ASSOCIATED LABORATORIES

Associated with the Laboratory of Applied Biology are the laboratories of the Physics, Chemistry and Zoology departments of St Aloysius College.

RONDANO BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH LABORATORY

The RBRL carries out research on frog species endemic to the Western Ghats, India. Karyotypes of 15 species of frogs of the Western Ghats have been analysed using Q banding and NOR techniques. Genetic diversity studies using RAPD technique are being done in association with Seri Biotech Laboratory, Bangalore and Dr Mitsuru Kuramoto, Emeritus Professor of Fukuaka University, Japan. This lab is headed by Sri S.Harish Joshy, Professor and Head, Department of Zoology, St Aloysius College, Mangalore. He has registered for a Ph.D. from Mangalore University under the guidance of Dr M. Abdul Rahiman, Department of BioSciences.

PUBLICATIONS :

• Joshy S H, Rahiman MA, Sreepada KS and Gururaj ME (1999) Karyotype of six species of Anurans from the Western Ghats, South India. The Nucleus 42:73-78.
• Kuramoto M, Joshy SH (2000) Sperm Morphology of some Indian frogs as releaved by SEM. Current Herpetology 19: 63-70
• Kuramoto M, Joshy SH (2001) Scanning electron microscopic studies on spermatozoa of anurans from India and Srilanka. Amphibia-Reptilia 22: 303 -308
• Kuramoto M and Joshy SH (2001) Advertisement call structures of frogs from SOuthwestern India, with some ecological and taxonomic notes. Current Herpetology 20 (2):85-95
  

GEORGE ALBUQUERQUE ANTI-CANCER DRUG DESIGN LABORATORY

The GAACDDL is testing the biological activities of triazole and triazinone drugs with regard to their anti-cancer properties. Work is done in association with the Department of Chemistry, Mangalore University and the NCI, Bethesda, USA. Five out of the seventeen compounds synthesized by GAACDDL have been found to be active against primary cancer. Dr Richard Gonsalves, Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, St Aloysius College has been awarded a doctorate from Mangalore Universoty for his work in this laboratory.

PUBLICATIONS :

• Gonsalves R (2000) Synthesis of a new series of biologically active ethanes. European J. Med. Chem. 35:1-5
• Gonsalves R (2000) Synthesis of some new biologically active triazino-thiodiazinones. Indian J. Chem
• Gonsalves R (2000) Synthesis of new biologically active alkones. Il Farmacia.

THOMAS GONSALVES LABORATORY OF APPLIED PHYSICS

The TGLAP is studying organic and inorganic single crystals with good non-linear properties useful in the fabrication of wave guides and optical modulators.
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