Contact Person : Yoshiko Yamaguchi ; Last Date for the submission of abstract : 26/10/2018; Bioactivity studies of medicinal plant extracts of Sri Lankan origin, isolation and characterization of antidiabetic, antihyperlipidaemic and antioxidant compounds, antidiabetic and nephroprotective mechanisms of natural products; beta cell regenerative effects in animal models and in cell cultures, discovery of acetylcholine esterase inhibitors towards the management of Alzheimers disease.