Awards & Honors

Faculty Awards

Sr. No.	Name of the faculty	Award Details	Department	Year
1.	Dr. Anand Zanwar	Best Poster presentation award for the work presented entitled “Value Addition of Linseed for Functional Bakery Applications: Development of Omega-3 Fortified Bread and Cake” at “National Oilseeds Conference: Edible Oil Security for Atmanirbhar Bharat”, organized at ICAR-IARI, New Delhi	Innovative Nutrition	2026
2.	Ms. Vrushali Kadam	1st prize for the oral presentation for the paper entitled with "Maternal and cord fatty acids and anthropometric measures in adolescents"  at the RUSA sponsored conference " Little beginnings, lifelong impact- the nutrition connection, on 19th December 2025	Mother and child health	2025
3.	Ms. Juhi Nema	Best Poster presentation award for the work presented entitled with Maternal Vitamin D Deficiency is Associated with Placental Endoglin Levels in Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in the conference “Little beginnings, lifelong impact - the Nutrition connection” held on 19th December 2025	Mother and child health	2024
4.	Ms. Vrushali Kadam	Young Scientist's Senior Award (Community Nutrition) category at the 57th Annual Conference of the Nutrition Society of India, held on 14-15 November 2025 at the ICMR–National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad.	Mother and child health	2025
5.	Ms. Vrushali Kadam	Existing number 2 entitled with NSI Prize for Best POSTER PRESENTATION change year from 2025 to 2024	Mother and child health	2025
6.	Dr. Asavari Joshi	Best ‘Poster presentation award’ at ‘National Seminar on Hepatobiliary Wellness Through Ayurveda: Bridging Traditional Wisdom With Contemporary Science, Bhubaneswar, India during October 25-26, 2025 .	Innovative Nutrition	Oct 2025
7.	Dr. Supriya Bhalerao	Member of Scientific Advisory committee of Institute for Training and Research in Ayurveda, Jamnagar an Institute of National Importance (INI).	Obesity - Diabetes	Jan 2025
8.	Dr. A. C. Mishra	BIRAC Innovator Award 2024 (Special Recognition) awarded to Interactive Research School for Health Affairs	-	2024
9.	Dr. Deepali Sundrani	Placental Biology Course organized by Loke Centre for Trophoblast Research University, Cambridge	Mother and child health	Sept 2024
10.	Dr. Juhi Nema	Placental Biology Course organized by Loke Centre for Trophoblast Research University, Cambridge	Mother and child health	Sept 2024
11.	Dr. Suresh Jagtap	International Award for Outstanding Researchers by Green ThinkerZ, India	Herbal Medicine	2024
12.	Dr. Supriya Bhalerao	Invited as an expert for ‘WHO Research Priority Settings for Traditional Medicine’ consultative meeting by CCRAS, Ministry of Ayush	Obesity - Diabetes	June 2024
13.	Dr. Anand Zanwar	Best AICRP on Oilseed Centre award (AICRP-Linseed Value Addition Centre) by ICAR, New Delhi	CINHD	Sept 2023
14.	Dr. Sadhana Joshi	Indian Council of Medical Research has designated the Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Interactive Research School in Health Affairs, Pune led by Dr. Sadhana Ramchandra Joshi as ICMR- Collaborating Centre of Excellence - (ICMR-CCoE) in recognition of the commendable achievements in biomedical research	Mother and child health	Sept 2023
15.	Dr. Harshad Patil	ISV award for Researchers from LIMS countries, International Society of Vaccines Annual Congress, Lausanne, Switzerland	Communicable Diseases	Oct 2023
16.	Dr. Supriya Bhalerao	Member of the ‘World Health Organization Global Centre for Traditional Medicine Evidence Editorial Board/Task Force (‘WHO-GCTM-EB’)”	Obesity - Diabetes	2023
17.	Dr. Sadhana Joshi	Serve as member of expert group of Indian Council of Medical Research’s Division Of Reproductive, Child Health And Nutrition to discuss composition of an Indian tailored made MMS	Mother and child health	2023
18.	Dr. Supriya Bhalerao	Served as a Convener of Scientific committee at 9th World Ayurveda Congress and Arogya Expo, Panjim, Goa	Obesity - Diabetes	2022
