Krishna Dronamraju, President, Foundation for Genetic Research

Krishna Dronamraju is an Indian-born geneticist and President of the Foundation for Genetic Research in Houston, Texas. Dr. Dronamraju completed his PhD from Indian Statistical Institute in Calcutta under the guidance of JBS Haldane. Dronamraju also completed advanced training at University College London and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, as well as a postdoctoral fellowship in genetics at the University of Alberta.

"This comprehensive look at Haldane is broken into five parts with each part representing a decade of his life, beginning with the 1920s, after a brief glimpse into Haldanes early family life. [...] This comprehensive book is obviously the result of extensive research on the author's part and pairs nicely with his personal knowledge of Haldane.I thoroughly enjoyed this biography, finding it interesting as well as informative. The details of Haldanes personal life had me incredulous; he was astoundingly diverse and unorthodox in many regards. [...] I believe it to be as competent a biography as is possible." - onlinebookclub.com

"This is a thorough biography of J. B. S. Haldane ... The book has many photographs, a useful time line, and is also well footnoted ... Recommended." - CHOICE

"He was an immensely successful populariser of science and proselytiser for it, while strongly emphasising that scientific advance may demand difficult ethical choices ... He is well served by Krishna Dronamraju in this largely chronological biography, the first for nearly 50 years." - Richard Joyner, Times Higher Education

"In Dronamraju's 384-page, largely chronological biography of his beloved mentor, he captures the essence of a highly influential scientist who was a consummate polymath....While Dronamraju's latest work took only a year to write, he says, the book reflects a long careers worth of research, thinking and synthesis. He says simply, I spent all my life on it." - Sue D Pasquale, John Hopkins Medicine Magazine

"provide[s] solid information about the life of one of the most important and interesting scientists of the past century. It makes it clear why, like everyone I have known who was acquainted with Haldane, Dronamraju is overwhelmed with admiration for his abilities, despite his often diffi cult behaviour. Haldane's contributions to biology will be remembered long after his personal and political foibles are forgotten." - Brian Charlesworth, Current Biology

"Dronamraju presents a vivid picture of a geneticist who was a polymath, spread thin by his multiple interests, a creator of new fields of science, and a flawed personality who could inspire young students, amuse and inform the public about science in their lives, and exasperate his peers by his unconventional attitudes." - Elof Axel Carlson, Quarterly Review of Biology

"I have just received your book on, Popularizing Science : The Life and Work of JBS Haldane. I am so happy that the remarkable contributions of JBS Haldane have been chronicled. He was a scientist who was committed to spreading the scientific temper and ethos. This book has captured the multifaceted achievements of JBS Haldane." - Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, F.R.S., Chairman, M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation

"...the account is generally well written, and the thought-provoking subject material means that many sections of the book are easy to read." - Dr Martin Sayer, Journal Underwater Technology