Dr.L.Veerakumari, Reader in Zoology, Pachaiyappa's College, Chennai, has thirty years of teaching experience in the fields of biochemistry and physiology. Her field of research is veterinary Parasitology and Herbal Medicine. She handles many research schemes funded by the UGC and DST. She has many research publications to her credit and has presented a number of papers of various national and international conferences. She is a life member of the Indian Association for Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology (IAAVP).