Background
Gopalan, Hiremagalur Narasimhachar Bala was born on March 25, 1943 in Shimoga, Karnataka, India. Son of Hiremagalur Keshavachar and Puttamma Narasimhachar Acharya.
Gopalan, Hiremagalur Narasimhachar Bala was born on March 25, 1943 in Shimoga, Karnataka, India. Son of Hiremagalur Keshavachar and Puttamma Narasimhachar Acharya.
Bachelor of Science, Mysore University, Shimoga, India, 1961. Master of Science, Mysore University, Bangalore, India, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, Delhi University, India, 1968.
Lecturer Sri Nijalingapro College, Bangalore, 1969. Scientist University Saarland, Saarbruecken, Germany, 1970-1973. Visiting fellow Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Bombay, 1974.
Senior lecturer genetics, molecular biology, cytogenetics Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya, 1974-1979. Professor University Nairobi, 1979-1992. Programme officer environmental and human health unit United Nations Environmental Programme, Nairobi, since 1992.
Married Geetha Murthy, June 10, 1970. Children: Gokul, Raghukul.