{"id":2694,"date":"2020-12-11T16:53:41","date_gmt":"2020-12-12T00:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/tanaka-lab\/?page_id=2694"},"modified":"2025-11-10T10:16:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T18:16:31","slug":"samodya-jayasinghe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/tanaka-lab\/samodya-jayasinghe\/","title":{"rendered":"Samodya K. Jayasinghe"},"content":{"rendered":"<br \/>\n<section id=\"builder-section-1471738016667\" class=\"row single gutter pad-top\">\n<div style=\"\" class=\"column one \">\n<p><span style=\"color: #6e6e6e\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/tanaka-lab\/\">Home<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/tanaka-lab\/research\/\">Research <\/a>| <a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/tanaka-lab\/publications\/\">Publications<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"color: #800000\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><strong>|\u00a0<\/strong><strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Personnel<\/span> | <a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/tanaka-lab\/opportunities\/\">Opportunities<\/a> |\u00a0<\/strong><strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/tanaka-lab\/lab-news\/\">Lab News<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #6e6e6e\"><a style=\"color: #6e6e6e\" href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/tanaka-lab\/personnel\/\"><strong>Tanaka Lab &#8211; Personnel<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><strong><span style=\"color: #333333\">Samodya K. Jayasinghe<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2691\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1446\/2020\/12\/20191119_155848-396x478.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1446\/2020\/12\/20191119_155848-396x478.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1446\/2020\/12\/20191119_155848-792x957.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1446\/2020\/12\/20191119_155848-768x928.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1446\/2020\/12\/20191119_155848-1272x1536.jpg 1272w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1446\/2020\/12\/20191119_155848-990x1196.jpg 990w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1446\/2020\/12\/20191119_155848-1188x1435.jpg 1188w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1446\/2020\/12\/20191119_155848.jpg 1626w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h3>Graduate Research Assistant<\/h3>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><strong>Contact Information<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">WSU Plant Pathology<br \/>\nPO BOX 646430<br \/>\nPullman, WA, 99163-6430<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Office &#8211; Plant Sciences Building 255<br \/>\nLab &#8211; Plant Sciences Building 215 &amp; 235<br \/>\nPhone: (509) 335-5813 | Fax: (509) 335-9581<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><a href=\"mailto:samodya.jayasinghe@wsu.edu\">samodya.jayasinghe [at] wsu.edu<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h6><strong>Education<\/strong><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>2024 (expected) Ph.D. in Plant Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA<\/li>\n<li>2022 Graduate Certificate in Bioinformatics, Washington State University, Pullman, WA<\/li>\n<li>2021 M.S. in Plant Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA<\/li>\n<li>2013 B.S. in Biological Science, Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6><strong>Professional Experience<\/strong><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA (2018- Present)<\/li>\n<li>College Representative, Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA), Washington State University, Pullman, WA (2022-Present)<\/li>\n<li>Chair of Grant Panel for GPSA, Washington State University, Pullman, WA (2022-Present)<\/li>\n<li>Student Senator for Department of Plant Pathology, GPSA, Washington State University, Pullman, WA (2021-22)<\/li>\n<li>Abstract Reviewer, Academic Showcase and GPSA Research Expo, Washington State University, Pullman, WA (2021)<\/li>\n<li>Treasurer, Plant Pathology Graduate Student Organization, Washington State University, Pullman, WA (2019-20)<\/li>\n<li>Research Officer, Plant Pathology Division, Sri Lanka Tea Research Institute, Talawakele, Sri Lanka (2014 &#8211; 2015)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6><strong>Teaching Experience<\/strong><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>Teaching Assistant for PL_P 429 General Plant Pathology, Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA (2019)<\/li>\n<li>Teaching Assistant, Department of Botany, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka (2013 &#8211; 2014)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6><strong>Academic Honors, Awards, and Achievements<\/strong><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>USDA NIFA AFRI EWD Predoctoral Fellowship (2023 \u2013 Present)<\/li>\n<li>1st Place in poster competition in Plant Pathology Departmental Statewide Meeting (2022)<\/li>\n<li>Membership Grant Award, GPSA, Washington State University, Pullman, WA (2021)<\/li>\n<li>Ann Chittenden Holland Master\u2019s Thesis Award for Graduate Excellence, Washington State University, Pullman, WA (2021)<\/li>\n<li>2nd Place in oral presentation competition, International Science and Technology Conference, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka<\/li>\n<li>2nd Class Upper Honors, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6>Current Research Focus<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>Systems-level analysis of antagonistic and mutualistic dialogues in tripartite interactions among potato-protist-virus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6>Profile links<\/h6>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=KixlJLgAAAAJ&amp;hl=en&amp;oi=sra\">Google Scholar<\/a>| <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0008-8015-3352\">ORCiD<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Samodya_Jayasinghe2\">ResearchGate<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/samodya-jayasinghe-118070ab\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n<h6><strong>Publications<\/strong><\/h6>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Jayasinghe SK<\/strong>, Moroz N, Yuan P, Kolomiets MV, Tanaka K (2025) Salicylic Acid Plays a Major Role in Potato Defense Against Powdery Scab Pathogen, <em>Spongospora subterranea<\/em> f. sp. <em>subterranea<\/em>. <em>Mol. Plant-Microbe Int.