Global Council for Innovation in Rapeseed and Canola
Members' Directory
Last name :
WANASUNDARA
First name :
Janitha
Entrance year :
2021
Occupation :
Research Scientist
Company :
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Phone :
+1 306 385 9455
Email :
janitha.wanasundara(at)agr.gc.ca
Birthdate :
1963/04/02
Address :
Saskatoon Research and Development Centre,
107 Science Place,
S7N 0X2 Saskatoon / Canada
Main fields of interest :
- Seeds, genetics
- Crushing, process
- Food industries
- Green chemistry
- Nutrition
Professional experience : *Research Scientist, AAFC (2004 –to date)
*Research Associate, University of Saskatchewan (1999-2004)
*Post doctoral Fellow, Memorial University of Newfoundland (1996-1999)
*Assistant Lecturer, University of Peradeniya (1987-1990)
Education : *PhD (Food Science), MSc (Food Science), MPhil (Food Science & Technology), BSc (Agriculture, honours)
Selected publications : *Withana-Gamage, T.S., Hegedus, D.D., Qui, X. & Wanasundara, J.P.D. 2020. Subunit composition affects formation and stabilization of o/w emulsions by 11S seed storage protein cruciferin. Food Research International. 137, November 2020, 109387 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2020.109387.
*Mupondwa, E., Xu. L. & Wanasundara, J.P.D. 2018. Technoeconomic prospects for commercialization of Brassica (cruciferous) plant proteins. Journal of American Oil Chemists’ Society. 95:(8): 903-922.
*Perera, S.P., McIntosh, T.C. & Wanasundara, J.P.D. 2016. Structural Properties of Cruciferin and napin of Brassica napus (Canola) show distinct responses to changes in pH and temperature. Plants, 5, 36; doi:10.3390/plants5030036
*Wanasundara, J.P.D., McIntosh, T.C., Perera, S.P., Withana-Gamage, T.S. & Mitra, P. 2016. Canola/Rapeseed protein-functionality and nutrition. Oilseeds & Fats, Crops and Lipids (OCL) 23 (4): D407. DOI:10.105/ocl/2016028.
*Withana-Gamage, T.S., Hegedus, D.D., Qui, X. & Wanasundara, J.P.D. 2015. Solubility, heat-induced gelation and pepsin susceptibility of cruciferin protein as affected by subunit composition. Food Biophysics: 10:103-115.
*Marambe, H.K., McIntosh, T.C., Cheng B. & Wanasundara, JPD. 2014. Quantification of major 2S allergen protein of yellow mustard using anti-Sin a 1 epitope antibody. Food Control. 44: 233-241.
*Cheung, L-L, Wanasundara, J.P.D. & Nickersen, M.T. 2014. The effect of pH and NaCl levels on the physicochemical and emulsifying properties of a cruciferin-rich protein isolate. Food Biophysics, 9(2):105-113.
*Withana-Gamage, T.S., Hegedus, D.D., Qui, X., McIntosh, T. & Wanasundara J.P.D. 2013b. Structural and physico-chemical property relationships of cruciferin homohexamers. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 61:5848-5859.
*Withana-Gamage, T.S., Hegedus, D.H., Qiu, X., Yu, P., May, T., Lydiate, D. & Wanasundara, J.P.D. 2013a. Characterization of Arabidopsis thaliana lines with altered seed storage protein profiles using synchrotron powered FT-IR spectromicroscopy. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 61:901-912.
*Withana-Gamage, T.S. & Wanasundara, J.P.D. 2012. Molecular modelling for structure-function relationships of soy glycinin. Trends in Food Science and Technology. 28 153-167.
Wanasundara, J.P.D., Abeysekara, S.J., McIntosh, T.C. & Falk, K.C. 2012. Solubility differences of major storage proteins of Brassicaceae oilseeds. Journal of American Oil Chemists’ Society. 89:869-881.
