Interview

DR. PRIYANKA BANDARA

Researcher Dr. Priyanka (Pri) Bandara PhD is a member of the Oceania Radiofrequency Scientific Advisory Association, a scientific advisor to Environmental Health Trust and member of the Phonegate Alert Board. Dr. Bandara is a former academic clinical and basic researcher (Westmead and Royal Prince Alfred Hospitals as well as Faculty of Medicine at the the University of Sydney and UNSW). In her academic career, Dr Bandara gained research experience in clinical hepatology, molecular pharmacology, biochemistry and molecular genetics. She also served as a senior manager in the New South Wales health system, coordinating a dynamic research team and a clinical team at the Westmead Children’s Hospital (Neurogenetics Research Unit and the Institute for Neuroscience & Muscular Research).

Dr. Priyanka Bandara PhD

Dr. Bandara has been author and co-author to several important research studies for example:

Priyanka Bandara, David O Carpenter, Planetary electromagnetic pollution: it is time to assess its impact, The Lancet Planetary Health, Volume 2, Issue 12, 2018, Pages e512-e514,ISSN 2542-5196

A recent evaluation of 2266 studies (including in-vitro and in-vivo studies in human, animal, and plant experimental systems and population studies) found that most studies (n=1546, 68·2%) have demonstrated significant biological or health effects associated with exposure to anthropogenic electromagnetic fields.

Bandara P, McCredden J, May M, Weller S, Maisch D, Kelly R, Chandler T, Pockett S, Leach V and Wojcik D. Serious Safety Concerns about 5G Wireless Deployment in Australia and New Zealand. Radiation Protection In Australasia 2020; 37(1):47-54.

“Contrary to the ARPANSA claims, when we examined the limited number of studies that investigated effects of mm waves (carrier waves of SG), we found concerning evidence.”

Cardiovascular disease: Time to identify emerging environmental risk factors