Background
Ganesan, Adayapalam Tyagarajan was born on May 15, 1932 in Madras, India. Son of Adayapalam Vasudeva Tyagarajan and Savitri Ganesan.
educator geneticist researcher
Ganesan, Adayapalam Tyagarajan was born on May 15, 1932 in Madras, India. Son of Adayapalam Vasudeva Tyagarajan and Savitri Ganesan.
Bachelor of Science, Annamalai University, Madras State, India, 1952. Master of Arts, Annamalai University, Madras State, India, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1963.
Research fellow, Indian Institute, Bangalore, 1953-1955; research assistant, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 1955-1957; research fellow, Carlsberg Laboratory, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1957-1959; successively graduate student, research associate, assistant professor, associate professor, Stanford University, California, 1959-1976; professor genetics, Stanford University, California, 1977-1991.
Charter member World Wildlife Fund, United States of America. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Genetics Society of America.
Married Ann Katherine Cook, August 3, 1963.