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Malur R. Narasimha Prasad or M.R.N. Prasad (1 May 1923 – 7 October 1987) was a Indian Scientist, Professor internationally renowned for his research in the field of reproductive physiology and the regulation of fertility. His major contributions were in the areas of comparative endocrinology, the regulation of male fertility, and the use of non-human primates in biomedical research.

He was the Founder-Member of the International Society of Andrology, a member of the Research Committee of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (1964-1975), and was associated with the Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland (1977-1985). At a national level, he worked closely with the Indian Council of Medical Research and the Ministry of Health, Government of India in research on human reproduction and family planning programmes in India.

Books Edited
1. Progress in Comparative Endocrinology: General and Comparative Endocrinology. Suppl. 2. Proceedings of the V International Symposium on Comparative Endocrinology held in New Delhi, 1967. Ed. M.R.N. Prasad, Academic Press, New York, 1969.

2. Control of Fertility in the Male, J. Reprod. Fert. Suppl. 2. Proceedings of the Fifth Biological Workshop: International Planned Parenthood Federation, held in New Delhi, Eds. M.R.N. Prasad and J.P. Porter, Blackwell, London, 1976.

3. Use of Non-human Primates in Biomedical Research. Proceedings of an International Meeting held in New Delhi, 1975. Eds. M.R.N. Prasad and T.C. Anand Kumar, Indian National Science Academy and the Delhi University Press, 1976.

Awards
1955 Fulbright Fellowship, USA (1955-1958)

1958	Knapp Centre Fellow: University of Wisconsin, USA

1973	Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, (FICCl) Award for 	Outstanding Research in Science and Technology

1974	National Family Planning Award. Ministry of Health and Family Planning, Government of India

1975	Jagdish Chandra Bose Award for Research in Life Sciences, Hari Om Ashram Trust and 	the University of Grants Commission

1975	National Lecturer in Zoology, University Grants Commission

1983	Shantha Rao Memorial Oration. Institute for Research in Reproduction and Indian Council of Medical Research