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Biannual Subscription Department of Zoology

Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, U.P. India

Email: [email protected], Ph. +91-571-2700920 Ext 3430 cover design: nabil s. faridi

Volume 1 Number 1 Inaugural Issue, March 2011

Special Features

The Messages

Department of Zoology and Sections: A Success Story

Research and Academics

Faculty members and Research Interests

Awards and Achievements of Faculty

Ongoing Research Projects

Post-Doc Fellowships

Scholars and Student’s Awards and Achievements

Events

National Conference on Frontiers in Life Sciences

An Emotional Farewell to Prof. Asif Ali Khan

Graduates

Seminar Lectures

Academic Tours

Archives segment

Glimpses of Risala-e-Haiwaniyat of Zoological Society

e d i t o r i a l i n s i d e

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Editorial

Patron

Prof. P. K. Abdul Azis

(Vice Chancellor, A.M.U. Aligarh)

Editorial Board

Prof. Irfan Ahmad, Chairman

Prof. Waseem Ahmad (Faridi) (Editor in Chief )

Prof. Qudsia Tahseen

Dr. Anjum Ara

Dr. Riaz Ahmad

Editorial Assistants

Mr. Gaurav Kumar

Ms. Nazia Nazam

Mr. Nadeem Arif

We would like to welcome everyone to the newsletter ,

striving to achieve new breakthroughs, particularly in the critical area of

accumulation and dissemination of knowledge relating to the value and

impact of researches conducted in Zoology, focused on moving biological,

environmental and health researches into action. Through

we pledge to work tremendously hard in order to set new research and

academic priorities and strategic direction for the department.

T h e aims to prepare a knowledge workforce compa-

rable to the best in the world, laying emphasis on group projects so that

our students learn to be cooperative and productive team members. Our

struggle is meant to support a vibrant community of excellent researches,

capacity building and knowledge translation initiatives.

These are exciting times for scientific community and we welcome partici-

pation of all concerned in the endeavor. It is not a new movement. It

started decades ago by Professor Babar Mirza and his associates, who in

1920, laid the foundation of an Urdu newsletter Risala-e-Haiwaniyat , then.

The journey since has never been smooth. The major obstacle was and is

even now, the lack of consistent financial assistance to the newsletter. In

between, there has been sincere but abortive attempts to revive the historic

‘Risala. The inaugural issue of put on record the

services of all those efforts. And hope that success can only be derived

from Allah. We express the appreciation of diligent efforts of all students,

scholars and faculty members of the department of Zoology to revive the

attempt yet again. Hopefully, would serve the best

way to test for context bias and research applicability findings with a re-

porting issue.

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The Messages

It is a matter of great pleasure for me to know that the Zoological Society of the Depart-

ment of Zoology is striving for a de novo effort in bringing out the news letter „NEWZ'OOLOGY‟.

I hope that publication of such a magazine would provide an opportunity to the young creative

minds to exploit their potential to the fullest and augment well for enlightening modern and latest

researches in Zoological Sciences.

I take this opportunity to congratulate the entire team of „NEWZ'OOLOGY‟ specially the

editorial team and hope that it would be a great success laced with academic, literary and creative

achievements.

Prof. P. K. Abdul Azis

I am happy to learn that the Zoological Society of the Department of Zoology is preparing

to bring out a Newsletter „NEWZ'OOLOGY‟ after a lapse of about twenty long years. The effort is

really praiseworthy. I congratulate the editorial board members of „NEWZ'OOLOGY‟ for making

the dream come true. I am sure „NEWZ'OOLOGY‟ will be a remarkable addition to the literary

work.

I wish „NEWZ'OOLOGY‟ a great success.

Prof. Masood Ahmad

I feel pleasure to announce that new effort has been made to revive the Zoological Soci-

ety. The Department of Zoology is coming up with another novel approach to achieve this aim

through „NEWZ'OOLOGY‟. Ever since the Risala-e- Hawaniyat started with Prof. M. B. Mirza in

1930, it met with uncertainty of publication for want of funds. An effort in 1987, also had the

same fate. I hope that funds will not come in the way of its publication anymore.

