Nripendra Chandra Ganguli obtained DSc from the University of Calcutta (1956). His areas of specializations were biochemistry and dairy chemistry. His work was related to milk proteins, biochemistry and preservation. He worked on biosynthesis of ascorbic acid in rats, development of analytical techniques like paper chromatography, radio autography, formulation of infant food through appropriate chemical and biochemical tailoring to simulate human milk. He was Director, National Dairy Research Institute. Ganguli served as member, International Dairy Federation, Brussels. He is the recipient of Professor SC Roy Commemoration Medal (1982). P.Bhattacharya Memorial Prize and Lecture Award (1988).

Padmanabhan Subbarao Krishnan obtained PhD from the Cornell University, USA (1947). His area of specialization was biochemistry. He worked on animal tissues including enzyme induction and allosterism with special reference to enzymes of purine/pyrimidine metabolism. He also worked on biochemistry of angiospermic parasites. Krishnan was a fellow of Royal Institute of Chemistry (London), member of Society of Plant Physiologists (USA), Biochemical Society (London).