Srv Rao
Zoology
Indian National Science Academy
India
Biography
Salem Ramachandra Venkatasubba Rao obtained BSc (Hons) and MSc (Zoology) from Mysore University, and PhD from University of Rajastan on 'cytology of Homoptera: Auchenorrhyncha'. Thereafter, he had a 2-year stint as Biologist in Madras Cancer Institute (1959-61). He worked in the Department of Zoology, University of Delhi, as Lecturer, Reader and then Professor till retirement (1987). Subsequently, he was reappointed till 1992.
Research Interest
Cytogenetics