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Sanjaya Abeysirigunawardena

Assistant Professor

Kent State University

Affiliations

College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

School of Biomedical Sciences

Physiology

Sanjaya Abeysirigunawardena is currently serving as a College Of Arts And Sciences Assistant Professor at Kent State University.

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Sanjaya Abeysirigunawardena

Kent State University

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molecular biology biophysics rna biology genetics structural biology gene expression biochemistry protein assembly protein structure enzymes molecular biophysics protein science nucleic acids genome biology peptides biomolecular structure structural molecular biology computational biophysics bacteriology rna chaperone surface science organic chemistry physical chemistry reproductive science reproductive biology assisted reproduction peptide science cancer discovery oncogenes medicinal research biophysical review virus research general virology structural bioinformatics hierarchical assembly multi-protein assembly human reproduction reproductive physiology cell regulation peptide therapeutics tumor targeting cancer genomics small rna conformational studies molecular recognition single molecule biophysics single molecules virus structure viral replication single-molecule studies loop stacking interactions ribosomal protein native rrna conformation ph-dependent structural changes ribosomal rna five-way junction ribosomal small subunit hybrid md-go simulations ribosomal proteins conformational switch differential effects metastable rrna junction telomeric sequences length-dependent telomere compaction transcriptome rna biogenesis rna processing systems biology transcription (biology) molecular cell biology

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Bps2025 - Unveiling the Molecular Mechanisms of N6-Methyladenosine (M6A) Recognition by a Novel Reader Protein Using Fret and Calorimetric Approaches. Biophysical Journal (2025)

Aftab MollahSanjaya Abeysirigunawardena

biophysicsmolecular recognitionmolecular mechanismsnovel reader proteinmolecular biologybiophysical chemistrybiophysical review

Pseudouridine Synthase Rsua Confers a Survival Advantage to Bacteria Under Streptomycin Stress. Antibiotics (2023)

Sudeshi M. AbedeeraKumudie S. JayalathJiale XieRushdhi M. RauffSanjaya C. Abeysirigunawardena

microbiologygeneticspseudouridine synthase rsuabacteriastreptomycin stresssurvival advantagebacteriologypharmacologygene expression

Peptides Targeting Rna M 6 a Methylations Influence the Viability of Cancer Cells. ChemMedChem (2022)

Rushdhi RauffSudeshi M. AbedeeraStefani SchmockerJiale XieSanjaya C. Abeysirigunawardena

methylations influencerna biologytherapeutic targetsgene expressionpeptide sciencesmall rnatumor biologycancer discoverypeptidescancer genomicschemical biologypeptide therapeuticsbiochemistrytumor targetinggene therapymedicinal researchbiomolecular engineeringoncogenesmolecular biology

Interrogating Accessibility of Telomeric Sequences With Fret-Paint: Evidence for Length-Dependent Telomere Compaction. Nucleic Acids Research (2021)

Golam MustafaSajad ShiekhKeshav GCSanjaya AbeysirigunawardenaHamza Balci

geneticsbioinformaticsmolecular biologylength-dependent telomere compactiontelomeric sequences

Methyltransferase Enzyme Rsmc Act as an Rna Chaperone During Bacterial Ribosome Biogenesis. Biophysical Journal (2021)

G.C. KeshavPrabesh GyawaliHamza BalciSanjaya Abeysirigunawardena

biophysicsenzymesgene expressionrna chaperonebacterial ribosome biogenesisbiochemistryrna biologymolecular biology

Single Molecule Investigation of Tandem G-Quadruplex Structures Formed by Human Telomeric Sequence. Biophysical Journal (2021)

Golam MustafaSajad SheikhG C KeshavSanjaya AbeysirigunawardenaHamza Balci

biophysicssingle moleculessingle molecule biophysicstandem g-quadruplex structuressingle molecule investigationmolecular biophysicsmolecular biologystructural biologyhuman telomeric sequence

Cotranscriptional Moonlighting of Rsmc as an Rna Chaperone Protein. Biophysical Journal (2020)

Keshav G CPrabesh GyawaliHamza BalciSanjaya Abeysirigunawardena

biophysicsgeneticsrna chaperone proteingene expressioncotranscriptional moonlightingrna biologymolecular biologybiophysical chemistry

Pseudouridine Synthase Rsua Captures an Assembly Intermediate That is Stabilized by Ribosomal Protein S17. Biomolecules (2020)

Kumudie JayalathSean FrisbieMinhchau ToSanjaya Abeysirigunawardena

geneticsenzymesgene expressionassembly intermediatepseudouridine synthase rsuaprotein scienceprotein engineeringbiochemistryrna biologymolecular biologystructural biologyprotein assembly

