Background
Nagaraja, Valakunja was born on May 16, 1954 in Kanyana, Karnataka, India. Son of Valakunja Mahadeva Shastry and Parvathi Amma.
Nagaraja, Valakunja was born on May 16, 1954 in Kanyana, Karnataka, India. Son of Valakunja Mahadeva Shastry and Parvathi Amma.
Bachelor of Science, Bangalore University, 1973. Master of Science, Bangalore University, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy, Indian Institute of Science, 1981.
Research associate Biozentrum University Basel, Switzerland, 1981—1985. Research associate University Rochester, New York, 1985—1989. Assistant professor, associate professor Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 1989—1999, professor, since 1999.
Honorary professor Jawaharlal Nehru Center for Advanced Research, Bangalore, since 2005. Lecturer, presenter in field.
Fellow: Indian National Science Academy, Indian Academy Aci. (secretary Science Education Panel since 2000). Member: Society Biological Chemists (secretary 1995-1996).
Married Jaya Nagaraja-Iyer, February 13, 1986.