![[Member-Image]](../assets/img/staff/4-chandima-2020.webp)
Senior Student Counselor- 
Identification and characterization of type of mutation present in three Sri Lankan dwarf rice varieties
Japanese Government Monbukagakusho Scholarship (2001- 2003)In proceedings of iPURSE November, 2017
Meepegamage SW and Dhanapala CS (2017). The effect of osmotic stress induced by Mannitol on in-vitro root growth of rice varieties in Sri Lanka. In proceedings of iPURSE November, 2017, .
The Plant Journal
Jayaweera T, Kathare P, Dhanapala C, Lopez E, Dharmasiri S, Li X, Dharmasiri N (2016). Calcium/calmodulin regulates plant auxin response through the dual specificity phosphatase IBR5. . The Plant Journal, (submitted).
iPURSE November, 2016
Ranawaka RAGB and Dhanapala MPCS (2016). Comparative surface morphology of two rice blast resistant and susceptible rice varieties. In proceedings of. iPURSE November, 2016, .
Ceylon Journal of Science (Bio. Sci.)
Abeykoon AMKWK, Dhanapala MPCS, Yapa RD, Sooriyapathirana SDSS (2015). An automated system for analyzing agarose and polyacrylamide gel images. . Ceylon Journal of Science (Bio. Sci.), 44(1): 45- 54.
PGIS congress October, 2015
Dissanayake MDMIM and Dhanapala MPCS (2015). Salt stress response of selected improved rice varieties in Sri Lanka. In proceedings of. PGIS congress October, 2015, .
iPURSe July, 2014
Dhanapala C, Kathare P, Dharmasiri S, Rajapakse S, Saputhanthri P and Dharmasiri N (2014). The changing paradigms of auxin signaling; Involvement of Calcium. In proceedings of. iPURSe July, 2014, .
International Research conference for graduate students,
Jayaweera T, Kathare P, Dhanapala C, Dharmasiri N (2013). Dual specificity phosphatase, IBR5 links auxin and calcium signaling pathways. In Proceedings of. International Research conference for graduate students,, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, USA on 6th November 2013.
Proceeding of the Institute of Biology, Sri Lanka
Dhanapala C, Kathare PK, Dharmasiri S, Rajapakse S, Saputhanthri P, Dharmasiri N (2013). Regulation of Aux/IAA functions is a complex process. Proceeding of the Institute of Biology, Sri Lanka, .
iPURSe July, 2013
Janaththani P, Adikaram NKB, Sooriyapathirana SDSS, Dhanapala MPCS (2013). Antagonistic activity of Trichoderma isolates on pathogenic fungi, colletotrichum musae, colletotrichum acutatum and Botryodiplodia theobromae. In proceedings of. iPURSe July, 2013, .
111th annual meeting of the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists, Biochemistry and Biotechnology Division
Jayaweera T, Kathare P, Dhanapala C, Dharmasiri N (2013). IBR5 links auxin and calcium signal pathways in plants. In Proceedings of. 111th annual meeting of the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists, Biochemistry and Biotechnology Division, , Texas, USA on 3rd February, 2013.
Annual Women in Science and Engineering Conference at Texas State University- San Marcos
Dhanapala C, Kathare PK, Dharmasiri S, Rajapakse S, Saputhanthri P, Dharmasiri N (2012). Regulation of Auxin signaling mechanism through Calcium and Calmodulin. In Proceedings of. Annual Women in Science and Engineering Conference at Texas State University- San Marcos, on April 12- 13, 2012.
Biology Colloquium 2012
Dhanapala C, Kathare PK, Dharmasiri S, Rajapakse S, Saputhanthri P, Dharmasiri N (2012). Modulation of auxin responses through Calcium and Calmodulin. In Proceedings of. Biology Colloquium 2012, , Texas State University- San Marcos on March 23, 2012.
International Research conference for graduate students
Dhanapala C, Kathare PK, Dharmasiri S, Rajapakse S, Saputhanthri P, Dharmasiri N (2011). Regulation of Aux/IAA functions; more than one way. In Proceedings of. International Research conference for graduate students, , Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, USA - 2011: held on 3rd November, 2011 .
PURSe 15th, 16th December 2010
Dhanapala C, Anai T, Takagi Y (2010). Molecular genetic studies on stearoyl- acyl carrier protein desaturase (SACPD) genes in soybean. In proceedings of. PURSe 15th, 16th December 2010, .
56th annual session of Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science
Dhanapala MPCS, Tennakoon KU and Amarasinghe BHRR (2000). Biological and physiological aspects of host associations and provenance variation of Santalum album L. (Sandalwood) in Sri Lanka, In Proceedings of. 56th annual session of Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, .