CCMB scientist Govindhaswamy Umapathy elected FNA of Indian National Science Academy
HYDERABAD: Chief scientist and Laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species (LaCONES) head at CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) Govindhaswamy Umapathy has been elected a Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy (FNA), New Delhi.
Umapathy has pioneered the use of non-invasive hormone monitoring in wildlife conservation. His work has been applied across a range of species, from frogs and tigers to elephants and red pandas.
His research has examined how human-induced disturbances affect the physiological health of endangered wildlife. Studies on glucocorticoid stress responses have helped establish links between anthropogenic disturbance and physiological stress in wildlife populations.
Many congratulations to G Umapathy for his election as a Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy.@CSIR_IND pic.twitter.com/qgMMQxVbF2
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Umapathy’s work has contributed to the use of wildlife endocrinology as a tool for conservation and management. His research includes non-invasive monitoring of reproductive and stress hormones, with applications in the conservation of endangered species.
His research profile at CCMB lists habitat fragmentation, species extinction, wildlife endocrinology, conservation genetics and environmental DNA-based biodiversity monitoring among his areas of work. He has also contributed to research published in journals including Science and Nature.
Umapathy was elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India, for 2025. The academy recognised his contributions to biodiversity conservation, environmental DNA and wildlife genomics.
He has also been elected a Fellow of the Telangana Academy of Sciences and a Fellow of Reproduction and Endocrinology (FRE), according to the information provided for this report.
The supplied material describes his work as having “revolutionised” conservation physiology and as having “irreversibly” established wildlife endocrinology as an indispensable pillar of conservation science. Those evaluative claims have been avoided in the news copy in keeping with objective reporting standards. The Times of India style guide emphasises clarity, accuracy and avoiding redundant or inflated language.