There is always a necessity to tap the literary talents of the scholars community and to

record for posterity the academic achievements of the department. In this light the entire editorial

board is to be complemented for their sincere efforts in bringing the „NEWZ'OOLOGY‟ and I

hope that it will be a regular feature in the coming years.

I wish „NEWZ'OOLOGY‟ every success.

Prof. Irfan Ahmad

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T he Department of Zoology was instituted as a constituent

section of the MAO College in 1906 and was upgraded

as an independent unit, imparting teaching at B.Sc. level in

1922 with Dr. M. Sharif as its first Chairman and Dr. A. Jab-

bar Farooqi as the only other member of the teaching staff.

The services of Dr. Sharif were later acquired by the Zoologi-

cal Survey of India and therefore, he left for Calcutta in 1925.

Professor Mohammad Babar Mirza joined the Department as

Chairman in January 1930. His arrival ushered in an era

which augured well for future monumental developments.

Professor Mirza moulded the destiny of the Department dur-

ing a long 30 years of his tutelage, into what it is today.

Through his ceaseless efforts he placed the Department on the

zoological map of the world and installed the sublime tradi-

tions of teaching and research. Soon after the commencement

of post-graduate teaching in 1930 and shifting of the Depart-

ment to its present premises, he even instituted the specializa-

tion of Entomology and Helminthology in 1931 and 1932; and

later Parasitology and Ichthyology and Fisheries in 1951 and

1956. He retired from the service and left the Department on

stable and sound foundation in 1961.

Subsequently, Professor M.A. Basir took over the

department and remained as Head till October, 1966, when his

tragic demise took him away from us. During this short span

Professor M.A. Basir founded Plant Nematology as a distinct

discipline for postgraduate teaching and research and firmly

established and made certain to recognize this field nation-

ally.

Professor Shah Mashhood Alam succeeded Professor

M.A. Basir in October, 1966. He served the University with

devotion and dedication for about 38 years. During his tenure

the Department made all round progress, created the largest

cadre of highly qualified teachers and developed effective

teaching and research facilities comprising fully equipped

laboratories. His other achievements included: a field station,

a newly constructed animal house and an exquisitely designed

Insectary. The Sections of Entomology, Parasitology, Ichthy-

ology and Fisheries, Plant Nematology and Genetics acquired

prominence during this period. Professor Alam, completed his

long tenure and gracefully retired.

Thereafter, Professor Nawab Hasan Khan, a distin-

guished scholar and the doyen of its alumni, succeeded Pro-

fessor S. M. Alam in July, 1981 as Head of the Department.

In between, Prof. Khan also acted in a similar capacity in

1973 breifly and had given a reflection of his pragmatic capa-

bilities by establishing the Sections of Plant Nematology and

Genetics as distinct disciplines for postgraduate teaching and

research. Professor Khan gave a new dimension to the aca-

demic and administrative spheres of the Department. He was

also entrusted with the reins of the Faculty of Science as its

Dean, and his continued stewardship provided hope and

promise for academics and research. Thereafter, many chair-

men strived for new heights and research excellence of the

department. All are greatfully acknowledged for their efforts.

During these 90 years, the Department has contributed

to the national and international academic obligations to the

biological community. From a small one-room offspring, it

has grown into a well developed institution, with all the essen-

tial requisites for advanced teaching and research. Its schools

of specialization in Entomology, Parasitology, Ichthyology

and Fisheries, Plant Nematology and Genetics have attained

new heights and acquired international recognition. Hope-

fully, the trend continued to be uninterrupted.

