School of Science and Engineering
Asiri Perera
Lecturer and Programme Leader
Programme leaderMonash University Foundation Year
- 11+ yearsTeaching
- 9+ yearsAt UCL
- 3Publications
- 2Programmes
Asiri Perera has taught at UCL for nine years and is Programme Leader for the Monash University Foundation Year. A biotechnology graduate of Monash University, she worked as a lab demonstrator and tutor at Monash University Malaysia, where her research on geraniin, a natural bioactive compound, was published in international journals and won the campus Three Minute Thesis competition in 2012.
She teaches biology on the Foundation Year and the Monash College Diploma of Science, where her students have earned 22 awards of excellence.
Industry and earlier roles
Lab Demonstrator and Tutor at Monash University Malaysia. Assistant Manager, Enrolment Management, for Monash College programmes at ANC Education.
Programmes Asiri teaches on
Modules
- Biology 1: Basis of Life (Foundation Year)
- Biology 2: Blueprint of Life (Foundation Year)
- Biology I: Blueprints for Life (Diploma)
- Biology II: Life on Earth (Diploma)
Research interests
- Medicinal chemistry
- Microbiology
- Agriculture
- Biotechnology
Selected publications 3
- 2020
Perera, A., Ton, S., Moorthy, M. and Palanisamy, U. D. (2020). The insulin sensitizing properties of the ellagitannin geraniin and its metabolites from Nephelium lappaceum rind in 3T3-L1 cells. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition.
- 2015
Perera, A., Ton, S. H. and Palanisamy, U. D. (2015). Perspectives on geraniin, a multifunctional natural bioactive compound. Trends in Food Science and Technology, vol. 44, pp. 243-257.
- 2012
Perera, A., Appleton, D., Ying, L. H., Elendran, S. and Palanisamy, U. D. (2012). Large scale purification of geraniin from Nephelium lappaceum rind waste using reverse-phase chromatography. Separation and Purification Technology, vol. 98, pp. 145-149.
- BSc (Hons) in BiotechnologyMonash University
- Postgraduate Diploma in Education Management and LeadershipOTHM
- MSc in Agricultural Microbiology (reading)University of Colombo
- MemberSri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science
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