Vadiraja Venkatesa Murthy

Background

Murthy, Vadiraja Venkatesa was born on March 27, 1940 in Bombay. Son of Ramanathpur Venkatesa and Saroja (Bai) Murthy. came to the United States, 1961.

Education

Bachelor of Science with honors, University Bombay, 1959. Master of Science first rank valedectorian, University Bombay, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, University Maryland, 1968.

Career

Senior research biochemist, assistant group leader, United States Volunteers Pharmaceuticals, Yonkers, New York, 1970-1971; research associate, Toxicology Center, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1971-1972; visiting scientist, National Institutes of Health-Environmental, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1972-1974; senior research associate, Emory University School Medicine, Atlanta, 1974-1975; adjunct assistant professor, Atlanta (Georgia) University, 1975-1976; professor, co-director, Talladega (Alabama) College, 1976-1983; clinical associate professor, Albert Einstein College Medicine, Bronx, New York, since 1993; co-director, Albert Einstein College Medicine, Bronx, 1983-1995; director special chemical laboratory, coordinator manager laboratories, Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, New York, since 1995; associate professor pathology, Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, New York, since 1996. Chairman science review San Diego (California) Conference on Nucleic Acids, 1992. Chairman science symposium on molecular diagnostics American Association Clinical Chemistry National Meetings, New York, 1993.

Achievements

• Vadiraja Venkatesa Murthy has been listed as a noteworthy biochemist, researcher, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Honorary secretary Vishwa Kalyana Trust, Washington, 1989—2003. Member American Association for Clinical Chemistry (chairman-elect molecular pathology division 1992-1993, chair 1993-1994), American Association Cancer Research, American Chemical Society, Association Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists, American Society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

Interests

• Avocations: painting, writing popular science articles.

Connections

Married Jayashree Deshpande, September 21, 1969. Children: Deepti, Seema.

Father:

Ramanathpur Venkatesa Murthy

Mother:

Saroja (Bai) Murthy

Spouse:

Jayashree Deshpande

child:

Deepti Murthy

child:

Seema Murthy