Sayuri Niyangoda

Hometown: Kandy, Sri Lanka

Interests outside the lab- Sightseeing, watching movies, unwinding with puppy videos and occasionally (and enthusiastically) take part in out-of-pitch karaoke sessions.

Research info- Sayuri is currently a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Susan Lunte’s group, where her research focuses on the development of microfluidic and electrochemical methods for monitoring neurochemical signaling. Her work involves fabricating and optimizing microchip devices for the detection of neurotransmitters and reactive species, with the goal of enabling high-sensitivity, real-time chemical analysis in biological systems. She brings expertise in fast-scan cyclic voltammetry (FSCV), photolithography, and electrochemical sensor development from her doctoral research, where she investigated subsecond dopamine dynamics and zinc photorelease in zebrafish models of neurodegenerative disease.