Ms.Thevaki John Gnanakarunyan

Ms.Thevaki John Gnanakarunyan

Senior Lecturer (Gr II) in Medical Laboratory Sciences
M.Phil. in Medical Microbiology
M.Sc. Microbiology
B.Sc. in Zoology, First class

thevakijg@univ.jfn.ac.lk

Overview

Ms.Thevaki John Gnanakarunyan

2012 – 2014 M.Phil. in Medical Microbiology, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
2000 – 2003 M.Sc. Microbiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, South India, (Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, India)
1997 – 2000 B.Sc. in Zoology, First class. University of Chennai, South India

Chronology of career

  • December 2019 up to date- Senior Lecturer and Head of the department, Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Jaffna
  • January 2017- December 2019- Senior Lecturer and Course Coordinator for B.Sc. Medical Laboratory Sciences Programme, at Unit of Allied Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna
  • March 2006 – March 2014 – Lecturer (Probationary) in B.Sc. Medical Laboratory Sciences at Unit of Allied Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna

Appointments in the university

  • Head of the Department – March 2020 up to now
  • Acting Head of the Department- December 2019- March 2020
  • Course Coordinator – January 2017- December 2019
  • Student Counselor – 2017- 2021

Membership in subcommittees

  • Chairperson- Curriculum Evaluation and Development Committee
  • Member –
    • Student Welfare Committee
    • Building and Planning Committee
    • Technical Evaluation Committee
  • Secretary, Section C, Jaffna Science Association (2007-2008)
  • Chairperson Section C, Jaffna Science Association (2015-2016)
  • Assistant Secretary- JUICe 2018 (Jaffna University International Research Conference 2018)
  • Committee member Section C, Jaffna Science Association (2017, 2018, 2020)
  • Member- Sri Lanka Society of Microbiology (from 2014 upto date)

B.Sc. MLS

  • Instrumental Analysis
  • Medical Microbiology
  • Immunology
  • Medical Mycology and Virology
  • Medical Laboratory Technology
  • Laboratory Management and Record Keeping
  • Clinical Microbiology
  • Biotechnology and Molecularbiology II
  • Research Methodology and Statistics

B.Sc. Nursing

  • Microbiology
  • Parasitology

B.Pharm

  • Basic Microbiology
  • Parasitology

Journal Publication

  • Iyampillai, T., Michael, J.S., Mathai, E., Mathews, S. (2004) Use of Chromagar medium in the differentiation of Candida species. Is it Cost effective in developing countries. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, 98(3) : 279-282.

Research communication

  • Gnanakarunyan,T., Noordeen, F., Thevanesam, V., Sooriyakumar, T. and Eriyagama, N.B. (2014) Usefulness of the Polymerase Chain Reaction in the Laboratory Diagnosis of typhoid fever. International research proceedings of University of Peradeniya (iPURSE) 2014pp 340
  • Gnanakarunyan,T., Thevanesam, V and Gamage, T.M. (2014) Determination of a diagnostic cutoff value for the Widal test in Jaffna district in Proceedings of Abstract of the Sri Lankan Society for Microbiology 2014, pp20
  • Gnanakarunyan,T., Noordeen, F., Thevanesam, V., Sooriyakumar, T. and Eriyagama, N.B. (2014) Usefulness of PCR in the Laboratory Diagnosis of Typhoid fever. Proceedings of Abstract of the HETC Symposium, 2014. pp 69
  • 2018 JMA
  • 2019JSA
  • 2020 JSA
  • 2021 – STUDENT RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM