Konara Kollalpitiya, PhD

Konara Kollalpitiya, PhD

Associate Professor
Physical Sciences
Phone: (231) 591-2597
Email: [email protected]

Education

• PhD, Wichita State University, Chemistry/Biochemistry
• MS, Wichita State University, Chemistry/Biochemistry, Electroanalytical Chemistry, Photochemistry, Spectroscopy, Physical Biochemistry, Analytical Spectroscopy, Bioorganic Chemistry, Advanced Biochemistry, Neurochemistry
• BS, University of Peradeniya, Chemistry

Presentations

• Poster
  Kollalpitiya, K. (Author & Presenter), Willitts, C. (Author & Presenter), Proksch, E. (Author & Presenter), West Michigan Regional Undergraduate Science Research Conference, "Investigating the Relationship Between 3ß- hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 2 and Tim17 Through Co-immunoprecipitation and Western Blot Analysis," Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, (November 10, 2018).
• Poster
  Kollalpitiya, K. (Author & Presenter), Davis, S. (Author & Presenter), West Michigan Regional Undergraduate Science Research Conference, "The Association of 3ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 2 with Inner Mitochondrial Translocase Tim17 by Western Blot Analysis," Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, (November 4, 2017).
• Oral Presentation
  Kollalpitiya, K. (Author & Presenter), Wimalasena, K. (Author & Presenter), 45th Midwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, "Neurotoxicity of Copper (II) and Zinc (II)," Wichita, KS, (October 2010).
• Poster
  Kollalpitiya, K. (Author & Presenter), Wimalasena, K. (Author & Presenter), 44th Midwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, "Catecholaminergic Toxicity of Copper could not be due to its Redox Activity," Iowa City, IA, (October 2009).
• Poster
  Kollalpitiya, K. (Author & Presenter), Wimalasena, K. (Author & Presenter), 84th Southwestern and Rocky Mountain Division Regional Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, "Membrane Permeable Chelators Increase Copper Uptake and Toxicity in Catecholaminergic Cells," Tulsa, OK, (March 2009).
• Poster
  Kollalpitiya, K. (Author & Presenter), Wimalasena, K. (Author & Presenter), 4thAnnual Symposium on Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects, "Transport of Tryptophan into Neuronal cells," Wichita State University, (April 25, 2008).
• Poster
  Kollalpitiya, K. (Author & Presenter), Kamaldeen, T. (Author & Presenter), Navarathne, A. (Author & Presenter), Annual Research Sessions, "Detection of Hydrogen Peroxide in Milk using a Biosensor," University of Peradeniya, (2000).