Dr. (Mrs.) Deepthi K. Gunesena is working as Senior Lecturer I in the Department of Microbiology, University of Kelaniya.Academic Qualifications: PhD in Bacterial pathogenesis/Bacterial Genetics), University of Reading, United Kingdom BSc Special degree in Microbiology, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka Employment History: Senior Lecturer, Department of Microbiology, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka (2006 - to date). Teaching assistant ,School of Animal and Microbial Sciences, University of Reading, UK (2000 - 2004). Lecturer, Department of Microbiology, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka (1996 - 2004). Assistant lecturer, Department of Microbiology, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka (1995-1996). Specialized Training: Assessor training course (ISO/IEC 17025:2005) for laboratory accreditation, Sri Lanka Accreditation Board for Conformity Assessment, 2014. Workshop on Food Packaging , The Packaging Development Centre, Sri Lanka Institute of Packaging, 2014. Workshop on Biosafety: Risk Assessment and Management of Genetically Modified Organisms, Food, Feed and Processed Products, Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, 2010. Workshops on Bioethics, National Science Foundation, Colombo. Workshop on Genetically Modified Food labelling, Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, 2007. Workshop on Risk Assessment, Management and GMO Detection, Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, University of Peradeniya, 2007. Areas of Teaching: MIBI 12014 Bacterial Taxonomy MIBI 31014 Food Microbiology and Food Safety MIBI 43774 Bacterial Genetics

Microbiology of food and Pathogenesis of bacteria