Volume 1 Number 1

Inaugural Issue, March 2011

Special Features
The Messages Department of Zoology and Sections: A Success Story Research and Ac
ademics Faculty members and Research Interests Awards and Achievements of Facult
y Ongoing Research Projects Post-Doc Fellowships Scholars and Students Awards and
Achievements Events National Conference on Frontiers in Life Sciences An Emotio
nal Farewell to Prof. Asif Ali Khan Graduates Seminar Lectures Academic Tours Ar
chives segment Glimpses of Risala-e-Haiwaniyat of Zoological Society
editorial inside
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Editorial
We would like to welcome everyone to the newsletter , striving to achieve new br
eakthroughs, particularly in the critical area of accumulation and dissemination
of knowledge relating to the value and impact of researches conducted in Zoolog
y, focused on moving biological, environmental and health researches into action
. Through we pledge to work tremendously hard in order to set new research and a
cademic priorities and strategic direction for the department. The aims to prepa
re a knowledge workforce compaPatron Prof. P. K. Abdul Azis (Vice Chancellor, A.M.U. Aligarh)
rable to the best in the world, laying emphasis on group projects so that our st
udents learn to be cooperative and productive team members. Our struggle is mean
t to support a vibrant community of excellent researches, capacity building and
knowledge translation initiatives.
Editorial Board Prof. Irfan Ahmad, Chairman Prof. Waseem Ahmad (Faridi)
(Editor in Chief )
These are exciting times for scientific community and we welcome participation o
f all concerned in the endeavor. It is not a new movement. It started decades ag
o 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 be
en smooth. The major obstacle was and is even now, the lack of consistent financ
ial assistance to the newsletter. In between, there has been sincere but abortiv
e attempts to revive the historic Risala. The inaugural issue of put on record th
e
Prof. Qudsia Tahseen Dr. Anjum Ara Dr. Riaz Ahmad
Editorial Assistants Mr. Gaurav Kumar Ms. Nazia Nazam Mr. Nadeem Arif
services of all those efforts. And hope that success can only be derived from Al
lah. We express the appreciation of diligent efforts of all students, scholars a
nd 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 reportin
g issue.
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The Messages
It is a matter of great pleasure for me to know that the Zoological Society of t
he Department of Zoology is striving for a de novo effort in bringing out the ne
ws 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 fulle
st and augment well for enlightening modern and latest researches in Zoological
Sciences. I take this opportunity to congratulate the entire team of NEWZ OOLOGY s
pecially 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 me
mbers 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 Zoologic
al Society. The Department of Zoology is coming up with another novel approach t
o 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 a
cademic 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 ev
ery success. Prof. Irfan Ahmad
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Department of Zoology and Sections: A Success Story

he Department of Zoology was instituted as a constituent section of the MAO Coll
ege 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. Jabbar Farooq
i as the only other member of the teaching staff. The services of Dr. Sharif wer
e later acquired by the Zoological Survey of India and therefore, he left for Ca
lcutta 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 mo
numental 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 ceaseles
s efforts he placed the Department on the zoological map of the world and instal
led the sublime traditions of teaching and research. Soon after the commencement
of post-graduate teaching in 1930 and shifting of the Department to its present
premises, he even instituted the specialization 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 soun
d foundation in 1961. Subsequently, Professor M.A. Basir took over the departmen
t 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 establi
shed and made certain to recognize this field nationally. Professor Shah Mashhoo
d 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 Departme
nt made all round progress, created the largest cadre of highly qualified teache
rs and developed effective teaching and research facilities comprising fully equ
ipped laboratories. His other achievements included: a field station, a newly co
nstructed animal house and an exquisitely designed Insectary. The Sections of En
tomology, Parasitology, Ichthyology and Fisheries, Plant Nematology and Genetics
acquired
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prominence during this period. Professor Alam, completed his long tenure and gra
cefully retired. Thereafter, Professor Nawab Hasan Khan, a distinguished scholar
and the doyen of its alumni, succeeded Professor S. M. Alam in July, 1981 as He
ad of the Department. In between, Prof. Khan also acted in a similar capacity in
1973 breifly and had given a reflection of his pragmatic capabilities by establ
ishing the Sections of Plant Nematology and Genetics as distinct disciplines for
postgraduate teaching and research. Professor Khan gave a new dimension to the
academic and administrative spheres of the Department. He was also entrusted wit
h the reins of the Faculty of Science as its Dean, and his continued stewardship
provided hope and promise for academics and research. Thereafter, many chairmen
strived for new heights and research excellence of the department. All are grea
tfully acknowledged for their efforts. During these 90 years, the Department has
contributed to the national and international academic obligations to the biolo
gical community. From a small one-room offspring, it has grown into a well devel
oped institution, with all the essential requisites for advanced teaching and re
search. Its schools of specialization in Entomology, Parasitology, Ichthyology a
nd Fisheries, Plant Nematology and Genetics have attained new heights and acquir
ed international recognition. Hopefully, the trend continued to be uninterrupted
.
