Areas of Interest
My research interests are broadly focused on RNA biochemistry and ribonucleoprotein (RNP) condensates in human neurological diseases.
Honors & Awards
- University of Michigan Neuroscience Institute (MNI) Postdoctoral Advancement Scholar (2023)
- Poster Award Winner, 22nd Chemistry Graduate Research Symposium, Wayne State University (2021)
Credentials
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan (Present)
- Ph.D in Chemistry, Wayne State University, USA (2023)
- B.Sc. Special Degree in Chemistry, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka (2016)
Published Articles or Reviews
- Nandana, V.*; Rathnayaka-Mudiyanselage, I. W.*; Muthunayake, N. S.; Hatami, A.; Mousseau, C. B.; Ortiz-Rodríguez, L. A.; Vaishnav, J.; Collins, M.; Gega, A.; Mallikaarachchi, K. S.; Yassine, H.; Ghosh, A.; Biteen, J. S.; Zhu, Y.; Champion, M. M.; Childers, W. S.; Schrader, J. M. The BR-Body Proteome Contains a Complex Network of Protein-Protein and Protein-RNA Interactions. Cell Reports 2023, 42 (10), 113229. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113229. (Co-first author*)
- De Araújo, H. L.; Picinato, B. A.; Lorenzetti, A. P. R.; Muthunayake, N. S.; Rathnayaka-Mudiyanselage, I. W.; Dos Santos, N. M.; Schrader, J.; Koide, T.; Marques, M. V. The DEAD-Box RNA Helicase RhlB Is Required for Efficient RNA Processing at Low Temperature in Caulobacter. Microbiol Spectr 2023, e01934-23. https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.01934-23.