University
of Madras, Department of Zoology
Life Sciences Building, Guindy Campus
Chennai – 600 025.
The Department
of Zoology, the first science Department of the
University of Madras, was founded in 1927 as Zoological
Research Laboratory with Sir K.Ramunni Menon as
the Honorary Director to promote and train scientific
personnel in the marine sciences. Prof. Gopala
Iyer (1933-44) was the first full-time Director
of this research laboratory. His successors were
Prof. G. Mathai (1944-45), Prof. N.K. Panikkar
(1945-46), Prof. C. P. Gnanamuthu (1946-63), Prof.
G. Krishnan (1963-72), Prof. K. Ramalingam (1973-86),
Prof. G. Durairaj (1986-96), Prof. Jayapaul Azariah
(1996-2000) and Prof. T. Subramoniam (2000-2001).
At present, the Department is headed by Prof.
M. Arumugam.
The Department has had a distinguished
band of alumini who occupied coveted positions in various
National and International Institutions: Prof. K. Subramaniam
(IISc, Bangalore), Prof. K. Pampapathi Rao (Sri Venkateswara
University, Tirupathi), Dr. T.V. R. Pillai (FAO, United
Nations), Prof. N. Balakrishnan Nair (University of
Kerala), Dr. E. G. Silas (CMFRI and Kerala Agricultural
University), Prof. S. Krishnasamy, Prof. M. K. Chandrasekaran,
and Prof. T.J. Pandian (Madurai Kamaraj University).
Academic Programmes
M.Sc Special Zoology - Credit-Based Semester System
P.G Diploma Course on Stem Cell Biology
P.G Diploma Course on Immunotechnology
Ph.D (Research)
(i) Comparative Animal Physiology, Biochemistry
and Immunology
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 and economically important
invertebrates
Physiology and biochemistry of parasitic and viral
diseases of shrimp
Biomagnification and residual toxicity of heavy
metals and pesticides in various animal models
(ii) Environmental Sciences
Biology of living resources
Pharmacological and biochemical aspects of bioactive
compounds from marine organisms
Aquaculture of economically important live-feed
organisms
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