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Zoology

The faculty of Zoology department, university of Lucknow, boasts a great diversity in research specializations, ranging from the smallest organisms (Protozoa), to parasitic helminths, insects, fishes, reptiles, birds, mammals and humans. Faculty in the department engage in research in a wide variety of fields:

Thrust areas in the Department of Zoology

  1. Biodiversity, Wildlife/Environment Conservation & Management
  2. Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology
  3. Entomology
  4. Fish and Fisheries
  5. Molecular Genetics
  6. Parasitology

Thrust Areas

Faculty

Research Areas

A.Biodiversity, Wildlife/Environment Conservation & Management

Prof. Amita Kanaujia

Biodiversity & wildlife census, Ecological assessments, threats & conservational requirements and awareness

Dr. Ashish Kumar

Avian ecology

B.Endocrinology & Reproductive Physiology

Prof. Shalie Malik

Chronobiology /Circadian         rhythm         physiology, Physiology      of      seasonal      reproduction,      Avian  endocrinology, behavior & life history studies

Dr. Rajesh Kumar  Kharwar

Molecular biology, Physiology, Neurobiology & Endocrinology

Dr. Madhu Gupta

Endocrinology of bone & metabolic bone diseases (Osteoporosis, Osteosarcoma etc.), Reproductive health, complementary and alternative medicine

Dr. Aakansha Sharma

Avian chronobiology

Dr. Ashutosh Ranjan

GPCR biology, Reproductive health, Endocrinology & Metabolic disorders

C. Entomology

Prof. Geetanjali Mishra

Specialists in Ladybird Beetles, Developmental & Reproductive biology, Behavioural ecology & evolution

Dr. Kalpana Singh

Bio-musicology

Dr. Tripti Yadav

Pre-& Post-copulatory sexual selection, Behavioural and population genetics.

D. Fish and Fisheries

Prof. M. Serajuddin

Fish Genetic Research

Dr. Manoj Kumar

Environmental biology & toxicology, Metal & Pesticide toxicity, Bioremediation

E. Molecular Genetics

Prof. Monisha Banerjee

Genetics/Epigenetics of complex diseases, Phyto- nano formulations, Drug development, New Treatment strategies

Dr. Paramjeet Singh

Cancer Biology

Dr. Hadiya Husain

Metabolic & inflammatory disorders (Liverfibrosis), Proteomics, Nanomedicine, Molecular Biology

Dr. Nidhi Mishra

Cytogenetics, Genotoxicity, Environmental toxixology

Dr. Nitish Rai

Cellular pathways in neurotoxicity & aging. Diagnostics & therapeutics for Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s diseases.

F.Parasitology

Dr. Amit Tripathi

Identification & Characterization of parasites. Molecular phylogeny, Protozoology & Infectious Diseases.

Dr. Suchit Swaroop

Diseases & Public health studies