Rajintha Bandaranayake

Rajintha Bandaranayake, Ph.D., is an Associate Teaching Professor of Biochemistry at Quinnipiac University's Department of Chemistry and Physical Sciences. He joined QU in 2014, progressing through roles from Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor to his current position.

• Education
• B.S., Ramapo College of New Jersey
• Ph.D., University of Massachusetts (HIV-1 protease drug resistance research)

Dr. Bandaranayake teaches Biochemistry I Lab (CHE315L), Biochemistry I lecture (CHE315), and the Chemistry Integrated Capstone course (CHE420). His research expertise spans:

• Structural biology
• Enzyme function and mechanisms
• Drug resistance mechanisms in HIV-1 protease
• Protein kinase structure/function relationships

He previously held adjunct faculty positions at Southern Connecticut State University (2014) and John Jay College of Criminal Justice (2013-2014). His postdoctoral research at NYU's Skirball Institute focused on Jak-2 kinase.