Honours – ashuraut

Honors

Member, Central Research Board, MUHS, Govt. of Maharashtra — since 2023
Member, Scientific Advisory Group – Clinical Research, CCRAS, Ministry of AYUSH — since 2022
Member, Committee for “Leveraging Plant Resources in Maharashtra”, RGSTC, Govt. of Maharashtra — since 2022
Member, Working Group for Integrative Health System, NITI Aayog — since 2020
Joint Clinical Co-ordinator, AYUSH-CSIR COVID-19 Projects — 2020
Member, National Task Force for COVID-19 Research, Ministry of AYUSH — 2020
Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, ICMR-NITM, Belagavi — 2018–2020
Research Guide, SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai — since 2016
Advisor, Council for Ayurveda Research, USA — since 2012
Advisor, Council for Ayurveda Credentials, USA — since 2012
Faculty, Vaidya-Scientist Project, I-AIM Bangalore — since 2012
Advisor, Ayusoft Project, CDAC Pune — 2004–2006
Visiting Faculty, GS Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai
Visiting Faculty, CVT, SNDT University, Mumbai
Chair, Expert Committee, Reverse Pharmacology Fellowship Program, MUHS Nashik
Member, Institutional Ethics Committee, CARIC Mumbai
Member, Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB), CCRAS-AYUSH

Executive Editor, Pradnyanvit — since 2026
Associate Editor, Journal of Ayurveda & Integrative Medicine (Elsevier)
Guest Editor, The Indian Practitioner, Vol. 66, No.5, May 2013
Section Editor, The Indian Practitioner — since 2012
Section Editor, Reverse Pharmacology & Integrative Medicine, Journal of Mid-Life Health (since 2011)
Editor, Vaidya Antarkar Memorial Volume, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 2010
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Ayurveda & Integrative Medicine (FRLHT), from 2010
Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Research in Ayurveda (Dept. of AYUSH), from 2009
Editorial Board Member, Indian Drugs (IDMA), from 2003
Guest Editor, Journal of National Integrated Medical Association, Jan 1996
Executive Editor, Journal of Research & Education in Indian Medicine – International, 1984–1987
Reviewer for national & international scientific journals

Principal Investigator, Picrorriza kurroa (Picroliv) in NAFLD — since 2024
Principal Investigator, Tinospora cordifolia Chemoprotective Clinical Trial — since 2023
Co-Principal Investigator, ICMR Product Development Centre — 2019–2024
Principal Investigator, Ashwagandha Clinical Study — 2019–2022
Principal Investigator, D. sissoo in Post-menopausal Osteoporosis — 2016–2018
Co-Investigator, Alcohol Addiction Research using Withania somnifera & Celastrus paniculatus — since 2015
Co-Principal Investigator, Advanced Centre for Reverse Pharmacology — 2007–2012
Principal Investigator, Bhallatak-based Arthritis Formulations — 2002–2007
Principal Investigator, Herbal Preparations for Osteoarthritis & Rheumatoid Arthritis — 2002–2007
Principal Investigator, Herbal Formulation for Inflammatory Arthropathy — 2002–2005