Department of Zoology and Sections: A Success Story

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Faculty Members and Research Interests Since its inception in 1920, the department of Zoology grown up to many sections and the department has 22 permanent members with five faculty in Women‟s

college. They are engaged in many modern researches liberally funded by national and international agencies. A brief introduction is given below:

Prof Irfan Ahmad, Chairman

Research interest: Nematology: Taxonomy,

Behaviour, Ecology

Prof. Iqbal Parwez

Research interest: Fishery Science and Aqua

culture: Fish Physiology, Molecular Biology

and Endocrinology

Prof. Waseem Ahmad (Faridi)

Research interest: Genetics: Genomic Medi-

cine, Molecular Genotoxity, Genetics and

Control of Insects of Vectors of Diseases.

Prof. Wasim Ahmad

Research interest: Nematology: Biodiversity,

Taxonomy, Ultra Structure and Functional

Morphology, Ecology, Phylogenomics.

Prof. Mohammad Afzal

Research interest: Genetics: Population

Genetics, Toxicology.

Prof. Wajihullah

Research interest: Parasitology: Malaria,

Leishmaniasis and human enteric diseases.

Prof. Mukhtar Ahmad Khan

Research interest: Fishery Science and

Aquaculture: Aquaculture, Nutrition.

Prof. S. M. Abbas Abidi

Research interest: Parasitology: Helminth

Biochemistry/Immunology.

Dr. Mohd. Kamil Usmani

Research interest: Entomology: Taxonomy,

Biodiversity and Ecology

Dr. Malik Irshadullah

Research interest: Parasitology: Biochemis-

try and Histopathology

Dr. Shahid Bin Zeya

Research interest: Entomology: Insect Tax-

onomy.

Mr. Mohd. Amir

Research interest: Entomology: Morphol-

ogy and Histopathology.

Dr. Ayesha Qamar

Research interest: Entomology: Pest Mana-

gement, Insect Physiology.

Dr. G. G. H. A. Shadab

Research interest: Genetics: Human Cytoge-

netics and Toxicology.

Dr. Mohd Afzal Khan


Aquaculture: Fish Biology, Fish Nutrition.

Dr. Mohd Khalid Saifullah

Research interest: Parasitology: Parasite

Biochemistry, Immunology, Mol. Biology.

Dr. Shoeba Binte Anis

Research interest: Entomology: Insect Tax-

onomy.

Dr. Khowaja Jamal

Research interest: Entomology: Insect Physi

ology and Control.

Dr. Saltanat Parveen


Aquaculture: Limnology.

Research and Academics

Prof. Qudsia Tahseen

Research interest: Nematology: Taxonomy,

Functional Diversity and biology of nematodes.

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Awards and Achievements of faculty

The last five years have been very rewarding for the department, many faculty, scholars and members were conferred with prestigious honours and awards by way of citation and other incentives: a glimpse of this is as follows (in alphabetic order):

Dr. Yasir Hasan Siddique

Research interest: Genetics: Toxicology,

Population Genetics.

Dr. Riaz Ahmad

Research interest: Genetics: Biochemical Ge-

netics, Clinical Biochemistry, Proteomics.

Prof. Mahalaqa Choudhary

Research interest: Nematology: Taxonomy

and Ecology

Dr. Anjum Ara Research interest: Genetics: Psychogenetics

and Genotoxicity, Biochemical Genetics.

Dr. Ghazala Naheed

Research interest: Fishery Science and Aqua-

culture: Ecology and Animal Behaviour

Dr. Hina Parvez

Research interest: Entomology: Soil Ecology

Dr. Nazura Usmani Research interest: Fishery Science and Aqua-

culture:

Women's College Staff

G. G. H. A. Shadab, Dr.

■ Environmentalist of the year award - (NESA), New Delhi, 2009

Iqbal Parwez, Prof.

■ Fellow of Japan Society (JSPS)

Mohd Afzal, Prof.

■ Eminent Scientist (NESA), New Delhi, 2006

Mohd. Kamil Usmani, Dr.

■ Awarded TWAS-CAS Fellowship to carry out advance research work

on Molecular systematics and phylogeny of Acridoidea (Orthoptera) at

Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China in

collaboration with Prof. Le Kang, 2010

■ Elected as representative for whole South Asia by Orthopterist‟s Soci-

ety, USA at 10th International Congress of Orthopterology held at

Antalya, Turkey (June, 23-28, 2009).

