Dhanushka Munkanatta Godage

Dhanushka Munkanatta Godage has a diverse work experience in the field of scientific research and development. Dhanushka currently holds the position of Senior Scientist II at Ten63 Therapeutics since May 2023. Prior to this, they worked as Scientist II, Cell Biology at Tectonic Therapeutic, Inc., where they undertook projects involving the characterization of disease-relevant genetic mutations and the development of assays to study the role of exonic single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in GPCR signaling.

Before joining Tectonic Therapeutics, Dhanushka served as a Postdoctoral Associate at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard from January 2019 to April 2022. In this role, they conducted research on the identification of selective cell surface binders using DNA-encoded chemical libraries. Their work included the synthesis of antibody-oligonucleotide and peptide-oligonucleotide conjugates and the performance of flow cytometry studies for monitoring cell surface bindings.

Prior to their postdoctoral position at the Broad Institute, Dhanushka worked as a Postdoctoral Associate at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute from November 2018 to January 2019. Dhanushka also gained research experience as a Graduate Research Assistant at Wayne State University, Department of Chemistry from August 2013 to July 2018. In this role, they conducted various experiments related to cellular stress conditions, protein glutathionylation, and analysis of titin isoforms.

Dhanushka's earlier professional experience includes working as a Chemist at Natures Beauty Creations Ltd from August 2010 to July 2012.

Overall, Dhanushka Munkanatta Godage has a strong background in scientific research, encompassing areas such as molecular biology, cell biology, assay development, and chemical library screening.

Dhanushka Munkanatta Godage completed their Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy at the University of Colombo from 2006 to 2010. Following their undergraduate studies, they pursued a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Biochemistry at Wayne State University, where they were enrolled from 2013 to 2018.