PhD in Organic Chemistry, University of Missouri – St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
MSc in Chemistry, University of Missouri – St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
BSc (Hons) in Chemistry, University of Peradeniya, Kandy, Sri Lanka
PUBLICATIONS
1)M. D. Bandara, J. P. Yasomanee, N. P. Rath, C. M. Pedersen, M. Bols, and A. V. Demchenko
“Conformationally superarmed S-ethyl glycosyl donors as effective building blocks for chemoselective
oligosaccharide synthesis in one pot.” Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2017, 15(3), 559-563.
DOI:10.1039/C6OB02498J
2) S. J. Hasty, M. D. Bandara, N. P. Rath, and A. V. Demchenko. “S-Benzimidazolyl (SBiz) Imidates as
a Platform for Oligosaccharide Synthesis via Active–Latent, Armed–Disarmed, Selective, and
Orthogonal Activations.” The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2017, 82(4), 1904-1911. DOI:
10.1021/acs.joc.6b02478
3)M. D. Bandara, J. P. Yasomanee, and A. V. Demchenko. “Application of Armed, Disarmed,
Superarmed, and Superdisarmed Building Blocks. In Stereocontrolled Glycosylation and Expeditious
Oligosaccharide Synthesis”. Selective Glycosylations: Synthetic Methods and Catalysts, C. S.
Bennett (Ed.). Willey-VCH, 2017, 29-58. DOI: 10.1002/9783527696239.ch2
4)M. D. Bandara, K. J. Stine, and A. V. Demchenko. “The chemical synthesis of human milk
oligosaccharides: lacto-N-neotetraose (Galβ1→4GlcNAcβ1→3Galβ1→4Glc)”. Carbohydr.
Res., 2019, 483, 107743; DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2019.107743
5)M. D. Bandara, K. J. Stine, and A. V. Demchenko. “The chemical synthesis of human milk
oligosaccharides: lacto-N-tetraose (Galβ1→3GlcNAcβ1→3Galβ1→4Glc)”.Carbohydr. Res., 2019,
486, 107824; DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2019.107824
6) M. D. Bandara, K. J. Stine, and A. V. Demchenko. “The chemical synthesis of human milk
oligosaccharides: lacto-N-hexaose Galβ1→3GlcNAcβ1→3 [Galβ1→4GlcNAcβ1→6] Galβ1→4Glc”.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2019, 84, 24, 16192-16198; DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b02701
7)M. D. Bandara, K. J. Stine, and A. V. Demchenko. “The chemical synthesis of human milk
oligosaccharides: lacto-N-neohexaose Galβ1→4GlcNAcβ1→3 [Galβ1→4GlcNAcβ1→6]
Galβ1→4Glc”. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 2020, 18, 1747-1753
DOI.org/10.1039/D0OB00172D
8) S. Geringer, M. Manino, M. D Bandara and A. V Demchenko. “Picoloyl Protecting Group in Synthesis:
Focus of a Highly Chemoselective Catalytic Removal”. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 2020,
DOI.org/10.1039/d0ob00803f
Conference Presentations
1)M.D. Bandara, V.N. Seneviratne, “Removal of Cadmium ions from Aqueous Solutions by
Polyaniline Coated on Sawdust”, Peradeniya University Research Sessions 2012
2) M. D. Bandara, J. P. Yasomanee, and A. V. Demchenko. “Superarming of glycosyl donors by the
combined anchimeric assistance and conformational effects.” 28th Annual Organic Chemistry Day.
Columbia, MO, United States, April 2015
3) M. D. Bandara, J. P. Yasomanee, and A. V. Demchenko. “Superarming of glycosyl donor by the
combined anchimeric and conformational effects.” 29th Annual Organic Chemistry Day. Columbia,
MO, United States, April 2016
4) M. D. Bandara, J. P. Yasomanee, N. P. Rath, C. M. Pedersen, M. Bols, and A. V. Demchenko.
“New glycosyl donors for chemoselective oligosaccharide synthesis in one pot.” 30th Annual
Organic Chemistry Day. Columbia, MO, United States, April 2017
5) M. D. Bandara, K. J. Stine, and A. V. Demchenko. “Solution and solid-phase automated synthesis
of human milk oligosaccharides.” 31st Annual Organic Chemistry Day. Columbia, MO, United
States, April 2018
6) M. D. Bandara, K. J. Stine, and A. V. Demchenko. “Solution and solid-phase automated synthesis
of human milk oligosaccharides.” 29th International Carbohydrate Symposium, Lisbon, Portugal,
July 2018
7) M. D. Bandara, K. J. Stine, and A. V. Demchenko. “Solution and solid-phase automated synthesis of
human milk oligosaccharides.” 32st Annual Organic Chemistry Day. Columbia, MO, United States,
April 2019