Nalin Jayantilal Unakar

Background

Unakar, Nalin Jayantilal was born on March 26, 1935 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Son of Jayantilal Virshankar and Malati Jaswantrai (Buch) Unakar. came to the United States, 1961.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Gujerat U., Bhavnagar, India, 1955; Master of Science, Bombay U., 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, Brown U., 1965.

Career

Research assistant, Indian Cancer Research Center, Bombay, 1955-1961; United States Public Health Service trainee in biology, Brown U., Providence, 1961-1965; research associate in pathology, U. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1965-1966; assistant professor biology, Oakland U., Rochester, Michigan, 1966-1969; associate professor, Oakland U., Rochester, Michigan, 1969-1974; professor, chairman biology department, Oakland U., Rochester, Michigan, 1974-1987; professor, since 1974; Adjunct Professor biomedical science, Oakland U., Rochester, Michigan, since 1984. Member cooperative cataract research group National Eye Institute, Bethesda, Maryland., since 1977. Member visual science study section National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, 1982-1986, member cataract panel, since 1980.

Achievements

• Nalin Jayantilal Unakar has been listed as a noteworthy Biological sciences educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member visiting board Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1986-1989. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Cell Biology, Association Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Nita Shantilal Mankad. Children: Rita, Rupa.

Father:

Jayantilal Virshankar Unakar

Mother:

Malati Jaswantrai (Buch) Unakar

Spouse:

Nita Shantilal Mankad

child:

Rupa Unakar

child:

Rita Unakar