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Chairman, Board of Governers,
National Institute of Fundamental Studies, Sri Lanka- 
Presidential Awards for Research in 2000, 2005, 2006 and 2009
Fellow of the Institute of Chemistry, Ceylon (F.I. Chem. C.); Chartered Chemist (C. Chem)
Life
Member, Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of ScienceJ. Nat. Sci. Foundation Sri Lanka
A. Herath, A. Wickramasinghe, G. Rajapakse, S.H.P.P. Karunatratne, P.H. Amarasinghe and V. Karunaratne, (2017). A. Novel method for controlling the dengue mosquito larvae of Aedes aegypti,. J. Nat. Sci. Foundation Sri Lanka, (in press).
J. Porphyrins and Phthalocyanins
H.M.A.M.C Herath, A. Wickramasinghe, R.M.G. Rajapakse and V. Karunarathne, (2017). Synthesis, characterization and electrochemical investigation of novel porphyrin dyads and photoinduced electron transfer reactions. J. Porphyrins and Phthalocyanins, (submitted).
Journal of Natural Products
A. G.A.J. Weerasinghe, S. Puvenedran, D.S.A. Wijesundara, G. Carr, R. J. Andersen, A. Wickramasinghe and V. Karunaratne, (2017). Two new acetogenins from Goniothalumus gardineri (Annonaceae),. Journal of Natural Products, (submitted).
Current Sci.
S. Puvanendran, A. Wickramasinghe, D.N. Karunaratne, D.S.A. Wijesundara and V. Karunaratne, (2017). Biological Activity and Conservation status of endemic Annonaceae in Sri Lanka. Current Sci., (submitted).
J. Nat. Sci. Foundation Sri Lanka
H.M.A.M.C Herath, A. Wickramasinghe, R.M.G. Rajapakse and V. Karunarathne, (2012). Electrochemical investigation of the new dyad of the Zn2+ derivative of meso-5-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-10,15,20-tris(4-methoxyphenyl)porphyrin and meso-5-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-10,15,20-trisphenyl porphyrin points to photoinduced electron transfer,. J. Nat. Sci. Foundation Sri Lanka, 40(2): 149.
J. Nat. Sci. Foundation Sri Lanka
Shanmugam Puvanendran, Tharmaraja Manoranjan, Anura Wickramasinghe, D. Nedra Karunaratne, Vijaya Kumar, Siril Wijesundara, Gavin Carr, Raymond Anderson and Veranja Karunaratne, (2010). Alkaloids from Xylopia parvifolia and Xylopia nigricans (Annonaceae),. J. Nat. Sci. Foundation Sri Lanka, 38 (1): 75.
J. Environmental Science and Technology
Herath Ajith C, Rajapakse R M G, Wickramasinghe A and Karunarathne V, (2009). Photodegradation of triphenylamino methane (magenta) by photosensitizers in oxygenated solutions. J. Environmental Science and Technology, 43 (1): 176.
Pharmaceutical Biology
S. Puvanendran, A. Wickramasinghe, D.N. Karunaratne, G. Carr, D.S.A. Wijesundara, R. Anderson and V. Karunaratne, (2008). Antioxidant constituents from Xylopia championii. Pharmaceutical Biology, 46 (5): 352.
J. Nat. Sci. Foundation Sri Lanka
Ajith Herath, Namal Priyantha, Gamini Rajapakse, Veranja Karunaratne and Anura Wickramasinghe, (2007). Porphyrin-sensitised photo-oxidation of hematoxylin in oxygenated solutions. J. Nat. Sci. Foundation Sri Lanka, 35 (4): 239.
J. Nat. Sci. Foundation Sri Lanka
S. Kathirgamanathar, A. Wickramasinghe, K. Bombuwala, P. Wolseley and V. Karunaratne, (2006). Chemistry of two new leprarioid lichens from Sri Lanka. J. Nat. Sci. Foundation Sri Lanka, 34 (2): 85.
