The Department
of Zoology, the first science department of the
University of Madras, was founded in 1927 and
is presently celebrating its Platinum Jubilee.
The Department of Zoology is offering teaching
program for M.Sc., special Zoology with M.Phil
and Ph.D research programs. Their major research
areas include:
Nutritional biochemistry of mammalian and
marine model systems
Eyestalk neuropeptides and control of reproduction
in crustaceans
Cryobiology of crustacean gametes and embryos
Immunobiology of cultivable parasitic and
viral diseases of shrimp
Biomagnification and residual toxicity of
heavy metals and pesticides in various animal
models
Biology of living resources
Pharmacological and biochemical aspects of
bioactive compounds from marine organisms
Aquaculture of economically important live-feed
organisms
Coastal
monitoring and management
In
appreciation of the quality of teaching and research
potential, the Department of Science and Technology
(DST), New Delhi has identified this Department
for support under FIST programme of DST to develop
the infrastructure with a financial support of
Rs. 47 lakhs under DST-FIST programme (2003-2008).
Prof.
H. Devaraj is a visiting faculty to Clemson
University, Bioengineering Department, USA
and actively working in frontiers areas like embryonic
stem cell research, nanotechnology, neuro computing
and biorobotics with Prof. James Hickman. They
are also working towards the in vitro reconstruction
of the strech reflex arc. Artibial surface (DETA)
was successfully used to pattern and determine
the polarity of hippocameal neurons, the first
step in the creation of a hybrid representation
of the reflex arc. Besides, Prof. H. Devaraj is
an Honorary Coordinator for a collaborative research
program between Clemson University, USA
and Sriman Andavan Trust, Trichirappallai, India.
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