Mohd Khalid Saifullah, Dr.

■ Best Poster Award (March 12-13, 2010), Vishakhapatnam

Qudsia Tahseen, Prof.

■ Visiting Scholar Fellowship, 2007-08 awarded by TWAS, Italy and

CAS, China for collaborative research at Institute of Zoology, CAS, Beijing, China).

■ DBT Overseas Fellowship for collaborative research at University of

California, Riverside, 2006 Riaz Ahmad, Dr.

■ Scientist of the Year Award (NESA), New Delhi, 2009

■ Dr. D.S. Kothari Post-Doctoral Fellowship, UGC 2009

■ Young Scientist Award, CST, Lucknow, 2008-09

Wasim Ahmad, Prof.

■ ERASMUS MUNDUS SCHOLAR to act a faculty for European

Masters in Nematology Courses at Belgium and Spain, 2009-2011

■ Felicitated by Zoological Society of India for commendable research

and out standing contribution in the field of Zoology, 2009

■ Visiting Professor, Ins. of App. Eco., Chinese Academy of Sciences,

Shenyang China, 2009.

■ JSPS Invitation Fellow at Nat. Agri. Res. Centre, Tsukuba, Japan

2007-08

■ INSA-KOSEF Visiting Fellow at Nat. Ins. Agri. Sci. and Tech., Su-

won, Korea, 2007

■ Visiting Professor, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, 2006

Waseem Ahmad (Faridi), Prof.

■ Chaired and organized the international conference on Centre for

Excellence in Genomic Medicine Research (CEGMR), KFMRC,

Faculty of Medicine, KAU, Jeddah, 2007

■ Consultant research, and advisor CEGMR, KFMRC, KAU, Jeddah,

2005 -

■ Advisor WHO Dengue research programme, 2008

■ Felicitated by the Faculty of Medicine, KAU, Jeddah, 2008

Yasir Hasan Siddique, Dr.

■ Young Scientist Award by CST, Lucknow, 2007-2008

■ DEF-Young Scientist Award by Academy of Environmental Biology

(AEB), Lucknow, 2009

■ Scientist of the year Award, (NESA), New Delhi, 2009

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Ayesha Qamar, Dr.

Title: Pesticide induced neurotoxicity studies with a relevance

to neurological disorders using insect model.

Funding agency: UGC, New Delhi.

Duration: 3 years, effective from 2011

G.G.H.A. Shadab, Dr.

Title: Cytogenetic evaluation of genotoxic effects of freshwater

fishes exposed to cadmium.



Irfan Ahmad, Prof.

Title: All India coordinated project on

taxonomy (Helminthes and Nematodes).

Funding agency: MOEF, New Delhi.

Duration: Effective from 2000

Iqbal Parwez, Prof.

Title: Effect of salinity stress on various gill mucous cell types

in a freshwater teleost, H. fossilis: A morphohistochemical and

ultrastructural study.



Title: Immunolocalization and ultrastruc-

tural characterization of gill chloride cells

of the cat fish H. fossilis and their possible

role in ion transport mechanism.

Funding agency: CSIR, New Delhi.


Title: Genotyping of Unani system based temperament (mizaj)

groups by RAPD - Fingerprinting.

Funding agency: CCRUM, Ministry of Health and Family Wel-

fare.


Mohammad Kamil Usmani, Dr.

Title: Taxonomy and diversity of Acridoidea (Orthoptera) in

North-eastern states of India.

Funding Agency: UGC, New Delhi.

Duration: 3 years, effective from 2008.

Title: Biosystematics and biodiversity of Acridoidea

(Orthoptera) in North India.

Funding Agency: DST, New Delhi.


Title: Ecology and distribution of Acri-

doidea (Orthoptera) in Uttar Pradesh with

observations on their natural enemies.

Funding Agency: CST, Uttar Pradesh.


Mohammad Khalid Saifullah, Dr.

