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Asmita Wele

Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) College of Ayurved and Research Center, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, India, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), University of Pune

ORCID iD 0000-0002-3104-1601

About

Dr. Asmita Wele is the Honorary Professor, University of Debrecen, Hungary. She is full professor and Director Research at College of Ayurveda and Research Center of Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Pune. She was the professor and head of the Department of Rasashastra and Bhaishajyakalpanavigyan [Ayurveda pharmacology] at College of Ayurveda Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Pune. Her expertise lies in designing and executing of end to end research projects of Ayurvedic formulations. She has been Principal Investigator of DST Project, AYUSH projects, member of AYUSH- IC committee and of the scientific advisory committee of Gujarat Ayurveda University, Jamnagar also BoS of BHU, Varanasi. She has delivered over 100 lectures as a resource person in several interdisciplinary workshops, conferences, and on public platforms. She has published over 35 research papers, conference papers and she is a reviewer and associate editor for some indexed journals from Elsevier, Scopus, ​and PubMed databases. Her areas of special interest are the use of Ayurveda-based natural medicines in Asthma, Cancer, and Neuropsychology apart from her expertise in Ayurveda Drug Development.
In tune with her family legacy of ‘Vaidya’ tradition from Goa, Dr. Asmita has earned her B.A.M.S. and M. D. degrees from the University of Poona. She has completed GCP Training by CDSCO and EC-IRB training by DAIDS supported by NIH. She is an active member of many organizations. She has traveled to Europe, the USA, Africa, Nordic countries, and the Middle East on professional assignments. She was the Ayurveda expert and co-rapporteur for the historic working group meeting for the development of WHO Benchmark documents on Panchakarma, Ayurveda Practice and Training.

Employment

  • Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) College of Ayurved and Research Center, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, India Director Research (AYUSH)
    2023 - Present
  • Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Professor and Head
    2020 - 2023
  • University of Debrecen Ayurveda Chair
    2016 - 2019
  • Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Professor and Head
    1992 - 2023

Education

  • University of Pune MD (Ayurveda Pharmacology)
    1993 - 1996

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (41)