Interests

  • Molecular biology

  • Gene technology

  • Biotechnology

Merium Fernando

Alumni

Merium completed her M.Sc. at the University of Waterloo with the School of Pharmacy in 2024. She completed her B.Sc. in Microbiology at the University of Kelaniya in 2006 and her M.Sc. in Biochemistry at the University of Colombo in 2010. Her project involved working on method to enhance the purification of ministring DNA by using the Pi-Sce1 Homing Endonuclease System/CRISPR Cas-3 Recombinant System.

Education

  • B.Sc. Microbiology, University of Kelaniya (2006)

  • M.Sc. Biochemistry, University of Colombo (2010)

  • Biotechnology Technician Diploma, Conestoga College (2014)

  • M.Sc. Pharmacy, University of Waterloo (2024)

Contact

  • merium.fernando@theraphage.bio

Publications:

  • Fernando, M. (2024). Enhancing the Ministring DNA (msDNA) Purification Using PI-Sce1 Homing Endonuclease/CRISPR-Cas3 Recombinant System. UWSpace.

Presentations:

  • Enhancing the Ministring DNA (msDNA) Purification Using PI-Sce1 Endonuclease System/CRISPR Cas-3 Recombinant System. Presented at: University of Waterloo Bing Bang 2023 research fair.2023 October 23; Waterloo,ON.