Pd Prasada Rao

Biography

Palle Deva Prasada Rao did his BSc from Andhra Christian College, Guntur, and MSc and PhD in Zoology from Vikram University, Ujjain. Subsequently, he was Lecturer in Zoology in the same University; later Reader, Professor and Head of the Zoology Department, Nagpur University. He received postdoctoral training at Justus Liebig University, Germany (1972-75) under Professor A Oksche and worked as Research Associate at different institutes in USA (New York Medical College; Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole; University of Colorado, Denver) and Canada (University of Alberta, Edmonton). He was Visiting Professor at Georgetown University, Washington DC, and Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, USA. He has been INSA Senior Scientist at the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur.

Research Interest

Neuroendocrinology, Neurobiology & Fisheries