH

•Developed drug loaded stabilized ultrasound contrast agent as an on- site drug delivery systems for tumor treatment by introducing chemical cross-linker.

•Recognized the positive effect of Pluronic block polymer as Chemo-sensitizer, Radio-sensitizer and Thermo-sensitizer for cancer preclinical applications.

•Worked on various cell based- bioassays including WST-1, ELISA, and Comet etc. and applied to animal studies for cancer pretreatment.

2004-2009 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Chemistry, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, (Clinical

Bioanalytical Chemistry)

Continuously developed laboratory techniques, analytical and instrumental skills (HPLC, GCMS, FTIR, DLS,

Electrochemisry, QCM, DSC, and Etc) and published the work.

Fabricated a high sensitive and selective sensor for detection of nitric oxide using a metal catalyst-polymer

modified carbon fiber electrode.

Developed nano-structured enzyme loaded liposome, nanoparticle-cell interaction and delivery studies.

Obtained excellent teaching experience and achieved teaching assistantship awards.

Worked as a lab coordinator and lectured undergraduate students.

2002-2004 Teaching Assistant, College of Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Sri Lanka

Laboratory Section Instructor, Physical and Organic Chemistry parts II and I.

2003-2004 Teaching Assistant, Open University, Sri Lanka

Lectured physical, analytical inorganic and organic chemistry courses for undergraduate students

Laboratory Section Instructor, General, physical and inorganic chemistry

2002-2003 Teaching Assistant, Colombo University, Sri Lanka

Leading lab instructor in physical chemistry, lab co-ordinator in General, organic, Inorganic Chemistry

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Improving Performance of Nano-Scale Ultrasound Contrast Agents Using N,N diethylacrylamide Stabilization; Perera et. al.; Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine, 2016, Volume 13, Issue 1, Pages 59–67

Ultrasound Imaging Beyond the Vasculature with New Generation Contrast Agents; Perera et.al.; Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Nanomed Nanobiotechnol, 2015, 7(4):593-608.

Nanobubble ultrasound contrast agents for enhanced delivery of thermal sensitizer to tumors undergoing radiofrequency ablation; Perera et.al.; Pharm Res, 2014, (6), 1407-17.

Preclinical Evaluation of Radiosensitizing Activity of Pluronic Block Copolymers, Perera et.al.; Int. J. of Radiation Biology, 2013, (10), 801-12 (Selected as a Key Scientific Article contributing to excellence in biomedical research and featured in the Global Medical Discovery Series: Jan 2014)

Role of Pluronic block copolymers in modulation of heat shock protein 70 expression, Perera, et. al.; International Journal of Hyperthermia, Volume 27, 7, 2011, pp. 672-681

Nitric Oxide Synthase Encapsulation in Liposomes: a Potential Delivery Platform to (Nitric Oxide)-Deficient Targets Perera et. al.; Electroanalysis, 24, 2012, 37-41

HONORS, AWARDS, AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Patent application title: Toxicity Enhancing Compounds and Methods; Inventors: Exner, A., Traughber, B. J Krupka, T., Perera, R., Dremann, D., Publication date: 2012-09-06, Patent application number: 201********

Patent application title: Radiosensitizing treatment with pluronics for use in radiation and radionuclide therapy

(submitted application) Inventors: Traughber B, Perera R, Exner A.

Patent application title: "Multifunctional Ultrasound-Triggered Nanobubbles for Targeted Treatment of Ovarian

Cancer" (submitted application), Inventors: Exner A, Perera R, Kota P.

Department of Chemistry F.C. Mark Graduate Teaching Assistantship Award (2009)

Department of Chemistry F.C. Mark Graduate Teaching Assistantship Award nominee (2008, 2007)

The Cleveland State University, Molecular Medicine Specialization travel award (2007, 2008)

The Cleveland State University, College of Science Travel award (2005,2006,2007,2008)

Member Electrochemical Society (ECS), American Chemical Society (ACS).

Committee member of Cleveland State Graduate Student Interdisciplinary Club.

Student Member of the Cleveland Section of the Electrochemical Society & the Ernest B Yeager Center for Electrochemical Sciences

Bachelor of Science with Honors specialization in Chemistry - University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Graduate Chemist with Honors, College of Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Sri Lanka

EDUCATION

2009- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Chemistry -Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio.

2001- Bachelor of Science (BSc- Honors) in Chemistry - University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

2000- Graduate Chemist (Honors), College of Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Sri Lanka

COMPUTER SKILLS

Proficient in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Power Point, and Visual Basic…

Specialized software: Origin, Imaging analysis (Axiovision, Izon particle analysis, TrueQuant-V seies, Web Lab View, etc..)

REFERENCES

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