Laxmi S Inamdar
Karnatak University, India
Biography
Dr. Laxmi S. Inamdar obtained her M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree in Zoology from Karnatak University, Dharwad. Currently, she is Professor and Chairperson of Zoology Department. Her areas of research interest include Endocrinology, Reproduction and Development principally focusing on the sex determination and differentiation. Her group is the first one to show a novel FMFM pattern of temperature dependent-sex determination in the developing embryos of a reptile, Calotes versicolor (Daud.). Currently, her research group is concentrating on: 1) Endocrine and Molecular mechanism of sex determination and differentiation, 2) Wnt signalling during early embryonic development in mouse Mus musculus, 3) Biochemical and Pharmacological Impact of Anabolic - Androgenic Steroids. She has been INSA visiting Scientist to Indian Institute of Science twice. She has published 21 papers in international journals of repute. She has received grants from UGC and DAE, India. She is life member for several scientific bodies. She is the recipient of Best Research Publication Award (2012-13).