Department of Anatomy

List of Faculty Members

 

The department of Anatomy, one of the first departments to be set up, has contributed to the development of Anatomy curriculum which is implemented throughout the country by the Medical Council of India. Research and publications from this department have often been quoted in the bible of Anatomy- i.e, Gray’s Textbook of Anatomy.

The department is involved in medical teaching and training at the undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels and also provides services that include diagnostics in genetic disorders and fluorosis. It runs a National Centre for Electron microscopy that regularly provides training for technicians and investigators. The department is a WHO-recognized Centre for training in Human Genetics. The department is also an active collaborator and organizer of various cadaveric workshops for post-graduate training and skills training in surgical and allied disciplines.

The main thrust areas of research in the department are neurobiology, male and female infertility, auditory and visual pathways, ageing-related disorders, pain biology, addiction genetics, pre-ecclampsia, enteric nervous system, pancreatitic pathogenesis, morphometry using state-of-the-art design-based stereology, autophagy and cell death, rare and common genetic disorders, ecotoxicology, breast cancer, nanobiology and drug-delivery systems, plastination and cancer biology including rare endocrine tumours.

The department provides training opportunities and support in the fields of Anatomical sciences, Genetics and Electron Microscopy to all Indians and nationals of SAARC countries.