Dr. Rajesh Vasita, Ph.D
Associate Professor , Department of Medical Devices
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National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research-Ahmedabad -
rajesh[dot]vasita[at]niperahm[dot]res[dot]in -
+79 65181200 -
NIPER Ahmedabad, Opposite Air force Station, Palaj -
Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India - 382355
Research Interest
Research Area
- Bone tissue engineering: Polymer-based implants for bone regeneration
- Co-culture devices for organoid development
- Polymeric platform technology for fabrication of Tumoroid, Organoid, and spheroid
Experience
- January 2026 - Continue
Associate Professor
Department of Medical Devices, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research - Ahmedabad.
- October 2023 - April 2024
Visiting Assistant Professor
Centre for Nanomedicine and Tissue Engineering, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
- August 2022 - February 2023
Visiting Assistant Professor
Terasaki Institute, LA, California, USA.
- November 2013 – December 2025
Assistant Professor
School of Life Sciences, Central University of Gujarat, Vadodara, Gujarat
- February 2012- November 2013
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Centre for Nano medicine and tissue engineering, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
Research Grant
Extramural Research Grant
- Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission – Core Research Grant (GSBTM/MD/Projects/SSA/14-31/2014-15)
- SERB – Young Scientist (SB/YS/LS-13/2014)
- Co-Investigator: Core Research Grant (EMR/2015/000779)
- Nanomission (SR/NM/NB-1079/2017 (G))
- SERB – Core Research Grant (EEQ/2017/000836)
- Co-Investigator: SERB – Core Research Grant (CRG/2020/002802)
- Co-Investigator: DBT – Core Research Grant (BT/PR42671/MED/30/2347/2021)
- SERB – TETRA Award (TTR/2021/000120)
- Co-Investigator: Investigator-Initiated Research Proposals for Small Extramural Grants (ICMR) (Devres/SG2025/01005/SR, 03-03-2026)