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Dinakaran Michael

Dinakaran Michael

Editorial Board Member
Vels Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced Studies India Member since 2018

Biography

R Dinakaran Michael earned his PhD in Immunology from the Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai (India) in 1986. In the period between 1985 and 2003 he was the Professor and Head of the departments of Zoology and Microbiology, The American College, Madurai (India). He published extensively on the immunostimulatory effect of medicinal plant extracts/fractions, immunomodulation by social stress (crowding, sex ratio), the effects of pollution (chromium, cadmium) and vaccination (against Aeromonas hydrophila) in fish (e.g. tilapia, Indian carps). Four of his marine macroalgal derived immunostimulant products have been filed for patents. From 2003 till 2010 he was professionally active as Director of the Centre for Fish Immunology, Department of Zoology & Biotechnology, Lady Doak College, Madurai (India). Currently, he is the Dean of Life Sciences and Director, Centre for Fish Immunology, Vels Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced Studies (VISTAS), Chennai. At present, he is working with Nile Tilapia which is being introduced and promoted by government of India as an additional species for diversification of cultured species in the country. Dr. Michael has supervised large number of students in their doctoral and graduate research and has published large number of research articles in reputed international journals and published book and book chapters on his field of interest. He has widely travelled on teaching and research assignments, was the recipient of state and national Best Teacher Awards and was selected as Consultant (for Fish Immunology) by the Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, Rome.

Research Interests

Immuno-toxicology Stress-induced immunomodulation/immunosuppression

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