Aloka Abey Bandara, PhD

PhD, Animal Sciences, 1998
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

MS, Animal Sciences, 1989
University of Peradeniya
Sri Lanka

BS, Agricultural Sciences, 1986
University of Peradeniya
Sri Lanka

• Elucidation of virulence mechanisms of pathogenic bacteria and development of vaccines and diagnostics for infectious diseases
• Elucidation of mitochondrial electron transport mechanism and modulation of mitochondrial function to treat infectious and genetic diseases

2021–present
Research Associate Professor
Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

2004–2016
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

2000–2004
Post-doctoral Associate
Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

• United States patent (US 7,364,745 B2): Live, attenuated, recombinant vaccine for brucellosis
• United States provisional patent (PCT/US2020/053511): NDUFS2 subunit knockout human cell line
  
• United States provisional patent (VTIP 20-080; 63/032,463): Succinate dehydrogenase subunit D deficient cells and uses thereof

• Aloka Abey Bandara's publications on Google Scholar