I graduated in 2010 with First Class (Hons) in B.Sc. Special Degree in Chemistry from the University of Jaffna. I joined the Natural Products Chemistry Research Group at the National Institute of Fundamental Studies, Kandy and obtained my MPhil Degree from the Postgraduate Institute of Science, University of Peradeniya in 2017. I started my academic career as a Lecturer in 2015 at The Open University of Sri Lanka.