Title: Biochemical profile of some larval stages of digenetic

trematodes.



Qudsia Tahseen, Prof.

Title: Taxonomic diversity of nematodes of wetland, Shekha

Jheel.

Funding agency: DST, New Delhi.


Title: Nematode diversity and community structure: indicators

of environmental conditions at Keetham Lake.

Funding agency: MOEF, New Delhi.

Duration: Effective from 2010.

Riaz Ahmad, Dr. (Co-Investigator)

Title: Ultrasonication as a novel approach to monitor stability

and endogenous protease susceptibility of

myofibrillar proteins of different species.



Shahid Bin Zeya, Dr.

Title: Studies on biosystematics and biodiversity of Indian My-

maridae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea).



S. M. A. Abidi, Prof.

Title: Validation portfolio to exploit key

virulence proteins for parasite control.

Funding agency: BBSRC, U.K.


Wajihullah Khan, Prof.

Title: Establishment of Selana cervi infection in rabbits/

hamsters and pathobiological, histoenzymological and chemo-

therapeutic investigations in this model.



Yasir Hasan Siddique, Dr.

Title: Genotoxicity assessment in exfoliated mucosal cells of

pan masala and guthka chewers.

Funding agency: CST, Uttar Pradesh.


Title: Biochemical and cytogenetic effect of oral contraceptives

among women of different reproductive histories.


Duration: Running from 2011.

Ongoing Research Projects

The department has about seventeen major research projects awarded to many a faculty members from prestigious funding agencies of national and international

level. Some of the projects are in the pipe line and can swell the ongoing projects shortly:

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The department is greatly benefited by many fellowships and young scientist awards to many of our young researchers.

Post-Doc Fellowships

Sadre Alam Fakhri, Dr.

Dr. D.S. Kothari Fellowship

UGC

Section of Entomology

Shabihul F. Abidi, Dr.


UGC

Section of Fishery Science

and aquaculture

Mumtaz Jabeen, Dr.


UGC

Section of Genetics

S.M.A. Badaruddin, Dr.

Research Associate

ICAR


Farmanur Rehman Khan, Dr.

Research Associate

ICAR


Noorus Sabah Firdausi, Dr.

Research Associate

MOEF

Section of Nematology

Mohammad Shamim, Dr.

Young Scientist

SERC-DST


Ahsana Shah

DST-INSPIRE Fellowship

UGC-Maulana Azad National Fellowship

CSIR NET-LS

Section of Genetics

Areeba Ahmad

DST-INSPIRE Fellowship


CSIR NET-LS

GATE

Section of Genetics

Mahino Fatima


CSIR NET - LS

Section of Fishery Science

and aquaculture

Nazia Nazam


Section of Genetics

Sadia Rashid


CSIR NET - LS

Section of Parasitology

Umm-e-Asma


Section of Parasitology

Yusra Zaidi


Section of Genetics

Ananya Ali

DST-SERC, best write up award

Summer Res. Fellowship, 2011, Ind. Acad.

Sci.

Section of Parasitology (PG Student)

Rizwanullah

Summer Res. Fellowship, 2011, Ind. Acad.

Sci.

Section of Parasitology (PG Student)

Scholars are not far behind in bagging individual research fellowships from different national funding agencies. They also qualified many national

level tests. Some names are (in alphabetic order):

Scholars and students awards

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T he faculty and staff of Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh,

organized a heartwarming farewell on 9th December, 2010 to Prof. Asif Ali Khan

whose tenure as the Chairman and member of department ended on November, 2010.

The guest accompanied by his wife, was welcomed by incumbent chairman, Prof. Irfan

Ahmad, presented by a bouquet and posed for a group photo.

The main function started with verses from the Holy Quran. Prof. Qudsia

Tahseen, managed the floor and invited the speakers one by one. First to take the dice

was Prof. Mukhtar A. Khan, who spoke and recalled fondly the memories from the past,

recounting the grace, poise and cooperation extended on and off the Department by Prof.

