Thiloshi Agalawela is currently a M.Sc. Research Assisant in the Plant Taxonomy and Conservation project in National Institute of Fundamental Studies (NIFS). She received her BIS Honors in Agriculture from Open University of Sri Lanka, in 2021 and is currently reading for her M.Sc in Biotechnology at the University of Peradeniya and joined NIFS at 2023. Her research interests include Taxonomy, Phylogeny and Domestication of Medicinal (Ganoderma) mushrooms in Sri Lanka.