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FACULTY PROFILE
| Name |
A. AUGUSTINE ANANDAM WINSTONE
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| Date of
Joining
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11th
August 1986 |
| Designation |
Selection
Grade Lecturer
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| Qualification |
M.Sc.,
M.Phil., |
| Area of
Specialization |
Entomology |
| Name |
DR.A. SILAS EBENEZAR
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| Date of
Joining
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14th
June 1987 |
| Designation |
Reader
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| Qualification |
M.Sc.,
M.Phil., Ph.D.,( Madras University ),B.Ed.,
P.G.D.C.A., D.M.F.A., |
| Area of
Specialization |
Biotechnology and Environmental Microbiology
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Research Activities |
Principal Investigator of UGC Minor Research Project – Analysis
of multiple drug resistance bacteria from the environment of 100 + bedded
hospitals. This work includes isolation and identification of pathogenic
bacteria, antibiotic sensitivities test, plasmid DNA isolation, profiling and
transformation.
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| Other
Involvements |
Director, Placement Cell.
Placement Officer, UGC Centre for Higher Education for Persons with Special
Needs (HEPSN).
Warden, Dudley Hall, The American College.
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| Name |
DR.K.NAVANEETHAKANNAN
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| Date of
Joining
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8th
July 1987 |
| Designation |
Reader
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| Qualification |
M. Sc.,
Ph.D.,.( Madurai Kamaraj University ) |
| Area of
Specialization |
Chronobiology
and Immunology |
| Research
Project Activities |
Immunomodulatory
effects of plant extracts
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| Journal
Publications
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K.Navaneethakannan (1984) Activity patterns in a colony of pea fowls Pavo
cristatus in nature. Bombay Natural History Society 81: 387 – 393
K.Navaneethakannan and M.K.Chandrashekaran (1986) Light and dark pulse response
curves in a day active palm squirrel Funambulus palmarum .Exp.Biol.
(Springer – Verlog) 45: 267 – 273
Navaneethakannan, K and P.Kumarasamy (1986) Absence of
extraretinal photic entrainment in a diurnal squirrel (Funambulus palmarum)
and a nocturnal mouse (Mus booduga) Ind J Exp Biol., 24: 730
–731.
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| Name |
DR.P.KUMARASAMY
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Date of joining
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4th
July 1994 |
| Designation |
Lecturer
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| Qualification |
M.
Sc.,Ph.D.( Madurai Kamaraj University )
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| Area of
Specialization |
Fish
Immunology and Chronobiology
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| Journal
Publications
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Navaneethakannan.K and P.Kumarasamy 1986) Absence of extraretinal photic
entrainment in a diurnal squirrel (Funambulus palmarum) and a
nocturnal mouse (Mus booduga) Ind J Exp Biol., 24: 730 –731.
Chandrasekaran MK, L Geetha, G. Marimuthu, R. Subbraj, P.Kumarasamy (1991) The
menstrual cycle in human femal under social and temporal isolation is not
coupled to the circadian rhythm in sleep-wakefulness” Curr Sci 60: 703 – 705.
Chandrasekaran MK, G. Marimuthu, R. Subbraj, P.Kumarasamy MS Ramkumar and K
Sripathi (1991) “Direct correlation between the circadian sleep-wakefulness
rhythm and time estimation in humans under social and temporal isolation: J.
Biosci., 16 (3):97 –101.
Suthakar Isaac S, P.Kumarasamy and G Marimuth (1993)
Observations on pollinating behaviour of a tropical fruit bat, Cynopterus
sphinx. Proc Int Symp Poll Trop. 151 –152.
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| Other
Involvements |
Resource person in The Mad Scientist Network in the following
areas in biology: Genetics, Evolution , Animal Behavior, Bats, Immunology &
Chronobiology.
CFor details, follow the link
http://www/madsci.org/cgi-bin/search?query
=
Dr.+Paramasivam+Kumarasamy
Learning Object Repository (LOR) programs of UGC-CEC has 25
interesting questions in the area of biology and the answers contributed by me.