Ribosomal Rna Methyltransferase Rsmc Moonlights as an Rna Chaperone. ChemBioChem (2020)

Keshav GCPrabesh GyawaliHamza BalciSanjaya Abeysirigunawardena

epigeneticsgeneticsgene expressionrna chaperonebiochemistryrna biologymolecular biology

Rsmg Forms Stable Complexes With Premature Small Subunit Rrna During Bacterial Ribosome Biogenesis. RSC Advances (2020)

Sudeshi M. AbedeeraCaitlin M. HawkinsSanjaya C. Abeysirigunawardena

geneticsgene expressionbacterial ribosome biogenesisimmunologyrna biologygenome biologymolecular biologystructural biology

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Sanjaya Abeysirigunawardena

Assistant Professor

Kent State University

Affiliations

College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

School of Biomedical Sciences

Physiology

Sanjaya Abeysirigunawardena is currently serving as a College Of Arts And Sciences Assistant Professor at Kent State University.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Sanjaya Abeysirigunawardena

Kent State University

Assistant Professor

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Bps2025 - Unveiling the Molecular Mechanisms of N6-Methyladenosine (M6A) Recognition by a Novel Reader Protein Using Fret and Calorimetric Approaches. Biophysical Journal (2025)

Aftab MollahSanjaya Abeysirigunawardena

biophysicsmolecular recognitionmolecular mechanismsnovel reader proteinmolecular biologybiophysical chemistrybiophysical review

Pseudouridine Synthase Rsua Confers a Survival Advantage to Bacteria Under Streptomycin Stress. Antibiotics (2023)

Sudeshi M. AbedeeraKumudie S. JayalathJiale XieRushdhi M. RauffSanjaya C. Abeysirigunawardena

microbiologygeneticspseudouridine synthase rsuabacteriastreptomycin stresssurvival advantagebacteriologypharmacologygene expression

Peptides Targeting Rna M 6 a Methylations Influence the Viability of Cancer Cells. ChemMedChem (2022)

Rushdhi RauffSudeshi M. AbedeeraStefani SchmockerJiale XieSanjaya C. Abeysirigunawardena

Interrogating Accessibility of Telomeric Sequences With Fret-Paint: Evidence for Length-Dependent Telomere Compaction. Nucleic Acids Research (2021)

Golam MustafaSajad ShiekhKeshav GCSanjaya AbeysirigunawardenaHamza Balci

geneticsbioinformaticsmolecular biologylength-dependent telomere compactiontelomeric sequences

Methyltransferase Enzyme Rsmc Act as an Rna Chaperone During Bacterial Ribosome Biogenesis. Biophysical Journal (2021)

G.C. KeshavPrabesh GyawaliHamza BalciSanjaya Abeysirigunawardena

biophysicsenzymesgene expressionrna chaperonebacterial ribosome biogenesisbiochemistryrna biologymolecular biology

Single Molecule Investigation of Tandem G-Quadruplex Structures Formed by Human Telomeric Sequence. Biophysical Journal (2021)

Golam MustafaSajad SheikhG C KeshavSanjaya AbeysirigunawardenaHamza Balci

biophysicssingle moleculessingle molecule biophysicstandem g-quadruplex structuressingle molecule investigationmolecular biophysicsmolecular biologystructural biologyhuman telomeric sequence

Cotranscriptional Moonlighting of Rsmc as an Rna Chaperone Protein. Biophysical Journal (2020)

Keshav G CPrabesh GyawaliHamza BalciSanjaya Abeysirigunawardena

biophysicsgeneticsrna chaperone proteingene expressioncotranscriptional moonlightingrna biologymolecular biologybiophysical chemistry

Pseudouridine Synthase Rsua Captures an Assembly Intermediate That is Stabilized by Ribosomal Protein S17. Biomolecules (2020)

Kumudie JayalathSean FrisbieMinhchau ToSanjaya Abeysirigunawardena

geneticsenzymesgene expressionassembly intermediatepseudouridine synthase rsuaprotein scienceprotein engineeringbiochemistryrna biologymolecular biologystructural biologyprotein assembly

Ribosomal Rna Methyltransferase Rsmc Moonlights as an Rna Chaperone. ChemBioChem (2020)

Keshav GCPrabesh GyawaliHamza BalciSanjaya Abeysirigunawardena

epigeneticsgeneticsgene expressionrna chaperonebiochemistryrna biologymolecular biology

Rsmg Forms Stable Complexes With Premature Small Subunit Rrna During Bacterial Ribosome Biogenesis. RSC Advances (2020)

Sudeshi M. AbedeeraCaitlin M. HawkinsSanjaya C. Abeysirigunawardena

geneticsgene expressionbacterial ribosome biogenesisimmunologyrna biologygenome biologymolecular biologystructural biology

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