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- Position
- PhD Student
- Department
- Department of Anatomy
- Qualifications
- Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (Sri Lanka) MSc (Sri Lanka)
- Research summary
- Novel protein, in vivo and in vitro characterisation, skin and hair health
- Teaching
- Undergraduate teaching: HUBS 191 and HUBS 192 (first year), Med2 Gross Anatomy, Med 2/3 Histology, Med 3-RDA Histology (2nd and 3rd year Medical)
- Memberships
- Clinical Anatomy Research Group
- Australian and New Zealand Association of Clinical Anatomists (ANZACA)
- Anatomical Society, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Physiological Society United Kingdom
- Physiological Society Sri Lanka
- Young scientist forum Sri Lanka
- Peradeniya University Teachers Association
- Society of Companion Animal Practitioners of Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka Association of Animal Production
- Alumni Association University of Peradeniya
Research
Currently, Im looking at the effects of a novel protein, developed by the Dias research group, on the health of hair and skin using in vivo and in vitro tests.
Additional details
Lecturer (probationary) at Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (February 2015 to present).
Dr Nethmini Haththotuwa
Won both first place and people's choice awards for the 2020 “Bake your Thesis” competition.
Publications
Haththotuwa, T., Bekhit, A. E.-D., Wththasinghe, P., Gao, J., Hou, Y., & Dias, G. (2023). The impact of novel sheep wool-derived dietary keratin protein (KDP) on gut mircobiota. Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute of Food Science & Technology (NZIFST) Conference: Food in a Changing World. S09. Retrieved from https://nzifst.org.nz Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Ratnayake, J., Camilleri, J., Haththotuwa, T. N., & Huang, J. (2023). In vitro biological testing of dental materials. In G. J. Seymour, M. P. Cullinan, N. C. K. Heng & P. R. Cooper (Eds.), Oral biology: Molecular techniques and applications: Methods in molecular biology (Vol. 2588). (3rd ed.) (pp. 505-524). New York, NY: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2780-8_31 Chapter in Book - Research
Dias, G. J., Haththotuwa, T. N., Rowlands, D. S., Ingram, M., & Bekhit, A. E.-D. A. (2022). Wool keratin: A novel dietary protein source: Nutritional value and toxicological assessment. Food Chemistry, 383, 132436. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.132436 Journal - Research Article
Haththotuwa, T., Dias, J., & Bekhit, A. E.-D. (2021). Assessment of novel wool keratin derived protein (KDP) as a dietary antioxidant. Proceedings of the University of Otago Student Research Symposium: Te Wānaka Rakahau: Ākoka. (pp. 32). [Abstract] Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract