Dronamraju Krishna Rao

Dronamraju Krishna Rao (14 January 1937 – 3 December 2020) was an

Early in his research career, he discovered the first case of a gene on the human Y chromosome and published a paper in 1960. It was also part of his PhD thesis at the Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta.[3] Dronamraju's research with Haldane at the Indian Statistical Institute included many areas.

Research contributions

Dronamraju's research covered the visits of several species of lepidoptera to different colored flowers of Lantana camara reported the discovery of a species-specific pattern of color preference behavior by pollinating insects.^{[citation needed]}

He did research in human genetics in India. In 1966, Dronamraju completed his PhD from the Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta. He studied under J. B. S. Haldane. The topic of his doctoral thesis was "Genetic Studies of the Andhra Pradesh population".^[3] Dronamraju's early research in human genetics (and the independent work of L.D. Saghvi at the Tata Cancer Center in Mumbai) eventually led to the foundation of the Indian Society of Human Genetics.^{[citation needed]}

Dronamraju received advanced training at

He studied the relationship between fetal mortality and the occurrence of oral cleft defects in families.^[citation needed]

In recent years, Dronamraju's research focused on the history of genetics and human/medical genetics. He published several books, especially with reference to the contributions of his mentor J. B. S. Haldane.^{[clarification needed]}

Books

• "A Century of Geneticists: Mutation to Medicine", CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Company, London, UK, 2018.{ISBN/978-1-498-74866-7}
• Popularizing Science: The Life and Work of JBS Haldane. (2017) Oxford University Press
  ISBN 978-0-19-933392-9
• Victor McKusick and the History of Medical Genetics. (2012) Springer
  ISBN 978-1-4614-1676-0
• Haldane, Mayr and Beanbag Genetics (2011) Oxford University Press
  ISBN 978-0-19-538734-6
• What I Require from Life: Writings on Science and Life from JBS Haldane (2009) Oxford University Press
  ISBN 978-0-19-923770-8
• Emerging Consequences of Biotechnology (2008), World Scientific Publishing Company
  ISBN 978-981-277-500-9
• Genetic and Evolutionary Aspects of Malaria (2006), Springer
  ISBN 978-0-387-28294-7
• Infectious Disease and Host-Pathogen Evolution (2004), Cambridge University Press
  ISBN 978-0-521-82066-0
• Biological Wealth and Other Essays (2002), World Scientific Publishing Company ASIN B-001-T63O7-0
• Science and Society (1998), University Press of America
  ISBN 978-0-7618-1007-0
• Biological and Social Issues in Biotechnology Sharing (1998), Ashgate Publishing
  ISBN 978-1-84014-897-8
• Haldane's Daedalus Revisited (1995), Oxford University Press
  ISBN 978-0-19-854846-1
• The History and Development of Human Genetics in Different Countries (1993), World Scientific Publishing
  ISBN 978-981-02-0900-1
• If I am To Be Remembered: The Life and Work of Julian Huxley (1992), World Scientific Publishing ASIN B-001-KJODG-M
• Selected Genetic Papers of JBS Haldane (1990), Garland Science
  ISBN 978-0-8240-0473-6
• The Foundations of Human Genetics (1989), Charles C Thomas Pub Ltd
  ISBN 978-0-398-05537-0
• Cleft Lip and Palate: Aspects of Reproductive Biology (1986), Charles C Thomas Pub Ltd
  ISBN 978-0-398-05228-7
• Haldane: The Life and Work of JBS Haldane with special reference to India (1985), Pergamon Pr
  ISBN 978-0-08-032436-4
• Haldane and Modern Biology (1968), The Johns Hopkins University Press
  ISBN 978-0-8018-0177-8
• Haldane in India (1998)

• National Research Service Award (NRSA) from the U.S. National Institutes of Health in Washington D.C.
• Yellapraggada Subba Rao Memorial Award, India.
• Nayudamma Award in Technology, India.[5]

Concurrent positions

• Honorary Professor, Albert Schweitzer Institute, Geneva, Switzerland
• Invited Professor, University of Paris, France
• Honorary Visiting Professor, Andhra University, India
• Honorary Research Fellow, University of London, UK.
• Chairman, International Advisory Committee, Chemtech Corp.^[6]
• Adjunct Professor, Pennsylvania State University.
• Advisor, The Science Garage,
  Hyderabad, India^[7]