Dr. Gayan Wijeratne started his independent research career at The University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2018, where he developed a vibrant research program in bioinorganic chemistry from 2018-2023. In 2023, Dr. Wijeratne joined the faculty of The University of Alabama, where he currently serves as an Assistant Professor in Chemistry. He is a native of Kandy, Sri Lanka, and received his bachelor’s degree in Chemistry Honors from the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. He pursued his doctoral degree in the laboratory of Professor Timothy A. Jackson at The University of Kansas, and postdoctoral training in the laboratory of Professor Kenneth D. Karlin at Johns Hopkins University.