For access follow the link: http://www.cec-lor.edu.in/
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| Name |
P.VELLADURAI
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| Date of
Joining
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25th
July 1996 |
| Designation |
Lecturer
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| Qualification |
M.Sc., |
| Area of
Specialization |
Molecular
Biology |
| Name |
DR.A. JOSEPH THATHEYUS
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| Date of
Joining
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22nd
June 1999 |
| Designation |
Lecturer
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| Qualification |
M.Sc.,
M.Ed., Ph.D.,(Univ. of Madras)., PGDCA (CSIR passed) |
| Area of
Specialization |
Environmental
Biotechnology and Toxicology.
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| Journal
Publications
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Chronic
toxicity of copper on the biochemical composition of some tissues of the scale
carp, Cyprinus carpio communis. Proc. Nat. Con. Env. Impact on Biosystems (Eds.
T.K.R.Rao and others), Loyola College, Chennai, pp. 263-267,1987.
Effect of cythion and K-Othrine on the caloric value of Ranatra filiformis
(Heteroptera). Ibid pp. 211-216. 1987
Studies on the non- metallic pollution in river Cooum, Madras. Trends in
Environmental Pollution and Pesticide Toxicology (Eds. Shashikant, S. Vohra and
Y.N. Sahai), Jagmander Book Agency, New Delhi, pp. 127-133. 1987
Distributory pattern of dissolved oxygen in the selected stations of Cooum
river and its effect on the aquatic fauna. Ibid pp. 303-311. 1987
Mosquito control by aquatic hemipterans in river Cooum, Madras. Bicovas 1:
203-211. 1988
Some biochemical parameters of fish as indicators of stress. Proceedings of the
National Workshop on Aquatic Pollution, Loyola College, Madras,
India.pp8.3.1-8.3.3, 1988
A general survey of aquatic Pollution in the river Cooum, Madras. Environment
& Ecology 7: 24-28. 1989
Acute toxicity of dichlorovos and malathion to the sit and wait predator
Ranatra filiformis (FABR). Poll. Res., 8, 91-94. 1990
Effect on the body length and weight of the larvae of Eupterote mollifera when
fed with cythion treated Ricinus communis and Moringa indica leaves. National/
Growth, Development & Natural Resource Conservation (Ed. S.R. Verma).
Nature Conservators, Muzaffarnagar, India. 55-51. 1991
Effect of nickel and chromium on the vertebrae of the scale carp, Cyprinus
carpio communis J. Tissue Res. 1: 29-33. 1991
Studies on the metallic pollution in river Cooum, Madras, Proceedings of the
National Symposium on Environmental Biology (Eds. M.A. Haniffa & M.
Narayanan), St. Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai, India, pp.9-13. 1992
Effects of age related mating schedule on reproduction in the silk worm Bombyx
mori L. Sericologia, 32: 217-312. 1992
Chronic toxicity of nickel on the protein content in the selected tissues of
the common carp. Cyprinus carpio communis (Linn). Indian J. Environ. Hlth., 34:
236-238. 1992
Interaction of Hydrological parameters with the distribution of fish in the
river Cooum, Madras, J.NATCON. 4: 45-51. 1992
Behavioural alterations induced by nickel and chromium in common carp, Cyprinus
carpio Var communis (Linn). Environment & Ecology 10, 911-913. 1992
Acute toxicity of a synthetic detergent to four aquatic hemipterans. J.
Environ. Biol, 15: 159-161. 1994
Effect on the food utilization of the larvae of Eupterote mollifera fed with
cythion sprayed Moringa leaves. Environment & Ecology,12: 199-201. 1994
Surface Morphological changes in the Gills of Common Carp, Cyprinus carpio,
Induced by Hexavalent Chromium. A Scanning Electron Microscopic Study. In:
Proceedings of the International Congress on Electron Microscopy 13-Paris,
France, pp. 1273-1274. 1994
Artemia: A Livewire in Aquaculture. Proceedings of the National Symposium on
Aquaculture for 2000 A.D. M.K.University, Madurai pp.125-142. 1994
Laboratory studies on the culture of the brine shrimp Artemia using organic
wastes. Bioresourse Technology, 51: 265-267. 1995
Toxic effect of heavy metal copper on the fish Lepidocephalichthys thermalis in
short term exposures. Poll. Res., 15, 151-153. 1996
Bacteriological quality of Soft Drinks, Bottled Water, Aerated Water and Packed
Fruit Juices from Shops in and around Madurai. J. Environ. Biol., 17: 247-250.
1996
Heavy metal pollution in river Cooum. In: Energy Crisis and Environment (Eds.
