Prabhakara Velagapudi Choudary

Background

Choudary, Prabhakara Velagapudi was born on December 20, 1948 in Guntur, India. Son of Velagapudi Venkata Narasimha and Annapurna V. (Jampala) Rao.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Andhra University, 1966. Master of Science, University Bombay, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 1975.

Doctor of Science, University Bombay.

Career

Research scholar Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 1970-1975. Project associate, 1975-1976. Postdoctoral fellow Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1976-1977.

Research associate Yale University, 1977-1980.

Visiting scientist University Wisconsin-Madison, 1980-1981. Principal investigator senior staff fellow National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, since 1981.

Achievements

• Prabhakara Velagapudi Choudary has been listed as a noteworthy molecular geneticist, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Washington Academy of Sciences. Member American Society Biological Chemists, American Society Human Genetics, International Society Plant Molecular Biology, International Society Neurochemists, American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Interests

• Photography; social service. Travel; wild-life watching.

Connections

Married Nandini Velagapudi Durgesh, August 9, 1978. 1 child, Vikram.

Father:

Velagapudi Venkata Narasimha Rao

Mother:

Annapurna V. (Jampala) Rao

Spouse:

Nandini Velagapudi Durgesh

child:

Vikram Choudary