19.	Dr. Sadhana Joshi	External Member of Research and Development Cell of KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research Balegavi	Mother and child health	2022
20.	Dr. M. V Hegde	Fellow of “Maharashtra Academy of Sciences” for significant contribution of field of Life sciences	CINHD	2022
21.	Dr. Sadhana Joshi	Serve as Evaluator of research abstracts (Dr. Bhanuben Mahendra Nanavati College of Home Science (Autonomous))	Mother and child health	2022
22.	Dr. A. C. Mishra	Ranked among top 7% of scientist Standford University in India	Communicable Diseases	2021
23.	Dr. Supriya Bhalerao	Member, Expert Committee for Products Approval, FSSAI, Govt. of Health & Family Welfare.	Communicable Diseases	2021 till date
24.	Dr. Vidya Arankalle	Ranked among top 2% of scientist Standford University in India	Communicable Diseases	2021
25	Dr. Supriya Bhalerao	Member of “Advisiory panel for scientific publications for clinical trials and populations based prophylactic studies of AYUSH Interentions related to Covid 19” under Ministry of Ayush	Obesity - Diabetes	2020
26.	Dr. Sadhana Joshi	Serve as Editorial Board member of “BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth”	Mother and child health	2020
27.	Dr. Harshad Patil	Recipient of fellowship by “Wellcome Trust/DBT India Alliance”	Communicable Diseases	2019
28.	Dr. Sadhana Joshi	Editorial member of “Journal of Nutrition & Intermediary Metabolism”	Mother and child health	2019
29.	Dr. Anand Zanwar	Recipient of “American Oil Chemists' Society’s Junior researcher travel grant”	CINHD	2019
30.	Dr. Harshad Patil	Recipient of “Early Career Research Award” Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB)	Communicable Diseases	2018
31.	Dr. Supriya Bhalerao	Served as a Secretary of 8th World Ayurveda Congress and Arogya Expo, Ahmedabad, Gujrat	Communicable Diseases	2018
32.	Dr. Supriya Bhalerao	Member of working and consultation group of Prakriti Assessment constituted by CCRAS, Ministry of Ayush	Obesity - Diabetes	2018
33.	Dr. Anvita Kale	Best oral presentation by Nutrition Society of India for the paper titled “Short and Long Term Effects of Maternal Butter Consumption on Adult Wistar Rat Offspring Cardiometabolic and Neurodevelopmental Health”	Mother and Child Health	2018
34.	Dr. Sadhana Joshi	Member of “Task Force Human Developmental and Disease Biology”	Mother and Child Health	2018
35.	Dr. Sadhana Joshi	Dr. Rajammal P. Devadas Memorial Award by Nutrition Society of India This award was given for her outstanding contributions in the field of applied nutritional sciences as evidenced by peer review publications, projects handled and high academic pursuit.	Mother and Child Health	2018
36.	Dr. Sadhana Joshi	Nominated to be part of an Expert Group formed to give recommendations to the State Project Directorate, RUSA, Department of Higher & Technical Education, Government of Maharashtra	Mother and Child Health	2018
37.	Dr. Sadhana Joshi	Board Member for the Preterm Birth International Collaborative PREBIC Australasian Branch (China)	Mother and Child Health	2017
38.	Dr. Anand Zanwar	Recipient of “Early Career Research Award” by Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB)	CINHD	2017

Student Awards

Sr. No.	Name of the student	Award Details	Department	Year
1.	Sunaina Chhetri	Young Scientist's Junior Award at 57th annual conference of Nutrition Society of India, ICMR - National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad on 14th to 15th November 2025	Mother and child health	2025
2.	Ms. Prajakta Gaikwad	Ms. Prajakta Gaikwad has received “Session Best Oral Presentation Award” for the abstract entitled “Nano emulsification of Omega-3 enriched Krill oil: Design, characterisation and stability assessment” at 7th International Conference on Food, Nutrition, Health and Life style 2025, Bangkok, Thailand ‘ during November 17-18, 2025	Innovative Nutrition	Nov 2025
