M. Selvanayagam, Biotechnology
Faculty

Mariodoss Selvanayagam, Ph.D.

AUSN Visiting Professor of Bioethics, Bioengineering and Biotechnology

Professor, Loyola-ICAM College of Engineering and Technology (LICET), Chennai, India

Professor, Loyola College, Chennai, India

Former Vice-President for India, Asian Bioethics Association

President, All India Bioethics Association

Former Prometeo Investigator, Government of Ecuador

 

Featured AUSN Video lectures (Youtube links)

Ethics of Biotechnology

Ethics of eWaste

The need and the use of Environmental Remediation and Ethics

Resolving Biodiversity Conflicts: Comparisons between India and Equador

The ethics of biotechnology and food security

The Jesuit Worldwide Learning Initiative towards Holistic Formation of the Marginalized through Higher Education to transform the World

Is Bioethics relevant today for Climate Change Deliberations and the Future of Health?

Community based Disaster Preparedness and Management to face the Impact of Climate Change

 

 

Education

Ph.D. in Zoology, University of Madras, Chennai,Tamil Nadu, India (1982)

M.Sc. in Zoology, Madras Christian College, Tambaram, Chennai, India (1975)

B.Sc. Zoology, Loyola College, Chennai, India (1973)

Academic Appointments

LICET is ranked among the top colleges in India, with a consistent track record of producing well rounded pupils to take on the world. I personally have more than 40 years of teaching and research experience and guided 125 students to complete their Master of Philosophy and 39 students to complete their Ph.D.

I have been actively involved from 1998 with International Association of Bioethics, Asian Bioethics Association and All India Association of Bioethics. I have been participating, as well as presenting papers of current interest, with focus on Bioethics, Environmental Science and its impact, among other things.