Dr Wasana Sumanasekera received her Ph. D. in Molecular Toxicology from Pennsylvania State University, the USA in 2003. Currently, Dr Sumanasekera works as an Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences in the College of Pharmacy, Sullivan University. Prior to joining Sullivan University Dr Sumanasekera has completed American Heart Association postdoctoral fellowship (2003-2006) in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology worked as an adjunct professor in Biology and research associate in Cardiology (2006-2008) at the University of Louisville. Dr Sumanasekera has completed numerous research projects in the areas of cardiology, cell and molecular biology, Biochemistry, substance abuse, and addiction. She has published her research in several peer-reviewed journals. She is a co-author of a U.S. patent, which was awarded in 2012. Dr Sumanasekera is involved in the KY chapter of American Physiological Society (KY-APS) and currently serving as the president of KY chapter of American Physiological Society in the USA