3.	Ms. Gauri Ligade	Ms. Gauri Ligade has received “Best Poster Presentation Award” for the abstract entitled “ Development of Omega-3 and protein enriched crackers: Studies on physicochemical characterization, stability and sensory properties” at 57th annual conference of Nutrition Society of India held at Hyderabad, during November 14-15, 2025	Innovative Nutrition	Nov 2025
4.	Nikita Joshi	Special Recognition Award for Oral presentation (Clinical science category) at 9th International Diabetes Summit 2025 organized by Chellaram Diabetes Institute. 7th March - 9th March 2025	Mother and child health	2024
5.	Ms. Bhargavi Patel	First prize in Oral Presentation at Vishwa Swasthyam Conference. Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute, Andheri west, Mumbai. 10th and 11th Jan, 2025 (International conference)	Mother and child health	2024
6.	Ms. Gauri Ligade	Best poster award for ‘Development and stability assessment of flour pre-mix fortified with omega-3 fatty acids and protein’ in 56th Annual National Conference by the Nutrition Society of India on “Transdisciplinary Approaches in Addressing Nutrition Challenges” Location: Symbiosis School of Culinary Arts and Nutritional Sciences (SSCANS), Pune Dated14th and 15th Nov. 2024	Innovative Nutrition	2024
7.	Ms. Apurva Jadhav	Best poster award in 3rd virtual international conference entitled ‘Innovation and Research in Science and Technology for Sustainable Development’ organized by School of Science, O.P. Jindal University, Raigarh, Dated 30th -31st May 2024.	Herbal Medicine	2024
8.	Ms. Aditi Godhamgaonkar	NSI Prize for Best Oral Presentation in free communication (clinical nutrition) for the paper "Fatty acids status during pregnancy influences placental telomere length"	Mother and child health	2023
9.	Dr. Nisha Kemse	NSI Prize for Oral Presentation, for the paper "Maternal Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation Improves Brain Neurotrophins and Angiogenic Markers in the offspring Born to Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Mothers"	Mother and child health	2023
10.	Dr. Nisha Kemse	2nd Prize for Oral Presentation, for the paper "Effect of Prenatal Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation on Brain Neurotrophins in Offspring Born to Dams With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM)"	Mother and child health	2023
11.	Ms. Apurva Jadhav	1st Prize for Best Oral Presentation award on the theme ‘Fermented foods, Health Status and Social well-being’ held on 21st-22nd November 2023 organised by North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) Shillong, Meghalaya in Association with SASNET-FF.	Herbal Medicine	2023
12.	Ms. Eitisha Sandecha	Best presentation award on the theme ‘Medical Biotechnology’, organized in international conference on ‘Innovations in Biotechnology Research for Sustainable Development: Challenge and Practices’ Held on 28th and 29th, March 2023 in Association with Microbiologist Society, India.	Herbal Medicine	2023
13.	Ms. Asavari Joshi	Best Oral Presentation award at International Conference on Clinical Nutrition and Dietary Lifestyle for the paper ‘Understanding effects of flaxseed oil blends on liver cells	CINHD	2022
14.	Dr. Juhi Nema	Young Scientist's Senior Award (Community Nutrition) category at 54th Annual International Conference of Nutrition Society of India (NSI) for the paper entitled 'Association of Maternal Vitamin D Status and Risk of Preeclampsia	Mother and child health	2022
15.	Ms. Nikita Joshi	NSI Prize for Best Oral Presentation in the Free Communication session (Experimental Nutrition) for the paper 'Altered expression of nutrient transporters in syncytiotrophoblast membranes in preeclampsia placentae	Mother and child health	2022
