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Dr

Indu Rajapaksha

Research Fellow In Hepatology
Medicine - Austin Health
Molecular biology
Gene therapy
Drug repurposing
PSC
cirrhosis
Liver cancer
RAS
science & technology
life sciences & biomedicine
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Dr

Indu Rajapaksha

 
Division
Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
 
Primary Interest
Developing therpautic targets to treat chronic hepatic fibrosis and liver cancer
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Scholarly Works

Displaying the 8 most recent scholarly works by Indu Rajapaksha.

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Liver-Targeted Angiotensin Converting Enzyme 2 Therapy Inhibits Chronic Biliary Fibrosis in Multiple Drug-Resistant Gene 2-Knockout Mice

Indu G Rajapaksha, Lakmie S Gunarathne, Khashayar Asadi, Sharon C Cunningham, Alexandra Sharland, Ian E Alexander, Peter W Angus, Chandana B Herath

Journal article  |  2019  |  Hepatology Communications

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Current therapies and novel approaches for biliary diseases.

Indu G Rajapaksha, Peter W Angus, Chandana B Herath

Journal article  |  2019  |  World Journal of Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology

Chronic liver diseases that inevitably lead to hepatic fibrosis, cirrhosis and/or hepatocellular carcinoma have become a major cau..

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The Effects of Diabetes and High-Fat Diet on Polymodal Nociceptor and Cold Thermoreceptor Nerve Terminal Endings in the Corneal Epithelium

Abdulhakeem S Alamri, James A Brock, Chandana B Herath, Indu G Rajapaksha, Peter W Angus, Jason J Ivanusic

Journal article  |  2019  |  Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science

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Effects of angiotensin-(1-7) and angiotensin II on vascular tone in human cirrhotic splanchnic vessels

Stephen Casey, Chandana Herath, Indu Rajapaksha, Robert Jones, Peter Angus

Journal article  |  2018  |  Peptides

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The small molecule drug diminazene aceturate inhibits liver injury and biliary fibrosis in mice

Indu G Rajapaksha, Kai Y Mak, Ping Huang, Louise M Burrell, Peter W Angus, Chandana B Herath

Journal article  |  2018  |  SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

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Occurrence and characterization of nontyphoidal Salmonella in retail table eggs in Kandy district of Sri Lanka

RS Kalupahana, DIG Rajapaksa, PS Fernando, DS Thilakarathne, P Abeynayake

Journal article  |  2017  |  Food Control

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ACE2 therapy using a liver-specific AAV vector inhibits chronic biliary fibrosis in mice

IG Rajapaksha, KY Mak, PW Angus, CB Herath

Conference Proceedings  |  2017  |  Journal of Hepatology

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The Adeno-associated Virus - A Safe and Promising Vehicle for Liver-specific Gene Therapy of Inherited and Non-inherited Disorders

Kai Y Mak, Indu G Rajapaksha, Peter W Angus, Chandana B Herath

Journal article  |  2017  |  Current Gene Therapy

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Scholarly Works

Keyword Analysis

Clinical Health (organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)
Clinical Sciences

Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2018

CEO's award fro Basic Science Resaerch-Austin Health- 2018

Autin Health
2017

NRC Merit Award for research publication

National Research Council of Sri Lanka
2017

International Liver Congress Young Investigator Full Bursary

European Association for the Study of the Liver
2015

University of Melbourne Research Higher Digree Award

The University of Melbourne and Autin Health
2013

Melbourne International Resaerch Scholarship

The University of Melbourne
2013

Melbourne International Fee Remission Scholarship, University of Melbourne

The University of Melbourne
2011

Excellent Academic Performance in First, Second and Third BVSc examinations

Astron Pharmaceuticals and University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

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Awards

Credentials

Positions

Research Fellow In Hepatology

Medicine - Austin Health

Full Member

Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA)

Education

Doctor of Philosophy

University of Melbourne

Bachelor of Veterinary Science

University of Peradeniya

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Certificates & Licences

Vetreinary Council of Sri Lanka

Awarded: Jul 10, 2013

Languages

English
Sinhalese