Francis P. Xavier and others), Loyola College Publications. Chennai. pp
273-279. 1997
Efect of tannery effluent on the feeding energetics of the fresh water fish,
Cirrhinus mrigala (Ham). Ibid 231-239. 1997
Occurrence of heavy metals in Cooum river sediments, Madras. Convergence 1:
72-76. 1999
Waste recycling and Artemia culture In: Environment, Health and Food; a
futuristic view (Eds. John William and S. Vincent) Loyola College Publications.
pp 129-138. 1999 A.J.Thatheyus and M. Selvanayagam
Toxic effects of the heavy metal nickel in the kidney of common carp, Cyprinus
carpio var. communis (Linn) Convergence 1: 99-102. 1999
Biocontrol agents in the control of mosquitoes. In: Recent trends in combating
mosquitoes (Eds. John William and S. Vincent) Loyola College Publications.
Loyola College, Chennai pp 156-169. 2000
Culture of Artemia(Tuticorin strain) utilizing chicken intestine and
agricultural byproducts. J.Exp.Zool. India.,5(2):253-260. 2002
Recycling agricultural byproducts in the culture of Artemia, J.Exp.Zool.
India., 5(2): 261-268. 2002
Heavymetals in Bio-coordination and Bioimbalances. In: Management of Natural
Resources for Sustainable Development (Ed. S.John William), Loyola College
Publications, Chennai, India pp.271-281. 2002
Sand Mining: An Ecological Threat, Eubios Journal of Asian and International
Bioethics 12:224. 2002
Globalisation and Environmental Health, Eubios Journal of Asian and
International Bioethics 13:179-181. 2003 34. Cadmium induced changes in the
total protein and carbohydrate content of the tissues of Oreochromis
mossambicus. Biochem. Cell. Arch.3:113-118. 2003
Globalisation and Rural Poor. Eubios Journal of Asian and International
Bioethics 13: 63-65. 2003
Waste recycling in Poultry Industry. In: Poultry for Sustainable Food
Production and Livelihood (Ed.S.John William), Loyola College Publications,
Chennai, India pp.240-259. 2003
SEM studies on the gill surface morphology of fish: A tool in monitoring
environmental gill disease. In: Aquaculture Medicine (Eds. J.S.B.Singh,
S.S.Pai, R.Philip and A.Mohandas), Centre for Fish Disease and Management,
CUSAT, Kochi, India, pp.29-31. 2003
Effect of cadmium on the respiration of Oreochromis mossambicus.
J.Exp.Zool. India., 7: 113- 116, 2004.
Water use and management. In: Proceedings of the National Seminar on Drought
Management, Arul Anandar College, Karumathur, Madurai, pp 67- 72. 2004
Biotreatment of Industrial effluents employing chosen bioproducts and
microorganisms. In: Proceedings of the National Seminar on Rural Biotechnology
for Sustainable Development (Ed. Thilagavathy Daniel), Gandhigram Rural
Institute, Gandhigram, pp 169-174. 2005
Biotreatment of Tannery effluent employing coconut husk. In: Proceedings of the
National Seminar on Rural Biotechnology for Sustainable Development (Ed.
Thilagavathy Daniel), Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram, pp 199-202. 2005
Threats to Indian Biodiversity. In: Biodiversity: Life to our Mother Earth.
(Ed. S.John William). Loyola College, Chennai. pp217- 230, 2006
Biocontrol of Mosquitoes. In: Defeating the Public Enemy, The Mosquito:A Real
Challenge. (Ed. S.John William). Loyola College, Chennai. pp. 76-94. 2007
C.S.Prabu and A.J.Thatheyus. Acrylamide degradation employing free, and
immobilized cells of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Intern. Biodeterioration
Biodegradation., 60, 69-73, 2007.
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| Books
Published |
WATER, Loyola College Publications, Loyola college, Chennai, 1998.
Textbook of Environmental Studies, Narosa Publications, New Delhi.
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| Other
Involvements |
Chronic toxicity of copper on the biochemical composition of some tissues of
the scale carp, Cyprinus carpio communis. In “National Conference on
Environmental Impact on Biosystems”, organized by PG & Research Dept. of
Zoology, Loyola College, Madras, January, 16-18, 1987.
Studies on the non- metallic pollution in river Cooum, Madras.