<\/em>\u00a0(in press). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1094\/MPMI-12-24-0154-R\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1094\/MPMI-12-24-0154-R<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Moroz N, Colvin B, <strong>Jayasinghe SK<\/strong>, Gleason C, Tanaka K (2024) Phytocytokine StPep1-secreting bacteria suppress potato powdery scab disease. <em>Phytopathology <\/em>114: 2055-63. <a class=\"ms-outlook-linkify\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1094\/PHYTO-01-24-0019-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1094\/PHYTO-01-24-0019-R<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sinniah GD, Munasinghe CE, Mahadevan N, <strong>Jayasinghe SK<\/strong>, Kulatunga DCM (2017) Recent incidence of collar canker and dieback of tea (<em>Camellia sinensis<\/em> (L.) Kuntze) caused by <em>Fusarium solani<\/em> species complex in Sri Lanka. <em>Australasian Plant Dis. Notes<\/em> 12: 41. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s13314-017-0262-5\">doi:10.1007\/s13314-017-0262-5<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-1760127902340\" class=\"row single gutter pad-top\">\n<div style=\"\" class=\"column one \">\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"http:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/tanaka-lab\/\">Home <\/a><\/span>| <a href=\"http:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/tanaka-lab\/research\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Research<\/span> <\/a>| <a href=\"http:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/tanaka-lab\/publications\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Publications<\/span> <\/a>| <a href=\"http:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/tanaka-lab\/personnel\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Personnel<\/span> <\/a>| <span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/tanaka-lab\/lab-news\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Lab News<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"http:\/\/plantpath.wsu.edu\/\">Department of Plant Pathology<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/wsu.edu\/\">Washington State University<\/a> | PO Box 646430, Pullman, WA 99164-6430<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/tanaka-lab\/\">Home<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/tanaka-lab\/research\/\">Research <\/a>| <a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/tanaka-lab\/publications\/\">Publications<\/a><\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>|\u00a0<\/strong><strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\">Personnel | <a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/tanaka-lab\/opportunities\/\">Opportunities<\/a> |\u00a0<\/strong><strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/tanaka-lab\/lab-news\/\">Lab News<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"color: #6e6e6e\" href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/tanaka-lab\/personnel\/\"><strong>Tanaka Lab &#8211; Personnel<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Samodya K. Jayasinghe<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2691\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1446\/2020\/12\/20191119_155848-396x478.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1446\/2020\/12\/20191119_155848-396x478.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1446\/2020\/12\/20191119_155848-792x957.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1446\/2020\/12\/20191119_155848-768x928.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1446\/2020\/12\/20191119_155848-1272x1536.jpg 1272w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1446\/2020\/12\/20191119_155848-990x1196.jpg 990w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1446\/2020\/12\/20191119_155848-1188x1435.jpg 1188w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1446\/2020\/12\/20191119_155848.jpg 1626w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><br \/> <\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Graduate Research Assistant<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Contact Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">WSU Plant Pathology<br \/> PO BOX 646430<br \/> Pullman, WA, 99163-6430<br \/> Office &#8211; Plant Sciences Building 255<br \/> Lab &#8211; Plant Sciences Building 215 &amp; 235<br \/> Phone: (509) 335-5813 | Fax: (509) 335-9581<br \/> <a href=\"mailto:samodya.jayasinghe@wsu.edu\">samodya.jayasinghe [at] &#8230; <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/tanaka-lab\/samodya-jayasinghe\/\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"more-default\">&raquo; More &#8230;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2755,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-builder.php","meta":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/tanaka-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2694"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/tanaka-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/tanaka-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/tanaka-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2755"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/tanaka-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2694"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/tanaka-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2694\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3497,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/tanaka-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2694\/revisions\/3497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/tanaka-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/tanaka-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=2694"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/tanaka-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=2694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}