FULL NAME

Purumpuli Arachchige Buddhika Niroshie Wanninaika

BIOGRAPHY

I am Buddhika Niroshie Perumpuli, a Lecturer in Food Science and Technology. After completing my high school at Sujatha Vidyalaya, Matara, I was entered to the Faculty of Agriculture, University Ruhuna in 1998. On the year 2002; I was graduated with a First Class (Honours) degree while claiming for four Gold Medals. Soon after BSc graduation, I joined the Department of Agricultural Chemistry of Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka as a Temporary Demonstrator on Food Science and Technology. In 2004, I was promoted to a Lecturer on Food Science and Technology at the same University. In 2008, I got Japanese Government Monbukagakusho Scholarship to pursue my MSc and PhD at the University of Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan. Currently my research focuses on acetic acid bacteria, and vinegar fermentation with using underutilized fruits.

ARTICLES

Perumpuli P.A.B.N., Taisuke Watanabe, Hirohide Toyama; Identification and characterization of thermotolerant acetic acid bacteria strains isolated from coconut water vinegar in Sri Lanka (2014) Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry, 78(3), 533-541.

Perumpuli P.A.B.N., Taisuke Watanabe, Hirohide Toyama; Pellicle of thermotolerant Acetobacter pasteurianus strains: Characterization of the polysaccharides and of the induction patterns (2014). Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 118(2), 134-138.

CONFERENCES

Perumpuli P.A.B.N., Taisuke Watanabe, Hirohide Toyama; Pellicle of thermotolerant Acetobacter pasteurianus strains: Characterization of polysaccharides and induction patterns. Annual Meeting of Japan Society of Bioscience, Biotechnology and Agrochemistry 2014. March 27-31, 2014. Tokyo, Japan (Oral presentation).

Perumpuli P.A.B.N., Taisuke Watanabe, Hirohide Toyama; Pellicle of thermotolerant Acetobacter pasteurianus strains: Characterization of polysaccharides and of the induction patterns. Special Seminar on Food Science and Technology. February 27-28, 2014. Saga, Japan (Oral and Poster presentation).

Matayoshi Chihiro，照屋拓人，Ishikawa Hiroki，P A B N Perumpli，渡邉泰祐， Hirohide Toyama; Screening of acetic acid bacteria from Okinawa which produce high amounts of PQQ and examination of culture conditions. Acetic Acid Bacteria Workshop – 5th Conference. October 2013. Okinawa, Japan.

Perumpuli P.A.B.N., Taisuke Watanabe, Hirohide Toyama; Pellicle of thermotolerant Acetobacter pasteurianus strains: Sugar composition of polysaccharide and effect of carbon sources. 2013 Annual Meeting of Japan Society of Bioscience, Biotechnology and Agrochemistry. March 24-28, 2013. Sendai, Japan (Oral presentation).

Perumpuli P.A.B.N., Taisuke Watanabe, Hirohide Toyama; Studies on thermotolerant Acetic Acid Bacteria from Sri Lanka. Special Seminar on Food Science and Technology. February 13-14, 2014. Okinawa, Japan (Poster presentation).

Perumpuli P.A.B.N., Taisuke Watanabe, Hirohide Toyama; Identifiaction and characterization of thermotolerant Acetobacter strains isolated from brewing coconut vinegar in Sri Lanka. International Symposium on Agriculture and Environment. 29th November, 2012. Sri Lanka. (Oral presentation).

Perumpuli P.A.B.N., Taisuke Watanabe, Hirohide Toyama; Identifiaction and characterization of thermotolerant Acetobacter strains isolated from brewing coconut vinegar in Sri Lanka. Acetic Acid Bacteria Workshop – 4th Conference. 10th November 2012. Yamaguchi, Japan. (Poster presentation)

Perumpuli, P.A.B.N., and Wijerathne, V. (2006). Incorporation of rice flour in preparation of bread. Proceedings, 62nd annual session, Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 40 pp.

Perumpuli, P.A.B.N., & Wijerathne, V. (2005). Comparative effects of pre-treatments before dehydration of osmosised pineapple, papaya, mango and banana, Proceedings, 61st annual session, Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 28 pp.

Perumpuli, P.A.B.N., & Wijerathne, V. (2004). Effect of oil extraction methods and heterogeneity of copra on quality of coconut oil, Proceedings, 60th annual session, Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 78 pp.