Priya N. Werahera, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Education:
BS University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka 1982
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BS Council of Engineering Institutions (CEI) 1983
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MS Oregon State University, Oregon 1986
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PhD Colorado State University, Colorado 1994
Postdoctoral
Education:
Research Fellowship: Department of Pathology and
Division of Urology, UCD, 1995-1998.
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Fellowship: Department of Surgery-Division of
Urology, UCD, 1992-1994.
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Priya N. Werahera, PhD |
Teaching Roles:
Faculty Advisor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University
of Colorado, Boulder CO 06/2007-06/2008
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Senior Design Project Advisor, Department of Mechanical
Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 08/2006-06/2007
Research Activities:
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Applications in Biomedical and Biotechnology areas of natural history and
mechanisms of carcinogenesis including inflammation, oxidative stress, genetics;
proteomics applications in cancer biomarkers; disease progression by image and
texture analyses; nano biotechnologies for imaging, diagnosis and therapeutics;
3D TRUS guided needle biopsy protocols; optical spectroscopy for disease
diagnosis and prognosis of prostate cancer; etiology and progression of benign
prostatic hyperplasia. Computer architecture and parallel processing, Digital
signal and image processing, Real-time computer control systems, embedded
computing systems, Microprocessor-based system designs, Computer Networks,
Simulations and statistical modeling.
Selected Publications:
Office Location:
RC1: L18-5112
Mailing Address:
Department of Pathology, Mail Stop 8104
University of Colorado Denver
P.O. Box 6511
Aurora, CO 80045
Contact Information:
E-mail:
Priya.Werahera@ucdenver.edu
Telephone: (303) 724-3784
Cell Phone:
(303) 859-6255
Fax:
(303) 724-3477 |
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