ASBMB

Associate Professor Nirma Samarawickrema

PhD, SFHEA FHERDSA
Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
Biomedical Discovery Institute, Monash University.

Contact: nirma.samarawickrema@monash.edu

Nirma is a teaching focused academic who teaches Biochemistry across several undergraduate programs and co-leads the department’s undergraduate teaching. She contributes extensively to curriculum design, active learning, assessment innovation and practical skills development, while mentoring colleagues and shaping their professional growth. Her leadership extends nationally and internationally through her roles as Chair Education in the FAOBMB, member of the IUBMB Education Committee and HERDSA, where she drives education initiatives and supports fellowship applicants. She is recognised as a Fellow of HERDSA, a Senior Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy, and recipient of education awards from ASBMB (2020) and FAOBMB (2022).