: F ict ional ▁Black ▁British ▁people <0x0A> </s> ▁Dr . ▁V . ▁Nag ar aja ▁( born ▁ 1 6 ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 4 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Professor , ▁Department ▁of ▁Micro bi ology ▁and ▁Cell ▁Bi ology , ▁Indian ▁Institute ▁of ▁Science , ▁Beng al uru . ▁He ▁had ▁received ▁his ▁B . Sc . ▁and ▁M . Sc . ▁degrees ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁from ▁the ▁Bang al ore ▁University . ▁He ▁completed ▁his ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁from ▁Department ▁of ▁Micro bi ology ▁and ▁Cell ▁Bi ology ▁at ▁II Sc ▁and ▁the ▁work ▁on ▁my c ob acter i oph age ▁I 3 ▁and ▁role ▁of ▁DNA ▁g yr ase ▁in ▁my c ob acter ia ▁set ▁the ▁stage ▁for ▁his ▁later ▁work ▁when ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Institute ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁professor ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁After ▁his ▁Ph D ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁research ▁associate ▁at ▁Bio zent rum , ▁University ▁of ▁Bas el , ▁Switzerland ▁( 1 9 8 1 – 8 5 ) ▁and ▁at ▁Department ▁of ▁Bi ology , ▁University ▁of ▁Ro chester , ▁USA ( 1 9 8 5 – 8 9 ). ▁He ▁joined ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁as ▁an ▁Ass istant ▁Professor , ▁in ▁Centre ▁for ▁Gen etic ▁Engineering , ▁II Sc ▁and ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁setting ▁up ▁of ▁the ▁department . ▁He