Browsing by Author "Samarakkody,Ann Sanoji"

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    A Journey: from a Chemist to a Cancer Biologist
    (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2022-06) Samarakkody,Ann Sanoji
    Cells in an organism are under constant exposure to extrinsic and intrinsic stressors. Molecular mechanisms are in place to dampen the detrimental effects on the cell at the level of cellular pathways and also at the level of gene expression.
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    Drug Discovery in Combating Viral Diseases
    (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2020-05) Samarakkody,Ann Sanoji
    Continued efforts toward discovery of novel therapeutic strategies is pivotal in combating viral diseases. Lack of proper therapies for a virus will inevitably cause a localized health crisis to move from an epidemic to a pandemic in a short period of time.
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    The Biochemistry and Cell Biology Behind Developing Vaccines Against SARS-CoV2 Virus
    (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2021-04) Samarakkody,Ann Sanoji
    The beta-Corona virus SARS-CoV-2 has caused a pandemic outbreak that has lasted for over a year and it still continues its impact in a global scale. The devastating loss of lives and livelihoods has caused socio-economic downfall across the world. The scientific community has since worked towards finding therapeutic strategies to mitigate adverse effects of the infection and vaccines to prevent the spread of the virus. The advancements and success in vaccine technologies have been tremendous and has led to the development of effective vaccine candidates under a remarkable time frame.