Bhandaru Radhakrisnamurthy

Background

Bhandaru was born on July 1, 1928 in Vemulapalli, India. Came to the United States, 1961. Son of Rajeswararao Bhandaru and Sathyavathi Banda.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Nizam College, Hyderabad, India, 1951; Master of Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India, 1958.

Career

Chemist Sir Silk Limited, Sirpur, India, 1953. Research scholar Osmania University, Hyderabad, 1953-1955, lecturer, 1955-1961. Research associate Louisiana State University School Medicine, New Orleans, 1961-1962, instructor, 1962-1965, assistant professor, 1965-1968, associate professor, 1968-1974, professor, 1974-1992.

Professor biochemistry Tulane University, since 1992. Research grants reviewer Louisiana Heart Association, New Orleans, 1972-1988, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 1989-1991, Medical Research Council, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, since 1988, Veterans Affairs, Livermore, California, since 1987.

Works

• Other Work

  • Contributor over 184 articles to professional journals.

Membership

President Hindu Temple Society, New Orleans, 1978-1989, trustee Sri Satyanarayana Temple, Kenner, Louisiana, since 1991. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society for Complex Carbohydrates, American Heart Association, Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, American Chemical Society, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

Interests

• Gardening.

Connections

Bhandaru married to Sakuntala Kandukuri Bhandaru on 5 September in 1953 (deceased on 2 November in 1981). Children: Rajeswararao, Uma Kalagnanam, Hema, Srinivas.

Married to Sulochana Yallapragada on 30 March in 1983.

Father:

Rajeswararao Bhandaru

Mother:

Sathyavathi Banda

Spouse:

Sakuntala Kandukuri Bhandaru

Spouse:

Sulochana Yallapragada

child:

Rajeswararao Radhakrisnamurthy

child:

Uma Kalagnanam Radhakrisnamurthy

child:

Hema Radhakrisnamurthy

child:

Srinivas Radhakrisnamurthy

Daughter:

Rama Kumari Bhandaru