In “Symposium on Environmental Pollution and Pesticide Toxicology”, organized
by the Dept. of Biosciences, University of Jammu, Jammu, December 10- 12, 1987.
Hydrology of river Cooum and its effect on fish distribution,
In “National Symposium on Environmental Biology” organized by Research Dept. of
Zoology, St. Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai, April, 2- 4, 1987.
Studies on the food utilization of the larvae of Eupterote
mollifera fed with cythion sprayed Ricinus communis leaves. In “II National
Symposium on Ecotoxicology”, organized by the Dept. of Zoology, Annamalai
University, Annamalainagar, June, 9- 11,1988.
Some biochemical parameters of fish as indicators of stress,
In “National Workshop on Aquatic Pollution”, organized by PG & Research
Dept. of Zoology, Loyola College, Chennai, October 31- November 12, 1988.
Histopathological effects of copper on the scale carp,
Cyprinus carpio communis (Linn), In “Symposium on National/Growth, Development
and Natural Resource Conservation”, organized by the Dept. of Zoology,
D.A.V.(PG) College, Muzaffarnagar, October, 8- 10, 1988.
Effect of nickel and chromium on the biochemical composition
of some tissues of scale carp, Cyprinus carpio communis, In “International
Symposium on Environmental Impact on Biosystems”, organized by PG &
Research Dept. of Zoology, Loyola College, Chennai, December, 13- 17, 1989.
Histopathological changes induced by nickel and hexavalent
chromium in the gills of common carp, Cyprinus carpio Var. communis. In
(Confaqua 96) “National Conference on Aquaculture”, organized by the Dept. of
Zoology, St. Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai, December, 18- 20, 1996.
Toxic effects of the heavy metal nickel in the kidney of
common carp, Cyprinus carpio var. communis (Linn), In “International Conference
on Environment and Bioethics”, organized by LIFE, Loyola College, Chennai,
January, 14- 16, 1999.
Waste recycling and Artemia culture, In “National Seminar on
Environment, Health and Food”, organized by PG & Research Dept. of Zoology,
Loyola College, Chennai, October, 16- 18, 1999.
Bioaccumulation of nickel in fish: a tool in environmental
monitoring, In “National Conference on Biotechnology: Hitherto &
Henceforth” organized by The American College, Madurai, December, 28- 30, 1999.
Biocontrol agents in the control of mosquitoes, In “National
symposium on Recent trends in Combating Mosquitoes”,organized by PG &
Research Dept. of Zoology, Loyola college, Chennai, October, 3- 4, 2000.
Waste recycling in Poultry industry, In State level seminar on
Poultry, organized by the PG & Research Dept. of Zoology, Loyola college,
Chennai, December, 1- 3, 2003.
Water use and management, In UGC sponsored National Seminar
cum workshop on “Drought Management”, organized by the Dept. of RDS, Arul
Anandar college, Karumathur, March, 15-16, 2004.
Biodecolourisation of the azo dye, Eriochrome Black T
employing Aspergillus oryzae. National Symposium on Recent Trends in
Biotechnology held at Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirapalli on 24 and 25th
February, 2005
Mixture toxicity of heavy metals and their bioremediation, In
“National Conference on Environmental Pollution and Eco-planning” organized by
Dept. of Life Science, S. Nijalingappa college, Bangalore, March, 4- 5, 2005.
Vermicomposting: A potential technology for enhancing soil
fertility and plant growth, In UGC sponsored National Seminar on “Organic
Farming: Trends and Challenges” organized by Dept. of RDS, Arul Anandar
college, Karumathur, September 27-28, 2006.
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| Name |
A. DAVID ANTONY RAJ
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| Date of
Joining
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15th
Mar’ 2002 |
| Designation |
Lecturer
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| Qualification |
M.Sc., |
| Area of
Specialization |
Entomology
and Immunology
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| Journal
Publications
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“Toxicity of Dimethoate and Lead to Lepidochephalithyes thermalis and
depollution effect of Pistia Sp. in test medium”, in the Journal of Environment
& Pollution.2 (4), 1995 pp169- 171.
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| Name |
MRS.JOY SHARMILA
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| Date of
Joining
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27th
Jul’ 2006 |
| Designation |
Lecturer
in Zoology
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| Qualification |
M.Sc.,M.Phil |
| Area of
Specialization |
Immunology
and Environmental Biotechnology
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