Schemes Supervised

1. Effect of adrenal and pancreas hormones in oxidative metabolism of poikilotherms. (Funded by UGC, 1981-83).

2. Effect of drugs and hormones on oxidative metabolism in lower vertebrates. (Funded by DST, 1984-89).

3. Effect of thyroid hormones on fatty acid and phospholipid metabolism in a fish, Anabas testudineus. (Funded by DST, 1996-99).

4. Aspects unique about spermatogenesis and spermiogenesis in the Caecilians of the Western Ghats of Kerala (Funded by UGC 2002-2005)

5. Effect of thyroid hormones on lipid peroxidation and antioxidant enzyme activities in fish (Funded by DST, 2002-2005)

6. Population size of Indian Caecilians (Gymnophiona) – hypothesis testing, continued monitoring and refining methods (Funded by DAPTF- IUCN).

7. A comprehensive insight into the molecular taxonomy, ecology and reproductive biology of caecilians of Western Ghats of Kerala and Tamilnadu (Funded by KSCSTE 2003-2006).