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

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Editorial

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.

The aims to prepare a knowledge workforce compa-

Patron
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 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.

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

Prof. Irfan Ahmad, Chairman 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
Prof. Waseem Ahmad (Faridi)
(Editor in Chief )
1920, laid the foundation of an Urdu newsletter Risala-e-Haiwaniyat , then.
Prof. Qudsia Tahseen
The journey since has never been smooth. The major obstacle was and is
Dr. Anjum Ara
even now, the lack of consistent financial assistance to the newsletter. In

Dr. Riaz Ahmad between, there has been sincere but abortive attempts to revive the historic

‘Risala. The inaugural issue of put on record the

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

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

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

Ms. Nazia Nazam
attempt yet again. Hopefully, would serve the best
Mr. Nadeem Arif
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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 Department of Zoology and Sections: A Success Story
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.
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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 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 Dr. Malik Irshadullah

Research interest: Nematology: Taxonomy, Research interest: Parasitology: Biochemis-
Behaviour, Ecology try and Histopathology

Prof. Iqbal Parwez Dr. Shahid Bin Zeya

Research interest: Fishery Science and Aqua Research interest: Entomology: Insect Tax-
culture: Fish Physiology, Molecular Biology onomy.
and Endocrinology

Prof. Waseem Ahmad (Faridi)

Research interest: Genetics: Genomic Medi- Mr. Mohd. Amir
cine, Molecular Genotoxity, Genetics and Research interest: Entomology: Morphol-
Control of Insects of Vectors of Diseases. ogy and Histopathology.

Prof. Wasim Ahmad Dr. Ayesha Qamar

Research interest: Nematology: Biodiversity, Research interest: Entomology: Pest Mana-
Taxonomy, Ultra Structure and Functional gement, Insect Physiology.
Morphology, Ecology, Phylogenomics.

Prof. Mohammad Afzal Dr. G. G. H. A. Shadab

Research interest: Genetics: Population Research interest: Genetics: Human Cytoge-
Genetics, Toxicology. netics and Toxicology.

Prof. Wajihullah Dr. Mohd Afzal Khan

Research interest: Parasitology: Malaria, Research interest: Fishery Science and
Leishmaniasis and human enteric diseases. Aquaculture: Fish Biology, Fish Nutrition.

Prof. Mukhtar Ahmad Khan Dr. Mohd Khalid Saifullah

Research interest: Fishery Science and Research interest: Parasitology: Parasite
Aquaculture: Aquaculture, Nutrition. Biochemistry, Immunology, Mol. Biology.

Prof. Qudsia Tahseen Dr. Shoeba Binte Anis

Research interest: Nematology: Taxonomy, Research interest: Entomology: Insect Tax-
Functional Diversity and biology of nematodes. onomy.

Prof. S. M. Abbas Abidi Dr. Khowaja Jamal

Research interest: Parasitology: Helminth Research interest: Entomology: Insect Physi
Biochemistry/Immunology. ology and Control.

Dr. Mohd. Kamil Usmani Dr. Saltanat Parveen

Research interest: Entomology: Taxonomy, Research interest: Fishery Science and
Biodiversity and Ecology Aquaculture: Limnology.

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 Dr. Yasir Hasan Siddique Dr. Riaz Ahmad
Research interest: Genetics: Toxicology, Research interest: Genetics: Biochemical Ge-
Population Genetics. netics, Clinical Biochemistry, Proteomics.

Women's College Staff

Prof. Mahalaqa Choudhary Dr. Hina Parvez
Research interest: Nematology: Taxonomy Research interest: Entomology: Soil Ecology
and Ecology

Dr. Anjum Ara Dr. Nazura Usmani

Research interest: Genetics: Psychogenetics Research interest: Fishery Science and Aqua-
and Genotoxicity, Biochemical Genetics. culture:

Dr. Ghazala Naheed

Research interest: Fishery Science and Aqua-
culture: Ecology and Animal Behaviour

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):

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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 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:

Ayesha Qamar, Dr. Mohammad Khalid Saifullah, Dr.

Title: Pesticide induced neurotoxicity studies with a relevance Title: Biochemical profile of some larval stages of digenetic
to neurological disorders using insect model. trematodes.
Funding agency: UGC, New Delhi. Funding agency: UGC, New Delhi.
Duration: 3 years, effective from 2011 Duration: 2 years, effective from 2010

G.G.H.A. Shadab, Dr. Qudsia Tahseen, Prof.

