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Dr. Indira
R. Omah-Maharaj
Lecturer
(Zoology)
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Contact
Information: |
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| Department of Life Sciences. |
| The
University of the West Indies |
| St.
Augustine. Trinidad & Tobago. |
| Telephone: 1(868) 645-3232/9
Ext.3092 |
| Fax: 1(868)
663-9686 |
| E-Mail: |
Indira.Omah-Maharaj@sta.uwi.edu |
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| Location:1st Floor, Natural
Sciences Building, New Wing |
Educational Background:
- Ph.D. UWI St. Augustine 1988
- M.Sc. London University 1977
- B.Sc. London University 1976
Areas of Expertise/Research Interests:
- Medical Parasitology with emphasis on tropical
diseases
- Ecology & Systematics of helminth parasites of
Chiroptera
- Ecology & Systematics of parasites of freshwater
fishes
- Waterborne parasites
Courses Offered:
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Animal Diversity
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Parasitism
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Advanced Parasitology
Current Graduate Students:
- Urmila
Singh (Ph. D. student) - Economic importance of helminth
parasites
On-going Research
Projects:
- Systematics of bat parasites
- Ecology of parasites of Rivulus
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