M R Rajasekarasetty received his Ph.D. from the University of Columbia, USA, in 1952. His major contributions included population genetics, radiation cytology, and the effect of physical and chemical agents on germ-line cells. His qualitative and quantitative work; on X-ray-induced meiotic chromosomal aberrations laid the foundation for a better understanding of chromosome structure, mechanisms involved in the production of various anomalies, dose-yield and time-yield relationships of aberrations, and inter-relationships of these aberrations. Dr. Rajasekarasetty was elected fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore; National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad.

Vishwa Nath obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge, the UK, in 1925. His major study was on the reproductive organs of scorpions and mosquitoes. He demonstrated that the spermatozoon explodes at the time of fertilization and transforms into its typical weird form. He was the President of the Indian Science Congress in 1944. He was the elected fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society, London. The Indian National Science Academy has instituted the 'Vishwa Nath Memorial Lecture' in his honor.

26-28 September, 2022

At Melbourne, Australia.