About
Avanka Gunatilaka obtained his Bachelor of Science in 2018 from the University of California Los Angeles and completed his Honours research at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health.
Prior to starting his PhD, Avanka worked as a research associate at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in Radiation Oncology and the as a Lead of Laboratory Operations at MiraDx in Santa Monica, California.
Avanka is currently in the third year of his PhD under the supervision of Professor Alastair Stewart at the University of Melbourne. His project is investigating the biomechanical cues involved in lung homeostasis and fibrogenesis and deploying microphysiological systems in order to identify novel therapeutic targets.