PhD student
Miami University
Chamithi Karunanayake
Graduate student
Page Lab
Miami University-Oxford, Ohio
Chamithi is a fifth-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University-Oxford, Ohio. Her current research focuses on Hsp 70 and CHIP based protein quality control systems. Prior to her Ph.D. studies, he earned her Bachelor’s degree in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry from the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka in 2016. Her undergraduate thesis and later work as a research assistant focused on recombinant protein production in prokaryotic systems under Dr. Chandrasekharan and Dr. Wijesundera respectively. Her research interests include clinical biochemistry, neuroscience, cancer biology, and epigenetics. She is passionate about science advocacy and communication.