Dr. Aditi Apte (MBBS, MD Pharmacology, PhD)

Dr. Apte is a clinical pharmacologist and public health researcher with combined industry and academic experience of 20 years. Her research interests include nutrition in particular anaemia and micronutrient deficiencies, bioethics, vaccines and antimicrobial resistance. A lead investigator at KEMHRC’s community-based departments, her key projects include the use of liposomal micronutrient fortified body oil for anaemia in children (doctoral work), microbiota directed complementary food in moderate acute malnutrition, use of probiotics for improving iron absorption, and use of Punarnavadi Mandura and Drakshavaleha for anaemia. Dr. Apte is a member of the ICMR national taskforce on anaemia, and ICMR national taskforce on safe and rational use of medicines. She is an academic editor for PLoS Global Public Health, an expert trainer in bioethics, and teaches clinical research students at Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI) and KEMHRC.