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Research and Academics

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 Womens college.
They are engaged in many modern researches liberally funded by national and int
ernational agencies. A brief introduction is given below:
Prof Irfan Ahmad, Chairman Research interest: Nematology: Taxonomy, Behaviour, E
cology Prof. Iqbal Parwez Research interest: Fishery Science and Aqua culture: F
ish Physiology, Molecular Biology and Endocrinology Prof. Waseem Ahmad (Faridi)
Research interest: Genetics: Genomic Medicine, Molecular Genotoxity, Genetics an
d 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: Popul
ation Genetics, Toxicology. Prof. Wajihullah Research interest: Parasitology: Ma
laria, Leishmaniasis and human enteric diseases. Prof. Mukhtar Ahmad Khan Resear
ch interest: Fishery Science and Aquaculture: Aquaculture, Nutrition. Prof. Quds
ia Tahseen Research interest: Nematology: Taxonomy, Functional Diversity and bio
logy of nematodes. Prof. S. M. Abbas Abidi Research interest: Parasitology: Helm
inth Biochemistry/Immunology. Dr. Mohd. Kamil Usmani Research interest: Entomolo
gy: Taxonomy, Biodiversity and Ecology
Dr. Malik Irshadullah Research interest: Parasitology: Biochemistry and Histopat
hology Dr. Shahid Bin Zeya Research interest: Entomology: Insect Taxonomy.
Mr. Mohd. Amir Research interest: Entomology: Morphology and Histopathology. Dr.
Ayesha Qamar Research interest: Entomology: Pest Management, Insect Physiology.
Dr. G. G. H. A. Shadab Research interest: Genetics: Human Cytogenetics and Toxic
ology. Dr. Mohd Afzal Khan Research interest: Fishery Science and Aquaculture: F
ish Biology, Fish Nutrition. Dr. Mohd Khalid Saifullah Research interest: Parasi
tology: Parasite Biochemistry, Immunology, Mol. Biology. Dr. Shoeba Binte Anis R
esearch interest: Entomology: Insect Taxonomy. Dr. Khowaja Jamal Research intere
st: Entomology: Insect Physi ology and Control. Dr. Saltanat Parveen Research in
terest: Fishery Science and Aquaculture: Limnology.
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Dr. Yasir Hasan Siddique Research interest: Genetics: Toxicology, Population Gen
etics.
Dr. Riaz Ahmad Research interest: Genetics: Biochemical Genetics, Clinical Bioch
emistry, Proteomics.
Women s College Staff
Prof. Mahalaqa Choudhary Research interest: Nematology: Taxonomy and Ecology Dr.
Anjum Ara Research interest: Genetics: Psychogenetics and Genotoxicity, Biochem
ical Genetics. Dr. Hina Parvez Research interest: Entomology: Soil Ecology
Dr. Nazura Usmani Research interest: Fishery Science and Aquaculture:
Dr. Ghazala Naheed Research interest: Fishery Science and Aquaculture: Ecology a
nd Animal Behaviour
Awards and Achievements of faculty
The last five years have been very rewarding for the department, many faculty, s
cholars 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 o
rder): G. G. H. A. Shadab, Dr.
