The Great son of India,The Great American Legend. Dr.Yellapragada known as the “Man of Miracle Drugs”.

Dr. Yellapragada was born in a very poor family in Bhimavaram, West Godavari(District), Andhra Pradesh, India.

Awards: a fungus is named after him “Subbaromyces splendens” and a commemorative stamp by the Govt. of India. 

Achievements: “You've probably never heard of Dr. Yellapragada Subba Rao,Yet because he lived you may be well and alive today; Because he lived you may live longer"-- Doron K. Antrim, American Author(1950).

Great Discoveries:

1.Folic Acid(1945): A very essential vitamin for the development of growing cells, Blood and Brain, without which even B-complex cannot function properly.

2. Methotrexate(1948): It is the underlying drug in many Cancer treatments, is a derivative of Aminopterin which was isolated by Subba Rao as anti folic acid substance.