At the University of Lucknow in India Dr. Saxena completed his undergraduate degree in 1949, his Masters of Science in 1951 and graduated in 1954 with a Ph.D. in biochemistry. In 1957, he received his Doctor of Sciences degree from the University of Muenster, Germany, followed by a Ph.D. in biochemistry and endocrinology from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1961.

endocrinology, Reproductive biology