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r. Bhushan Patwardhan is a Professor of the Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences at
Prof. Bhushan Patwardhan
Governing Body Member
M.Sc., Ph.D. Biochemistry
Health Sciences, biomedical scientist, and
Dethnopharmacologist. He serves as the
chairman of the Interdisciplinary AYUSH R & D
Task Force on COVID-19. Until March 4, 2021,
Patwardhan served as the Vice Chairman of the
University Grants Commission, New Delhi, and
Chairman of the Indian Council of Social Science
Research.
A Distinguished Professor of Health Sciences
at Savitribai Phule Pune University, his main body
of work has been in evidenced-based Ayurvedic
teaching, ethnopharmacology, drug development, and
the role of traditional medicines in public health.
Prof. Patwardhan has served as the Director of
Savitribai Phule Pune University. He has been on
the boards of several Indian universities, the Council
for Scientific and Industrial Research, the Central
Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, and
the Indian Council of Medical Research. Currently,
he is Chairman Executive Committee, National
Assessment and Accreditation Council.
Widely travelled, he has delivered guest lectures at
the United Nations, the World Health Organisation,
and the Indian Pharmacological Society. Universities
he has given guest lectures at include the University
of California, the University of Illinois, George
Washington University, Johns Hopkins University,
MIT, and Harvard.
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