Asif. Dr Mohammad Kamil Usmani, put on record the teaching skills and dedication in

research of the guest and recollected some lighter moments. Prof. Waseem Ahmad Faridi

invoked memories of his smooth conduct of Department, neutrality and enthusiastic co-

operation all along. He also presented relevant passages from zorguzasht– the famous

urdu humour. It was followed by appreciation expressed by Dr. Saltanat Parveen, his

student and now a faculty in the department.

Thereafter Prof. Irfan Ahmad, the present chairman presented a memento and a

parting gift bearing the signatures and wishes of the staff. In his speech, Prof. Irfan ap-

plauded the contributions of Prof. Khan and observed that his tenure as a chairman was

very smooth and unbiased. Prof. Ahmad also highlighted that Prof. Khan was the last

teacher of golden clan who taught most of us now present. Chief guest, Prof. Khan while

expressing his feelings on this occasion observed: "I am so proud of the Department to-

day. The work culture we have been able to create is here to stay. Here, all faculty and

staff members work with utmost passion as his or her own organization". He also spoke

about the achievements and progress made by Prof. Absar M. Khan, the chairman before

him. He concluded by saying that punctuality, honesty and discipline are the three essen-

tials for success. He eloquently expressed his gratitude to the employees and students of

the Department for the affection and support extended to him, during his term in office.

With the vote of thanks by Prof. Tahseen, the guests shared the lighter moments and a

lavish dinner with all the staff.

An Emotional Farewell to Prof. Asif Ali Khan

Events

A two day National Symposium on „Frontiers in Life Sciences: Basic and Applied‟ under the auspices of Muslim Associa-

tion for the Advancement of Science was held on 23-24 Oct., 2010 in the Department of Zoology, AMU, Aligarh. Digni-

taries present were Dr. V.M. Katoch, Director General, ICMR; Dr. M.K.J. Siddiqui, Director, Council of Science and Technol-

ogy, U.P. and Prof. Abdul Qayyum Siddiqui, an eminent alumnus of the Department. The function began with the recitation

from Holy Quran, followed by inaugural address of Dr. Katoch on cutting edge research

for the genome analysis and Dr. Siddiqui‟s talk on adverse effect of pesticides on human

beings. After tea break Prof. Qudsia Tahseen in her talk drew the significance of classi-

cal versus molecular taxonomy. The second day of seminar included the lectures by

Prof. Rajendra Prasad, JNU and Prof Qamar Rahman on Efflux in antifungal resistance

and technological advancement and environmental protection. Thereafter, Dr. Sarwat

Sultana spoke on cancer chemoprevention. The last two invited lectures were delivered

by Dr. A.U. Khan and Prof. M. Afzal.

About 160 researchers and students participated. Many a researchers presented

their results and were evaluated for their presentations by Prof. Wasim Ahmad Faridi

and Dr. Qamar Rahman. After wonderful scientific sessions, the symposium came to an

end.

National Conference on Frontiers in Life Sciences

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Seminar Lectures

FISHERY SCIENCE AND AQUACULTURE

Yawer Ayub Wani Reproductive cycle of G. affinis

Mohammad Mubarak Salmon migration

Hina Batool Cyclomorphosis in planktons

Showkat Ahmad Malik Plankton diversity in fresh water of Aligarh

Mohammad Ilyas Food and feeding habit of fishes

Faisal Ahmad Lone Bacterial Diseases in fishes

Vineeta Singh Mechanism of ionic fluxes across the osmoregulatory

target organs with special reference to role of co-

transporter

Mohammad Musharraf Electrogenesis in different fishes

Elia Mahmood Lateral line system in fishes

PARASITOLOGY

Lubna Rehman Modulation of host immune response

Ananya Ali Flow cytometry

Abdur Rehman Role of Aedes in various parasitic diseases with

special reference to dengue

Rizwanullah Haemoflagellates

ENTOMOLOGY TOPICS

Reyath Noori Jehadh Biological Control

Humra Sabir Apiculture

Farha Fatima Infectious diseases in insects with special reference to B.