Environmentalist of the year award - (NESA), New Delhi, 2009 Young Scientist Awa
rd, CST, Lucknow, 2008-09
Iqbal Parwez, Prof. Fellow of Japan Society (JSPS) Mohd Afzal, Prof. Eminent Sci
entist (NESA), New Delhi, 2006 Mohd. Kamil Usmani, Dr. Awarded TWAS-CAS Fellowsh
ip to carry out advance research work on Molecular systematics and phylogeny of
Acridoidea (Orthoptera) at Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Be
ijing, China in collaboration with Prof. Le Kang, 2010 Elected as representative
for whole South Asia by Orthopterists Society, USA at 10th International Congres
s of Orthopterology held at Antalya, Turkey (June, 23-28, 2009). Mohd Khalid Sai
fullah, Dr. Best Poster Award (March 12-13, 2010), Vishakhapatnam Qudsia Tahseen
, Prof. Visiting Scholar Fellowship, 2007-08 awarded by TWAS, Italy and CAS, Chi
na for collaborative research at Institute of Zoology, CAS, Beijing, China). DBT
Overseas Fellowship for collaborative research at University of California, Riv
erside, 2006 Riaz Ahmad, Dr. Scientist of the Year Award (NESA), New Delhi, 2009
Dr. D.S. Kothari Post-Doctoral Fellowship, UGC 2009
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 f
ield 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., Suwon, Korea, 2007 Visiting Professor, Fudan University, Shanghai, China,
2006 Waseem Ahmad (Faridi), Prof. Chaired and organized the international confe
rence on Centre for Excellence in Genomic Medicine Research (CEGMR), KFMRC, Facu
lty 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 Ac
ademy of Environmental Biology
(AEB), Lucknow, 2009
Scientist of the year Award, (NESA), New Delhi, 2009
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Ongoing Research Projects

The department has about seventeen major research projects awarded to many a fac
ulty members from prestigious funding agencies of national and international lev
el. Some of the projects are in the pipe line and can swell the ongoing projects
shortly:
Ayesha Qamar, Dr. Title: Pesticide induced neurotoxicity studies with a relevanc
e 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 e
valuation of genotoxic effects of freshwater fishes exposed to cadmium. Funding
agency: UGC, New Delhi. Duration: 3 years, effective from 2011 Irfan Ahmad, Prof
. Title: All India coordinated project on taxonomy (Helminthes and Nematodes). F
unding agency: MOEF, New Delhi. Duration: Effective from 2000 Iqbal Parwez, Prof
. Title: Effect of salinity stress on various gill mucous cell types in a freshw
ater teleost, H. fossilis: A morphohistochemical and ultrastructural study. Fund
ing agency: UGC, New Delhi. Duration: Effective from 2009 Title: Immunolocalizat
ion and ultrastructural characterization of gill chloride cells of the cat fish
H. fossilis and their possible role in ion transport mechanism. Funding agency:
CSIR, New Delhi. Duration: Effective from 2011 Title: Genotyping of Unani system
based temperament (mizaj) groups by RAPD - Fingerprinting. Funding agency: CCRU
M, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Duration: Effective from 2011 Mohammad
Kamil Usmani, Dr. Title: Taxonomy and diversity of Acridoidea (Orthoptera) in N
orth-eastern states of India. Funding Agency: UGC, New Delhi. Duration: 3 years,
effective from 2008. Title: Biosystematics and biodiversity of Acridoidea (Orth
optera) in North India. Funding Agency: DST, New Delhi. Duration: 3 years, effec
tive from 2009. Title: Ecology and distribution of Acridoidea (Orthoptera) in Ut
tar Pradesh with observations on their natural enemies. Funding Agency: CST, Utt
ar Pradesh. Duration: 3 years, effective from 2010.
Mohammad Khalid Saifullah, Dr. Title: Biochemical profile of some larval stages
of digenetic trematodes. Funding agency: UGC, New Delhi. Duration: 2 years, effe
ctive from 2010 Qudsia Tahseen, Prof. Title: Taxonomic diversity of nematodes of
wetland, Shekha Jheel. Funding agency: DST, New Delhi. Duration: Effective from
2008 Title: Nematode diversity and community structure: indicators of environme
ntal conditions at Keetham Lake. Funding agency: MOEF, New Delhi. Duration: Effe
ctive from 2010. Riaz Ahmad, Dr. (Co-Investigator) Title: Ultrasonication as a n
ovel approach to monitor stability and endogenous protease susceptibility of myo
fibrillar proteins of different species. Funding agency: UGC, New Delhi. Duratio
n: 3 years, effective from 2011 Shahid Bin Zeya, Dr. Title: Studies on biosystem
atics and biodiversity of Indian Mymaridae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea). Funding
agency: UGC, New Delhi. Duration: 3 years, effective from 2011 S. M. A. Abidi, P
rof. Title: Validation portfolio to exploit key virulence proteins for parasite
control. Funding agency: BBSRC, U.K. Duration: 3 years, effective from 2010 Waji
hullah Khan, Prof. Title: Establishment of Selana cervi infection in rabbits/ ha
msters and pathobiological, histoenzymological and chemotherapeutic investigatio
ns in this model. Funding agency: UGC, New Delhi. Duration: 3 years, effective f
rom 2009. Yasir Hasan Siddique, Dr. Title: Genotoxicity assessment in exfoliated
mucosal cells of pan masala and guthka chewers. Funding agency: CST, Uttar Prad
esh. Duration: Effective from 2011 Title: Biochemical and cytogenetic effect of
oral contraceptives among women of different reproductive histories. Funding age
ncy: UGC, New Delhi. Duration: Running from 2011.
