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Dr Tharani Senavirathna

Research Assistant

Staff Member Details
Email: t.senavirathna@ecu.edu.au

Dr Tharani Senavirathna is a Research Assistant in the Cancer Cell Biology Research Group within the Centre for Precision Health. She also works as a Lab Demonstrator in the School of Medical and Health Sciences.

Background

Tharani completed her PhD at ECU in 2025 with a focus on therapeutic strategies for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH).

Her technical expertise includes advanced animal handling, tissue processing and sectioning, histopathology, immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, mass spectrometry, and data analysis.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Edith Cowan University, 2025.
  • Bachelor of Science, Sri Lanka, 2018.

Research Outputs

Journal Articles

  • Senavirathna, T., Shafaei Darestani, A., Lareu, R., Balmer, L. (2026). Ellagic Acid Reduces Inulin's Adverse Effects: A Combined Approach to Enhance Therapeutic Potential in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, 70(7), e70456. https://doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.70456.
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