Dr. Prajakta Dandekar Jain Selected as Founding Member of INSA Women Associates

By: WE staff | Thursday, 3 July 2025

• Dr. Prajakta Dandekar Jain has been decided on as a Founding Member of INSA Women Associates (IWA)
• She is a UGC Assistant Professor on the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, ICT Mumbai
• The INSA Women Associates (IWA) has been newly constituted with the aid of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA), New Delhi

The Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai, has announced that Dr. Prajakta Dandekar Jain, UGC Assistant Professor within the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, has been decided on as a Founding Member of the newly formed INSA Women Associates (IWA), set up by way of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA), New Delhi.

This prestigious recognition highlights Dr. Prajakta’s huge contributions to pharmaceutical biotechnology, in addition to her dedication to mentorship, interdisciplinary collaboration, and advancing girl’s participation in technological know-how.

In her new role, Dr. Prajakta will join an esteemed group of scientific leaders supporting form India’s innovation atmosphere. She will work alongside other IWA participants and a distinguished Governing Board that includes extremely good figures which include Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, Dr. Renu Swarup, Dr. Chandrima Shaha, and Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw. Together, they'll make a contribution to management development, policy shaping, and mentorship of rising scientific talent.

Dr. Prajakta leads ICT’s Nanomedicine Research Group and works on advanced topics such as 3-d mobile way of life, nanomedicine, tissue engineering, and pharmaceutical biotechnology. Her research has now not only pushed medical progress but additionally contributed to country wide ability-constructing via ability development and enterprise-centered training programs.