Electrchim. Acta.
Ajith M.C Herath, R.M. Gamini Rajapakse, Veranja Karunarathne and Anura Wickramasinghe, (2006). Electrochemical investigation of superoxide anion scavenging ability of 1,2,3-triketohydrindene hydrate in aprotic solvents. Electrchim. Acta., 51: 2890.
J. Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines
H.M.A.M.C. Herath, R.M.G. Rajapakse, V. Karunaratne and A. Wickramasinghe, (2005). Synthesis, characterization and photochemistry of 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-N-pentylpyridyl)porphyrins, [(TPePyP)H2]4+ and [(TPePyP)ZnII]4+. J. Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, 9: 155.
Curr. Sci.
Veranja Karunaratne, Anura Wickramasinghe, Ajith M.C. Herath , Gamini Rajapakse , Priyani H. Amarasinghe, and S. H. P. Parakrama Karunaratne, (2005). Phototoxic effect of some porphyrin derivatives against the larvae of Aedes aegypti, a major vector of dengue fever. Curr. Sci., 89 (1): 170.
J. Porphyrins Phthalocyanines
Petia Bobadova-Parvanova, Yuko Oku, Anura Wickramasinghe, Randall W. Hall and M. Garca H. Vicente, (2004). Ab initio and 1H-NMR study of the Zn(II) complexes of a nido and a closo-carboranylporphyrin. J. Porphyrins Phthalocyanines, 8: 996.
Proceedings of the SPIE, The International Society for Optical Engineering
M. Graca H. Vicente, Vijay Gottumukkala, Anura Wickramasinghe, Maxim Anikovsky and Michael A.J. Rodgers, (2004). Singlet oxygen generation and dark toxicity of a nido- and a closo-carboranylporphyrin. Proceedings of the SPIE, The International Society for Optical Engineering, 5315: 33-40.
Bioorg. Med. Chem.
M. Graca H. Vicente, Anura Wickramasinghe, Dan J. Narco, Hong J.H. Wang, Marta M. Nawrocky, Michael S. Makar and Michiko Miura, (2003). Synthesis, Toxicity and Biodistribution of Two 5,15-Di[3,5-(nido-carboranylmethyl) phenyl]porphyrins in EMT-6 Tumor Bearing Mice. Bioorg. Med. Chem., 11 (14): 3101-3108.
Tet. Lett.
Yang Xu, Laurent Jaquinod, Anura Wickramasinghe and Kevin. M. Smith, (2003). Near-IR absorption of porphyrin methylcarbocations. Tet. Lett., 44: 7753.
Tetrahedron
Anura Wickramasinghe, Laurent Jaquinod, Daniel J. Nurco and Kevin M. Smith, (2001). Investigations on the directive effects of a single meso –substituent via nitration of 5,12,13,17,18-pentasubstituted porphyrins: syntheses of conjugated -nitroporphyrins. Tetrahedron, 57: 4261.
Phytochemistry
Gerhard Bringmann, Christian Guenther, Joerg Muehlbacher, M.D.Lalith P. Gunathilake and Anura Wickramasinghe, (2000). Tropane alkaloids from Erythroxylum zeylanicum O.E. Schulz (Erythroxylaceae). Phytochemistry, 53: 409.
Tet. Lett.
M. Graca H. Vicente, Shankar J. Shetty, Anura Wickramasinghe and K.M. Smith, (2000). Syntheses of carbon-carbon linked carboranylated porphyrins for boron neutron capture therapy of cancer. Tet. Lett., 41: 7623.
J. Nat. Prod.
G. Bringmann. C. Guenther, W. Saeb, J. Miles, A. Wickramasinghe, V. Mudogo and R. Brun, (2000). Ancistrolikokines A – C: New 5, 8’-coupled naphthylisoquinoline alkaloids from Ancistrocladus likoko J. Leonard (Ancistrocladaceae). J. Nat. Prod., 63: 1333.