Dr. Chinmay Rath
Research Officer (Bot.) ,NMPB, Section of MoA (On Deputation)
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Dr. Chinmay Rath, Ph.D. (Botany) Research Officer (Botany) joined CCRAS on 06.3.2012. He is currently posted at National Medicinal Plants Board(NMPB), a section of Ministry of Ayush, Government of India (On Deputation).
Academic Background
Strong research professional with Ph.D and Master’s degree in Science focused in Botany/Plant Biology from Utkal University. Master degree in Information Technology and Post Graduate Diploma in Bioinformatics are the additional qualifications which supports the Research Studies of Ayurvedic Sciences and National Medicinal Plants Board, a section of Ministry of Ayush, Government of India.
Research Areas
Experienced Medicinal Plants Scientist with a demonstrated history of working in the research industry. Skilled in Research, Research Management, Method Development, Scientific Writing, Plants Medicine, Botany and Ayurveda.
Additionally, Dr. Rath also contributes his expertise to the matters related to Inter-Ministerial Coordination, International Cooperation, Marketing & Trade, Information Technology, Techno-Administration of NMPB a section of Ministry of Ayush, Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Forum on Indian Traditional Medicine (FITM) in Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT).
Achievements
With extensive research experience, Dr. Rath worked as a nodal officer in Medico-Ethno Botanical Survey Programme of CCRAS and made valuable contributions to peer-reviewed publications and authored multiple books including digitation of Macro & Microscopic Atlas of Pharmacopoeial Drugs in different volumes of Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India.
Further, he has represented on behalf of National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) a section of Ministry of Ayush in the Tableaux for Ministry of Ayush during 72nd Republic Day Parade Celebration at Rajpath during 26th January, 2021.
Further, Dr. Rath has represented on behalf of National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), a section of Ministry of Ayush in the International Horticulture Exhibition (Floriade Expo 2022) at Almere, Netherlands from 24th-28th June, 2022 sponsored by National Horticulture Board (NHB), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India for the promotion and cooperation in the Medicinal Plants Sector at Europe.