mori

Zeb Shamael Sound producing organ in insects

Sunita Rani Bioluminescence

Dipak Kumar Transgenic insects

Ashiq Husain Mir Malaria: Current status and control principles

Ishtiaq Ahmad Role of parasitoids in insect pest control

Mohammad Majid Jamali Sericulture

Shahnawaz Ali Bhat Insecticide resistance

Rafiya Khan Defence mechanism

NEMATOLOGY

Samiah K. Ahsan Egg structure and early cell lineage pattern

Sabia Mumtaz Feeding behavior of plant parasitic nematodes

Zarrin Imran Soil, moisture and nematode activity

Azhar Manzoor Bhat Nematode interaction and plant diseases

Graduates

Post graduate students delivered seminar lectures using powerpoint to speak on the current topics of modern researches. Earmarked for sufficient marks, keep

the students abreast with modern trends in zoological sciences. Recent records:

GENETICS

Ravish Fatima Toxicogenomics

Vineet Kumar Synthetic Genomics

Fakiha Firdaus Anti-cancer approaches

Monika Sharma Neurogenetics and mirror neurons

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Academic Tours

Entomology

Entomology students embarked upon the tour of South India between 19 th to 31st Jan.

2011. Places of prime interest included Central Silk Technological Research Institute

(CSIRI) in Bangalore and Mysore, Seed Production Centre, Central Sericulture Research

and Training Institute and Central Satellite Silk Breeding Centre, Coonoor. Some of in-

struments related to Mother Moth examination, Weaving Machine, Transgenic fly tech-

niques were demonstrated. The institutes were engaged in creating new varieties of silk

worm, pest management and disease control. Prof. S.M.H. Quadri, Director, CSTRI,

Mysore greeted the students and Dr. Jagdish Prabhu and Dr. T.D. Jyothi gave elaborate

lectures followed by interactive session.

Fisheries and Parasitology

About 13 students visited from 8th to 21st Jan. 2011, to Mumbai and Goa. Institute visited

included Central Institute of Fish Education (CIFE), Haffkin‟s Institute, National Insti-

tute of Oceanography and Goa University. Many a laboratories engaged in research work

on Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, Fish Nutrition, Fish Genetics, Virology and

Zoonosis were visited. Scientists involved in discussion and interaction with students

included Dr. Virodh Gupta, Dr. Subodh Gupta, Dr. Saroj Bapna and Dr. Hemant Kumar.

The tour was very fruitful.

Genetics The section of Genetics visited Chandigarh – The City of Peace and tranquality from

19th to 25 Jan. 2011. The Institute of Microbial Technology, Zoology Department and

Microbiology Department of Panjab University were marked for sites of research inter-

est. IMTECH housed many state of the art labs engaged in yeast molecular biology, en-

vironmental biotechnology, protein biochemistry and protein engineering. Next stop was

Panjab University and its various sections including Entomology, Fisheries, Parasitol-

ogy, Cytogenetics and Animal Physiology. The faculty members showed the students

around and briefed their work. The students also participated in a seminar on “Exploring

New Vistas in Biodiversity for Sustainable Development”. On bench demonstration of

various molecular techniques was also given in the workshop. The tour proved to be

very fruitful experience for all the students.

Nematology The section set afoot to Udaipur and Jodhpur in Rajasthan from 9th to 16th Jan. 2011.

Many a laboratories visited and students apprised them of with the applied researches

going on in Arid Forest Research Institute, Jodhpur. Prof. Irfan Ahmad, Head, Entomol-

ogy Division and Dr. Sangeeta were actively engaged in extended talks. Many plant pro-

tection approaches were explained to students at Central Arid Zone Research Institute,

where Dr. Satyavir Sharma was very helpful. Dr. Koll also helped in group discussion.

The tour was a good exposure to applied work in Nematology

Educational tours have been an inseparable part in the curricula of the department. Every year the tours are dispatched to different laboratories. This year (2010-11), the students visited prestigious labs throughout India. The activity is briefly reported:

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