Bio

Dayanjan (Shanaka) Wijesinghe has been at VCU as an assistant professor since 2015. He earned his Ph.D. in biochemistry and molecular biology at VCU in 2008. Most of his research focuses on the biochemical changes that occur in the body during the onset of a disease, which he explores in the School of Pharmacy’s Laboratory of Pharmacometabolomics and Companion Diagnostics. With his role as lab director and background in pharmacometabolomics, he brings an alternate perspective on innovation to CPPI. 

Research Interests

• Pharmacometabolomics
• Precision medicine
• Big data
• Augmented reality