Chaminda Fernando is originally from Sri Lanka. He received his BSc. in Microbiology from University of Maryland, College park, Maryland in 2001. He graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine with a Master’s degree in Physiology in 2005, where he worked on identifying the PLA₂ responsible for prostanoid synthesis in response to inflammatory cytokines.

Chaminda has been accepted to A. T. Still University, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kirksville, MO. He will graduate in 2010 with the aspiration of specializing in emergency medicine.

In his spare time, Chaminda volunteers as an EMT and his hobbies include dancing, listening to music, raring marine fish and invertebrates, playing rugby and cricket, and practicing aikido.