P. R. Adiga, born on 5 May 1935 at
Barkur, a small hamlet in
Udupi district of the south Indian state of
Karnataka as one among the ten children of his parents, did his early schooling at local schools and earned a master's degree in biochemistry from the
University of Kerala in the neighboring state. Subsequently, he joined the
Indian Institute of Science as a research associate and pursued his doctoral studies under the guidance of P. S. Sarma, who headed the department of biochemistry, to secure the degree in 1963. He spent his entire career at IISc, holding various positions as that of an assistant professor, associate professor and professor. He also chaired the erstwhile
Centre for Reproductive Biology and Molecular Endocrinology at the institute. He documented his researches by way of several articles in peer-reviewed journals and the online article repository of the
Indian Academy of Sciences has listed 192 of them. He edited the book,
Perspectives in Primate Reproductive Biology and contributed chapters to many books published by others; his work has been cited by a number of authors and researchers. He was also associated with two journals,
Journal of Biosciences and
Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology as a member of their editorial boards. Adiga died on 13 September 2006, at the age of 71, survived by his wife and two daughters. == Awards and honors ==