Seminars & Keynotes – Wijenayake Lab

2026
Milk-derived extracellular vesicles protect neonates against stress
Location: University of Manitoba, Department of Pharmacology, Winnipeg, MB, CAN.
Wijenayake S
2026
Investigating milk-derived extracellular vesicles as mediators of maternal stress.
Location: Canadian Society for Extracellular Vesicles Monthly Seminars.
Wijenayake S
2025
The anti-inflammatory properties of milk-derived nanovesicles and neonatal health.
Location: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA.
Wijenayake S
2025
Milk-derived extracellular vesicles reduce complications of early life exposure to maternal obesity in neonates.
Location: CIHR the Institute for Nutrition, Metabolism, and Diabetes Early Career Researcher Meeting. Blue Mountain, ON, CAN.
Wijenayake S
2025
Investigating milk derived extracellular vesicles as mediators of maternal stress and environmental intervention.
Location: Manitoba Interdisciplinary Lactation Center at Rady School of Health Sciences. Winnipeg, MB. CAN.
Wijenayake S
2025
Milk is not only food for neonates. Milk contains bioactive nanovesicles with cytoprotective properties that modulates development.
Location: THRiVE Lab. University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, CAN.
Wijenayake S
2025
Milk-derived nanovesicles provide cytoprotection to neonates.
Location: Rady School of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB. CAN.
Wijenayake S
2025
Are you ready to take a journey with my on the milky way?
Location: The University of Winnipeg’s BIPOC Mentorship Network, Meet the Experts Event.
Wijenayake S
2024
How to run an effective training and research program.
Location: NSERC USRA Luncheon. The University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB, CAN
Wijenayake S (Keynote)
2024
Milk-derived nanovesicle treatment ex utero may be the solution to combatting neuroinflammation incurred in utero.
Location: Manitoba Neuroscience Network Seminar Series. Winnipeg, MB, CAN.
Wijenayake S
2024
Mammalian milk is not only food. Milk contains bioactive nanovesicles with cytoprotective properties.
Location: University of Manitoba, Fort Garry, Winnipeg, MB, CAN.
Wijenayake S
2024
Life is Short! Just MILK it.
Location: Manitoba Bran Bee. Winnipeg, MB, CAN.
Wijenayake S (Keynote)
2023
Life is Short! Just MILK it.
Location: Faculty 3-Minute Thesis Competition. The University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB, CAN.
Wijenayake S
2023
Milk Nanovesicles and Developmental Programming.
Location: Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Manitoba., Winnipeg, MB, CAN
Wijenayake S
2023
Milk Nanovesicles can modulate early development.
Location: Manitoba Interdisciplinary Lactation Center (MILC), Winnipeg, MB, CAN.
Wijenayake S
2022
Developmental programming by nutrition stress! Milk, Exosomes, and Epigenetics.
Location: The University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB, CAN.
Wijenayake S
2021
Developmental programming in response to maternal obesity – A novel link to breast milk exosomes and microRNAs?
Location: Transcription, Chromatin, Epigenetics, Toronto Epigenetics Community. University of Toronto. Toronto, ON, CANADA
Wijenayake,S
2020
Molecular basis of Neuropsychological illnesses and disorders.
Location: Department of Cell and Systems Biology. University of Toronto. Toronto, ON, CANADA
Wijenayake,S
2017
Lipids and Membranes.
Location: Department of Biology, Carleton University. Ottawa, ON, CANADA
Wijenayake,S
2016
Membrane Transport.
Location: Department of Biology, Carleton University. Ottawa, ON, CANADA
Wijenayake,S
2015
Introduction to Metabolism.
Location: Department of Biology, Carleton University. Ottawa, ON, CANADA
Wijenayake,S
2014
Carbohydrates.
Location: Department of Biology, Carleton University. Ottawa, ON, CANADA
Wijenayake,S
2014
Lipids and Membranes.
Location: Department of Biology, Carleton University. Ottawa, ON, CANADA
Wijenayake,S
2012
DNMT’s role in anoxia tolerance.
Location: Department of Biology, Carleton University. Ottawa, ON, CANADA
Wijenayake,S
2011
Epigenetics.
Location: Department of Biology, Carleton University. Ottawa, ON, CANADA
Wijenayake,S
2010
The science behind fingerprinting.
Location: Department of Biology, Carleton University. Ottawa, ON, CANADA
Wijenayake,S
2009
Chronic exposure to PCB and DDT increase the percent occurrence of kidney necrosis and liver hyperplasia in bottom feeding feral fish populations.
Location: Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, CANADA
Wijenayake,S
2009
The consumption of n-3PUFAs, Eicosapentaenoic and Docosahexaenoic acid, enhances muscle performance.
Location: Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, CANADA
Wijenayake,S