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Ms. Sachini Malsha Thennakoon
Lecturer Probationary
Contact
- sachini.t@nsbm.ac.lk
- +94 11 544 5000 (Ext. 5243)
- Department of Biomedical Science
- Faculty of Science
- Google Scholar
Profile
Ms. Sachini Malsha Thennakoon is a Probationary Lecturer attached to the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the Faculty of Science, NSBM. She obtained her B.Sc. (Hons) in Medical Laboratory Sciences, from the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka with a first-class honor. She has been awarded as the “Best Employability Skills Achiever” of the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences at the J’pura Employability Skills Awards-2021 organized by the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. One of her abstract publications received 3rd place for the best poster presentation at the “RUFARS”– The 3rd Research Symposium of the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Ruhuna. Ms. Malsha served as an Academic Demonstrator in the Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura. She is an SLMC registered Medical Laboratory Scientist and has gained a one-year clinical experience in all the laboratory disciplines including Haematology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Pathology, and OPD laboratories at Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital and Colombo South Teaching Hospital.
Research Interests
- Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Maternal and neonatal Health, Transfusion Hematology, Non-communicable Diseases
Memberships
- Registered Medical Laboratory Scientist and member of professional supplementary medicine in the Sri Lanka Medical Council
Conference Publications
- Bandara GP, Thennakoon SM, Dias P, Withanage ND. Comparisons of serum gamma-glutamyltransferase with random blood sugar levels and gender in selected diabetic and non-diabetic individuals.
- Bandara GP, Thennakoon SM, Withanage ND. Association of Serum Gamma Glutamyltransferase with Random Plasma Glucose and Body Mass Index in Selected Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Subjects.
- Thennakoon, S.M., Perera, K.A.K.P. (2023) Towards the Advancement of Cervical Cytological Screening and Diagnosis, International Conference on Business Innovation (ICOBI), NSBM Green University, Sri Lanka. P. 202-215 (Vol.2)
Journal Publications
- Thennakoon SM, Withanage ND. Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Review. Iranian journal of diabetes and obesity. 2023 Dec 28.
- Bandara D, Thennakoon S, Dias P, Withanage N. Association of serum gamma-glutamyltransferase with diabetes mellitus, random blood sugar and body mass index in selected Sri Lankan subjects
Ongoing Research
- MPhil – July 2023 to Present
Project: Comparison of selected serum and cord blood adipocytokines and inflammatory markers on gestational diabetes mellitus and non-gestational diabetes mellitus gravid females
Supervisor: Professor Lohini. V. Athiththan, Professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences of University of Sri Jayewardenepura.