16.	Dr. Nisha Kemse	NSI Prize for Best Poster presentation in the Free Communication session (Experimental Nutrition) for the paper 'Maternal Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation Attenuates Memory Deficits in Offspring Born to Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Mothers: Animal Study	Mother and child health	2022
17.	Ms. Shweta Madiwale	NSI Prize for Best Poster Presentation in the Free Communication session (Clinical Nutrition) for the paper "Longitudinal assessment of maternal plasma folate, vitamin B12 and homocysteine levels in women with gestational diabetes mellitus	Mother and child health	2022
18.	Ms. Juhi Nema	Free registration to attend Vitamin D Workshop. Paper titled “Maternal Vitamin D Deficiency Reduces Docosahexaenoic acid, Placental growth factor and Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor Gamma levels in the Pup Brain in a Rat model of Preeclampsia"	Mother and child health	2021
19.	Ms. Anjali Jadhav	2nd prize for the "Oral Presentation” in 5th International Diabetes Summit (Virtual) -2021 organized by The Chellaram Diabetes Institute (CDI), Pune for the paper “Placental Neurotrophin Levels in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus	Mother and child health	2021
18.	Ms. Shama Aaphale	First Rank in oral presentation by Seth Raghunath College of Pharmacy Saswad	Cancer Research Lab	2020
21.	Dr. Amrita Khaire	Nanik Gurnani Award by ICMR for the paper “Preeclampsia is associated with higher proportions of saturated fatty acids”	Mother and child health	2019
22.	Ms. Vaishali Kasture	Travel grant Award by DOHaD for the paper “Effect of Maternal Omega-3 Fatty Acid and Vitamin E Supplementation on Placental Angiogenic Factors in Subtypes of Preeclampsia”	Mother and child health	2019
23.	Ms. Anindita Nandi	Best Poster by SNEHA-MRC Presentation for the paper “Maternal Vitamin D Deficiency Increases the Thromboxane/Prostacyclin Ratio through Alterations in the One Carbon Cycle in Wistar Rats’’	Mother and child health	2019
24.	Ms. Kinjal Dave	Best Presentation by (Bangalore Boston Nutrition Collaborative at St. Johns Research Institute, Bangalore for the presentation on “Assessing The Effect Of RUTF on the body composition parameters of severely malnourished children”	Mother and child health	2019
25.	Ms. Varsha Shetty	Best oral presentation by International conference on advances in medical and industrial biotechnology.	Cancer Research Lab	2019
26.	Ms. Kavita Shinde	Dr. A. P.J. Abdul Kalam Lifetime Achievement National Award’, in the field of teaching, research and publication. International Institute for Social and Economic Reforms	Cancer Research Lab	2018
27.	Ms. Vaishali Kasture	Young Scientist Award in Experimental Nutrition by Nutrition Society of India for the paper “Omega-3 fatty acids differentially influences embryotoxicity in Subtypes of preeclampsia”	Mother and child health	2018
28.	Ms. Anindita A. Nandi	Young Scientist Award in Experimental Nutrition by Nutrition Society of India for the paper “Omega-3 fatty acids differentially influences embryotoxicity in Subtypes of preeclampsia”	Mother and child health	2018
29.	Ms. Juhi Nema	Best oral presentation by Nutrition Society of India for the paper titled “Vitamin D status in pregnancy and its association with neonatal vitamin D: A longitudinal study”	Mother and child health	2018
30.	Dr. Amrita Khaire	Best Poster presentation by Nutrition Society of India for the paper titled “Micronutrient levels in women with preeclampsia and their association with birth outcome”	Mother and child health	2018
31.	Ms. Vaishali Kasture	Best oral presentation by Nutrition Society of India for the paper titled “Micronutrient levels in women with preeclampsia and their association with birth outcome”	Mother and child health	2017
32.	Ms. Anindita A. Nandi	Best oral presentation by Nutrition Society of India for the paper titled “ Vitamin D, Long Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty acid and Inflammation in Preeclampsia ”	Mother and child health	2017