The School of Basic Medical Sciences consists of Anatomy, Medical Biochemistry, Endocrinology, Genetics, Microbiology, Pathology, Pharmacology and Environmental Toxicology and Physiology.

The department of Anatomy concentrates teaching and research in Neural transplantation in Primates, Cortical localization in the primates, Comparative Neuroanatomy of primates including man, and Neuroelectrophysiology in primate. The department has the facilities of a well equipped aseptic operation theatre,Tissue processing laboratory, Cryostat, photographic unit, Animal house, a Departmental library, Neural Tissue Culture laboratory, Neuro immunology laboratory, Computers, rare collections of histological slides, Audio-visual teaching aids and Video and audio cassette library. It has several sophisticated equipment like Laminar Flow, Cryostat, Microscope, Fluorescent Microscope, Streozoom Microscope, Neonatal incubator, Surgical Diathermy, Bio-monitor,X-ray Machine, Electro-Physiological unipolar cortical stimulator.

Courses-

Department of Anatomy

Post Graduate

M.Sc (Anatomy) (3 Year Course) - Faculty of Medicine
M.Sc.Neuroscience (2 year course) - Faculty of Medicine
Anatomy - Core Papers to Other Department Students - .M.Sc. Physiology and M.Sc. Microbiology
Elective courses to students of other departments

Ph.D

Ph.D Programme

Certificate Course

Short-term anatomy courses to various categories of students such as SPASTICS Society of Tamil Nadu, Medical Instrumentation Students of Central Poly Technique and National Institute of Siddha

Department of Medical Biochemistry -

M.Sc.Medical Biochemistry

Department of Endocrinology

Post Graduate

M.Sc.(Biomedical Sciences is offered in collaboration with all departments in the School of Basic Medical Sciences in Taramani campus)

M.Phil Courses

M.Phil(Biomedical Sciences) and M.Phil. (Endocrinology) programmes are offered under choice based credit system (CBCS

Ph.D

Ph.D(Endocrinology)

Department of Genetics

Post Graduate

M.Sc.Biomedical Genetics
M.Sc.Molecular Biology (self supportive)

Ph.D

Ph.D.in Genetics

Department of Microbiology

Post Graduate

M.Sc.Microbiology (Faculty of Medicine) - Three year course
M.D.Microbiology - Three year course

Ph.D

Microbiology

Department of Pathology

Post Graduate

M.D
M.Sc Medical Laboratory Technology

Department of Pharmacology and Environmental Toxicology

Post Graduate

M.Sc-Environmental Toxicology
M.Sc- Pharmacology
M.D - Pharmacology
M.Sc Toxicology

M.Phil Courses

M.Phil - Environmental Toxicology - (Inter disciplinary)
Neuro and Nanotoxicology

Ph.D

Ph.D - Inter disciplinary - Pharmacology / Environmental Toxicology

Department of Physiology


Post Graduate

M.Sc Physiology (three years under CBCS)

Ph.D

Ph.D in Physiology

Departments-

Department of Anatomy
Department of Medical Biochemistry
Department of Endocrinology
Department of Genetics
Department of Microbiology
Department of Pathology
Department of Pharmacology and Environmental Toxicology
Department of Physiology

Contact-

University of Madras
Navalar Nagar, Chepauk, Triplicane, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600005