Mahesh Premarathna

Dr. Mahesh Premarathna

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow - Microbial Biotechnology

Dr. Mahesh Premarathna is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Microbial Biotechnology Unit of the NIFS. He obtained a B.Sc. Hons. of Agriculture (Special) in Biotechnology Degree from Wayamba University of Sri Lanka in 2019, and a Ph.D. from the University of Peradeniya in 2023, with a thesis titled “Microbial Biofilms and their Network Interactions”. He is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the School of Food Science and Technology, South China University of Technology, P R China, and a Visiting Lecturer at the Department of Biotechnology, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka. He was awarded for Scientific Publications by NIFS in 2022, and he was an invited speaker at the main international conference on microbial biofilms: Asia-Pacific Biofilms 2022 held in Guangzhou, China. He is a member of the pioneering group of Biofilm-based Biofertilizers (BFBF) at the NIFS, and he has contributed to the novel applications of microbial biofilms. He has made many publications in peer-reviewed journals, and he was a presenting author at many international conferences. He is working as a reviewer for several recognized scientific journals, and he has supervised many undergraduate and postgraduate students. His research mainly focuses on Biofilm Microbiology. In addition, his research interests include Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Microfluidics, Soil carbon sequestration, Astrobiology, Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, Food Science, Biofilm Medicines, and Philosophy.

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Contact : mahesh.pr@nifs.ac.lk