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Post-Doc Fellowships
The department is greatly benefited by many fellowships and young scientist awar
ds to many of our young researchers.
Section of Entomology
Mohammad Shamim, Dr. Young Scientist SERC-DST
Section of Entomology
Section of Fishery Science and aquaculture Shabihul F. Abidi, Dr. Dr. D.S. Kotha
ri Fellowship UGC
Section of Genetics
Sadre Alam Fakhri, Dr. Dr. D.S. Kothari Fellowship UGC
Mumtaz Jabeen, Dr. Dr. D.S. Kothari Fellowship UGC
Section of Entomology
Section of Entomology
Section of Nematology
S.M.A. Badaruddin, Dr. Research Associate ICAR
Farmanur Rehman Khan, Dr. Research Associate ICAR
Noorus Sabah Firdausi, Dr. Research Associate MOEF
Scholars and students awards
Scholars are not far behind in bagging individual research fellowships from diff
erent national funding agencies. They also qualified many national level tests.
Some names are (in alphabetic order):
Section of Genetics
Section of Genetics
Section of Genetics
Ahsana Shah DST-INSPIRE Fellowship UGC-Maulana Azad National Fellowship CSIR NET
-LS
Nazia Nazam UGC-Maulana Azad National Fellowship
Yusra Zaidi UGC-Maulana Azad National Fellowship
Section of Genetics Areeba Ahmad DST-INSPIRE Fellowship UGC-Maulana Azad Nationa
l Fellowship CSIR NET-LS GATE
Section of Parasitology
Section of Parasitology (PG Student)
Sadia Rashid UGC-Maulana Azad National Fellowship CSIR NET - LS
Ananya Ali DST-SERC, best write up award Summer Res. Fellowship, 2011, Ind. Acad
. Sci.

Section of Fishery Science and aquaculture

Section of Parasitology
Section of Parasitology (PG Student)
Mahino Fatima UGC-Maulana Azad National Fellowship CSIR NET - LS
Umm-e-Asma UGC-Maulana Azad National Fellowship
Rizwanullah Summer Res. Fellowship, 2011, Ind. Acad. Sci.
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Events
National Conference on Frontiers in Life Sciences
A
two day National Symposium on Frontiers in Life Sciences: Basic and Applied under
the auspices of Muslim Association for the Advancement of Science was held on 23
-24 Oct., 2010 in the Department of Zoology, AMU, Aligarh. Dignitaries present w
ere Dr. V.M. Katoch, Director General, ICMR; Dr. M.K.J. Siddiqui, Director, Coun
cil of Science and Technology, U.P. and Prof. Abdul Qayyum Siddiqui, an eminent
alumnus of the Department. The function began with the recitation from Holy Qura
n, followed by inaugural address of Dr. Katoch on cutting edge research for the
genome analysis and Dr. Siddiquis talk on adverse effect of pesticides on human b
eings. After tea break Prof. Qudsia Tahseen in her talk drew the significance of
classical versus molecular taxonomy. The second day of seminar included the lec
tures by Prof. Rajendra Prasad, JNU and Prof Qamar Rahman on Efflux in antifunga
l resistance and technological advancement and environmental protection. Thereaf
ter, Dr. Sarwat Sultana spoke on cancer chemoprevention. The last two invited le
ctures 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 Rahm
an. After wonderful scientific sessions, the symposium came to an end.
An Emotional Farewell to Prof. Asif Ali Khan
T
he faculty and staff of Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligar
h, organized a heartwarming farewell on 9th December, 2010 to Prof. Asif Ali Kha
n 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. Ir
fan 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 floo
r 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 th
e 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 r
esearch of the guest and recollected some lighter moments. Prof. Waseem Ahmad Fa
ridi invoked memories of his smooth conduct of Department, neutrality and enthus
iastic cooperation all along. He also presented relevant passages from zorguzash
t the famous urdu humour. It was followed by appreciation expressed by Dr. Saltan
at Parveen, his student and now a faculty in the department. Thereafter Prof. Ir
fan Ahmad, the present chairman presented a memento and a parting gift bearing t
he signatures and wishes of the staff. In his speech, Prof. Irfan applauded 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 t
eacher 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 today. 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 o
rganization". He also spoke about the achievements and progress made by Prof. Ab
sar M. Khan, the chairman before him. He concluded by saying that punctuality, h
onesty and discipline are the three essentials for success. He eloquently expres
sed his gratitude to the employees and students of the Department for the affect
ion and support extended to him, during his term in office. With the vote of tha
nks by Prof. Tahseen, the guests shared the lighter moments and a lavish dinner
with all the staff.
