Dr. Venugopal Rao Kokkirala did his M.Sc,& Ph.D in Biotechnology from Kakatiya University, Warangal,A.P,India under the supervision of Prof. A. Sadanandam.Dr Rao published 16 research articles in reputed International Journals and contributed two book chapters. Received 37 citations for his publications and visited China under CAS-TWAS fellowship.