Title: Cytogenetic evaluation of genotoxic effects of freshwater Title: Taxonomic diversity of nematodes of wetland, Shekha
fishes exposed to cadmium. Jheel.
Funding agency: UGC, New Delhi. Funding agency: DST, New Delhi.
Duration: 3 years, effective from 2011 Duration: Effective from 2008
Title: Nematode diversity and community structure: indicators
Irfan Ahmad, Prof. of environmental conditions at Keetham Lake.
Title: All India coordinated project on Funding agency: MOEF, New Delhi.
taxonomy (Helminthes and Nematodes). Duration: Effective from 2010.
Funding agency: MOEF, New Delhi.
Duration: Effective from 2000 Riaz Ahmad, Dr. (Co-Investigator)
Title: Ultrasonication as a novel approach to monitor stability
Iqbal Parwez, Prof. and endogenous protease susceptibility of
Title: Effect of salinity stress on various gill mucous cell types myofibrillar proteins of different species.
in a freshwater teleost, H. fossilis: A morphohistochemical and Funding agency: UGC, New Delhi.
ultrastructural study. Duration: 3 years, effective from 2011
Funding agency: UGC, New Delhi.
Duration: Effective from 2009 Shahid Bin Zeya, Dr.
Title: Immunolocalization and ultrastruc- Title: Studies on biosystematics and biodiversity of Indian My-
tural characterization of gill chloride cells maridae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea).
of the cat fish H. fossilis and their possible Funding agency: UGC, New Delhi.
role in ion transport mechanism. Duration: 3 years, effective from 2011
Funding agency: CSIR, New Delhi.
Duration: Effective from 2011 S. M. A. Abidi, Prof.
Title: Genotyping of Unani system based temperament (mizaj) Title: Validation portfolio to exploit key
groups by RAPD - Fingerprinting. virulence proteins for parasite control.
Funding agency: CCRUM, Ministry of Health and Family Wel- Funding agency: BBSRC, U.K.
fare. Duration: 3 years, effective from 2010
Duration: Effective from 2011
Wajihullah Khan, Prof.
Title: Establishment of Selana cervi infection in rabbits/
Mohammad Kamil Usmani, Dr.
Title: Taxonomy and diversity of Acridoidea (Orthoptera) in hamsters and pathobiological, histoenzymological and chemo-
North-eastern states of India. therapeutic investigations in this model.
Funding Agency: UGC, New Delhi. Funding agency: UGC, New Delhi.
Duration: 3 years, effective from 2008. Duration: 3 years, effective from 2009.
Title: Biosystematics and biodiversity of Acridoidea
(Orthoptera) in North India. Yasir Hasan Siddique, Dr.
Funding Agency: DST, New Delhi. Title: Genotoxicity assessment in exfoliated mucosal cells of
Duration: 3 years, effective from 2009. pan masala and guthka chewers.
Title: Ecology and distribution of Acri- Funding agency: CST, Uttar Pradesh.
doidea (Orthoptera) in Uttar Pradesh with Duration: Effective from 2011
observations on their natural enemies. Title: Biochemical and cytogenetic effect of oral contraceptives
Funding Agency: CST, Uttar Pradesh. among women of different reproductive histories.
Duration: 3 years, effective from 2010. Funding agency: UGC, New Delhi.
Duration: Running from 2011.

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Post-Doc Fellowships Section of Entomology

Mohammad Shamim, Dr.

The department is greatly benefited by many fellowships and young scientist awards to many
Young Scientist
of our young researchers. SERC-DST

Section of Entomology Section of Fishery Science

Section of Genetics
and aquaculture

Sadre Alam Fakhri, Dr. Shabihul F. Abidi, Dr. Mumtaz Jabeen, Dr.

Dr. D.S. Kothari Fellowship Dr. D.S. Kothari Fellowship Dr. D.S. Kothari Fellowship
UGC UGC UGC

Section of Entomology Section of Entomology Section of Nematology

S.M.A. Badaruddin, Dr. Farmanur Rehman Khan, Dr. Noorus Sabah Firdausi, Dr.

Research Associate Research Associate Research Associate

ICAR ICAR MOEF

Scholars and students awards

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):

Section of Genetics
Section of Genetics Section of Genetics

Ahsana Shah
Nazia Nazam Yusra Zaidi
DST-INSPIRE Fellowship
UGC-Maulana Azad National Fellowship UGC-Maulana Azad National Fellowship UGC-Maulana Azad National Fellowship
CSIR NET-LS

Section of Genetics Section of Parasitology

Section of Parasitology (PG Student)

Areeba Ahmad
Sadia Rashid Ananya Ali
DST-INSPIRE Fellowship
UGC-Maulana Azad National Fellowship UGC-Maulana Azad National Fellowship DST-SERC, best write up award
CSIR NET-LS CSIR NET - LS Summer Res. Fellowship, 2011, Ind. Acad.
GATE Sci.

Section of Fishery Science

and aquaculture Section of Parasitology Section of Parasitology (PG Student)

Mahino Fatima Umm-e-Asma Rizwanullah

UGC-Maulana Azad National Fellowship UGC-Maulana Azad National Fellowship Summer Res. Fellowship, 2011, Ind. Acad.
CSIR NET - LS 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 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.

An Emotional Farewell to Prof. Asif Ali Khan

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.
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Graduates

Seminar Lectures
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:

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

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

GENETICS
Ravish Fatima Toxicogenomics
Vineet Kumar Synthetic Genomics
Fakiha Firdaus Anti-cancer approaches
Monika Sharma Neurogenetics and mirror neurons

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

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

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 Academic Tours
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:

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 9 th 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

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