
Meenakshi College for Women (Autonomous)
Kodambakkam, Chennai 600 024
(Affiliated to the University of Madras)
Advanced Zoology and Biotechnology Laboratories
The Department of Advanced Zoology and Biotechnology has 2 laboratories and maintains a museum with rare artefacts.
Some of the important equipment in the 2 laboratories and in the shared Biochemistry laboratories are:
Laminar Air Flow Chamber
Remi-Quick Freeze
Calorimeter
UV-Visible Spectrophotometer
Microscope
Photoflourimeter
Weighing Balance
Remi-Cooling Centrifuge
Table-top Centrifuge
Centrifuge – Remi Model-R
Flame Photometer
Autoclave
Homogenizer
Digital Weighing Balance
Refrigerators
Store room
BOD incubator
Museum
Digital table-top Balance
Digital Spectrophotometer
Tissue homogenizer to grind tissues
Inverted Trinocular Tissue Culture Microscope
Rotary shaker for Mixing and development of cultures
Fluorimeter for measurement of fluorescence
UV – Transilluminator for visualization of nucleic acids / proteins under UV radiation
Binocular Research Microscope (high magnification)
Medical microscope
Visible Spectrophotometer (imported – USA Spectronic 20D)
Weswax Inverted tissue culture Trinocular Microscope with KNEOWA Optics and digital photo micrographic equipment
Advanced Research Trinocular microscope with phase contrast equipment - 2
ELISA plate reader and TVS proton printer
Thin Layer chromatography
pH meter
Hot plat with thermostat
Immunoelectrophoretic apparatus
Muffle furnace
Water bath
Electrophoretic apparatus (vertical)
Kjeldahl apparatus
Research Projects
# | Project Title | Project Type | Funding Agency | Fund | Years | Principal Investigator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 | A Study of Thiru Vi. Ka. Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai | Minor Research Project | Malcolm & Elizabeth Adhiseshaiah Trust | Rs. 50,000/- | 2003-04 | Dr. Karpagam M. |
14 | A Study of Health care Provision in Tamil Nadu | Minor Research Project | Malcolm & Elizabeth Adhiseshaiah Trust | Rs. 50,000/- | 2004-05 | Ms. Kalyani K. N. |
15 | Status of Infrastructural Facilities in neighbourhood development – A Case Study of Kodambakkam and Vadapalani | Minor Research Project | Malcolm & Elizabeth Adhiseshaiah Trust | Rs. 50,000/- | 2005-06 | Ms. Padma N. |
16 | A Study on the Status of Elderly in India | Minor Research Project | Malcolm & Elizabeth Adhiseshaiah Trust | Rs. 35,000/- | 2006-07 | Ms. Kalyani K. N. |
17 | A Study on the Impact of Students’ Socio Economic Background on Educational Attainment | Minor Research Project | Malcolm & Elizabeth Adhiseshaiah Trust | Rs. 15,000/- | 2007-08 | Dr. Karpagam M. |
18 | Environmental Policy For Water Pollution Abatement – An Asian Perspective | Minor Research Project | UGC | Rs. 70,000/- | 2008-09 | Dr. Karpagam M. |



