Department of Physiology


Location:

4th Floor, College Building


History:

The Department of Physiology was in existence from the inception of this college in 1921. In 1946 Dr. J.D. Pathak became the first full time professor. After he left, Dr. T.H. Rindani became the Head of the Department. During his tenure the Department was shifted to the present college building. When Dr. Rindani was elevated to the post of Dean, in 1963, Dr. J.V. Bhatt took over as the Head. History repeated itself and Dr. J. V. Bhatt was appointed as Dean in 1979, when Dr. (Smt.) V.G. Parulkar took over as the Head. Dr. (Smt.) M.P. Sharma (nee Barua) took charge in 1994 when Dr. Parulkar retired. On her retirement in 2001 Dr. (Smt) V.S.Dalvi took over as the head and continued till she opted for voluntary retirement in July 2007. From then Dr. (Smt.) R.B. Ichaporia heads the department till date.


Services Offered:

A busy Physiology laboratory in the afternoons
A busy Physiology laboratory in
the afternoons		     We take on the task of providing an orientation to professional studies at the entry point. The academic personality of the student is sought to be enhanced by repeated exposure to tutorials, viva and group discussions.


Special Program:

Some of the teachers counsel as local guardians for small groups of MBBS students.


Training Courses Conducted:

This department is involved in mainly teaching physiology for medical, dental, paramedical & allied courses like P.Th., O.Th., AST, Radio-technology and nursing. Assignments are given on regular basis to improve students in academics.     Physiology Laboratory: Which is the Wright stain?
Physiology Laboratory: Which is
the Wright stain?


Research in Progress:

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    		•  Association of taste sensitivity to phenyl Thio Carbamide(PTC) with Body Mass Index & Body Fat Percentage.
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    		•  Effects of cigarette smoking on human semen analysis.
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    		•  Assessment of autonomic nervous system in patients of bronchial asthma.
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    		•  Effects of acute cigarette smoking on CVS parameters of chronic smokers.
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    		•  Effects of premenstrual stress on cardiac and nervous parameters.
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    		•  Reaction time in healthy volunteers and patients of Parkinson's disease.
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    		•  Body mass status and BMI on semen parameters.



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