| Athula H. Wikramanayake | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Occupation | Professor and Developmental Biologist |
Athula H. Wikramanayake is a developmental biologist and Professor at University of Miami
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Like his brothers Arittha R Wikramanayake and Eric Wikramanayake, father Elanga Wikramanayake, grandfather (Senator EB Wikramanayake, Minister of Justice) and great grandfather he was educated at S. Thomas' College, Mt Lavinia Sri Lanka. Wikramanayake represented the school in the first XV Rugby team coached by Quentin Israel which were National Champions in 1978.[1]
He obtained a Ph.D. in Zoology from University of California, Davis, California, USA.[2]
He has worked as Postdoctoral Fellow, Research Associate and AssistantProfessor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Assistant Professor of Zoology, Associate Professor of Zoology, University of Hawaii at Manoa and is currently Associate Professor, Department of Biology, The University of Miami at Coral Gables.
His research is in Developmental biology of marine invertebrates and in particular Evolution of pattern formation .[3] He has published widely in this area and has been the holder of grants from National Science Foundation, has been awarded grants totalling $1,384,620 [4] and is a guest speaker at conferences.[5]