Project Monitoring Committee
A project monitoring committee was constituted, in consultation with Prof. Bhushan Patwardhan and Dr. G.J. Samathanam (DST), which can offer practical as well as visionary advice and monitor the progress. The following are the members who have accepted our invitation.
DST-Rasayana Project Monitoring Committee for FRLHT
| Sl.No. | Name | Institute | Broad Areas of expertise |
| 1 | Prof. Kamala Krishnaswamy | Ex Director, NIN, Hyderabad; Scientific Advisor, Britannia Nutrition Foundation | Nutrition, Anemia |
| 2 | Dr. Ramesh Babu Devalla | Director General, CCRAS | Ayurveda |
| 3 | Dr. G.J. Samathanam | Advisor & Head (TDT Div), DST | DST representative, project advisor |
| 4 | Prof. GP Dubey | Distinguished Professor, SASTRA and Former Dean, BHU | Ayurveda |
| 5 | Dr. Madhavan Nair | NIN, Hyderabad | Anemia, in vitro models, bioavailability |
| 6 | Dr. S. Narasimhan | Asthagiri Herbal Research Foundation, Chennai | Phytochemistry, synthetic organic chemistry |
| 7 | Dr. Sarang Bani | Sami Labs, Bangalore | Immunology, in vitro models, pharmacology |
| 8 | Dr. Dipa Natarajan | Prescient Biosciences, Bangalore (Training Instt) | Molecular Biology, Cell biology, Stem Cells |
IAIM (FRLHT) members
| 1 | Dr. Padma Venkat | Director, IAIM & PI of the project | Trans-disciplinary research, Biochemistry, Microbiology |
| 2 | Mr. D.K. Ved | Ex-Director, IAIM, Bangalore | Informatics, Medicinal Plants |
| 3 | Prof. Bhushan Patwardhan | Vice Chancellor, Symbiosis International University (S.I.U) | Inter-disciplinary research, Rasayana, Prakriti-genomics |
| 4 | Dr. Gangadharan | Joint Director, IAIM & & Co-PI | Ayurveda, theory & practice |
| 5 | Prof. G.S. Subba Rao | Emeritus Prof, IISc & Co-PI | Organic Chemistry |
| 6 | Dr. S.Venugopal | Asst Director, Co-PI | Informatics, Ayurveda |
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