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Graduates
Seminar Lectures
Post graduate students delivered seminar lectures using powerpoint to speak on t
he current topics of modern researches. Earmarked for sufficient marks, keep the
students abreast with modern trends in zoological sciences. Recent records:
ENTOMOLOGY Reyath Noori Jehadh Humra Sabir Farha Fatima Zeb Shamael Sunita Rani
Dipak Kumar Ashiq Husain Mir Ishtiaq Ahmad Mohammad Majid Jamali Shahnawaz Ali B
hat Rafiya Khan
TOPICS Biological Control Apiculture Infectious diseases in insects with special
reference to B. mori Sound producing organ in insects Bioluminescence Transgeni
c insects Malaria: Current status and control principles Role of parasitoids in
insect pest control Sericulture Insecticide resistance Defence mechanism
FISHERY SCIENCE AND AQUACULTURE Yawer Ayub Wani Mohammad Mubarak Hina Batool Sho
wkat Ahmad Malik Mohammad Ilyas Faisal Ahmad Lone Vineeta Singh Mohammad Musharr
af Elia Mahmood Reproductive cycle of G. affinis Salmon migration Cyclomorphosis
in planktons Plankton diversity in fresh water of Aligarh Food and feeding habi
t of fishes Bacterial Diseases in fishes Mechanism of ionic fluxes across the os
moregulatory target organs with special reference to role of cotransporter Elect
rogenesis in different fishes Lateral line system in fishes
GENETICS Ravish Fatima Vineet Kumar Fakiha Firdaus Monika Sharma Toxicogenomics
Synthetic Genomics Anti-cancer approaches Neurogenetics and mirror neurons
NEMATOLOGY Samiah K. Ahsan Sabia Mumtaz Zarrin Imran Azhar Manzoor Bhat Egg stru
cture and early cell lineage pattern Feeding behavior of plant parasitic nematod
es Soil, moisture and nematode activity Nematode interaction and plant diseases
PARASITOLOGY Lubna Rehman Ananya Ali Abdur Rehman Rizwanullah Modulation of host
immune response Flow cytometry Role of Aedes in various parasitic diseases with
special reference to dengue Haemoflagellates
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Academic Tours
Educational tours have been an inseparable part in the curricula of the departme
nt. Every year the tours are dispatched to different laboratories. This year (20
1011), the students visited prestigious labs throughout India. The activity is b
riefly reported:
Entomology Entomology students embarked upon the tour of South India between 19
th to 31st Jan. 2011. Places of prime interest included Central Silk Technologic
al Research Institute (CSIRI) in Bangalore and Mysore, Seed Production Centre, C
entral Sericulture Research and Training Institute and Central Satellite Silk Br
eeding Centre, Coonoor. Some of instruments related to Mother Moth examination,
Weaving Machine, Transgenic fly techniques were demonstrated. The institutes wer
e engaged in creating new varieties of silk worm, pest management and disease co
ntrol. 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 interact
ive session. Fisheries and Parasitology About 13 students visited from 8th to 21
st Jan. 2011, to Mumbai and Goa. Institute visited included Central Institute of
Fish Education (CIFE), Haffkins Institute, National Institute of Oceanography an
d Goa University. Many a laboratories engaged in research work on Fish Physiolog
y and Biochemistry, Fish Nutrition, Fish Genetics, Virology and Zoonosis were vi
sited. Scientists involved in discussion and interaction with students included
Dr. Virodh Gupta, Dr. Subodh Gupta, Dr. Saroj Bapna and Dr. Hemant Kumar. The to
ur was very fruitful.
Genetics The section of Genetics visited Chandigarh The City of Peace and tranqu
ality from 19th to 25 Jan. 2011. The Institute of Microbial Technology, Zoology
Department and Microbiology Department of Panjab University were marked for site
s of research interest. IMTECH housed many state of the art labs engaged in yeas
t molecular biology, environmental biotechnology, protein biochemistry and prote
in engineering. Next stop was Panjab University and its various sections includi
ng Entomology, Fisheries, Parasitology, 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 Sustai
nable Development. On bench demonstration of various molecular techniques was als
o 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 Rajasth
an from 9 th to 16th Jan. 2011. Many a laboratories visited and students apprise
d them of with the applied researches going on in Arid Forest Research Institute
, Jodhpur. Prof. Irfan Ahmad, Head, Entomology Division and Dr. Sangeeta were ac
tively engaged in extended talks. Many plant protection approaches were explaine
d 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
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