Ph.D in Herbal derivatives and their role in treating cerebral stroke

The University of Madras offers number of courses one of the course is Ph.D in Herbal derivatives and their role in treating cerebral stroke

The Course is offered by the Department of Anatomy.

The Department of Anatomy started functioning from 1st July 1977 when the Founder Professor & Head of the Department Dr. A. Krishnamurti joined University of Madras on the very same date. The seed for the formation of the department was sown by Dr. Lakshmi Chataur the then Vice Chancellor in the year 1976. In the UGC 5th Plan period, the following posts were filled-up which were sanctioned by UGC.

Herbal derivatives and their role in treating cerebral stroke

Cerebral stroke is a condition prevalent worldwide and known for the difficulty in its treatment. One of the major obstacles in stroke research is producing a valid and reproducible animal model to test the hypotheses and screen potential therapies. Dr.R.Ramesh Kumar, Assistant Professor has successfully standardized the most difficult animal model of stroke viz. middle cerebral artery occlusion model and started screening for potential methods of treatment. He has identified certain herbal formulations could be useful. It is his vision to develop a successful treatment regime for cerebral stroke which shall be a boon for our country where incidences of stroke victims is on rise every year.