Basudev Narayana secured his Ph.D. from the University of Edinburgh, UK, in 1934. He investigated factors causing variations in the blood diastase levels and showed that the pancreas was not the primary source of blood diastase. He developed an improved version of a research tool - Kymograph. Investigations on the effect of evipan sodium on the heart and the impact of drugs like ergotamine, adrenalin, and pituitrin on the coronary vessels were significant. Dr. Narayana was Vice-Chancellor of Patna University. He was the President of Indian Science Congress and was a Fellow, Royal Society of Edinburgh, and Member of the International Physiological Congress.

Bishnupada Mukerjee obtained his DSc from the University of Michigan in 1936. He contributed significantly to India's medical and pharmacological research by promoting standardization of drugs and several other medicines. He did extensive research on the effect of anterior pituitary extracts on smooth muscles under the influence of some amines related to ephedrine, effect of sodium nitrate, and methylene blue on thiocyanate formation in cyanide poisoning. He substantially contributed to the Indian Pharmacopoeia and Indian Pharmaceutical Codex. Dr. Mukerjee was the recipient of the Griffith Memorial Prize in 1938, Barclay Medal in 1954, Squibb International Award in 1962, Padma Shri in 1962, Shree Dhanwantari Medal in 1976. He was a member of several international pharmacological Societies and Associations.