Yashwant Pathak

PhD, MPharm Professor and Research Director, VaYU

Academic Qualifications Major achievements at USF includes Major International recognitions after joining USF

Academic Qualifications

M. Pharm, Nagpur, 1977
PhD, Pharmacy, Nagpur University, 1989
Executive MBA and Masters in Conflict Management from Sullivan University, Louisville, USA.
Post-doctoral training was at Royal Free Hospital London, UK, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel and University of Michigan Medical Center at Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

Major achievements at USF includes

His major achievements/ recognitions at USF includes:

Outstanding Achievement Award for Global Engagement by University of South Florida, a unique award given to only one faculty/administrator annually, 2016
Fellow of NSF I-Corps USF 2016 and 2020
Outstanding faculty Award for USF March 2017
2019- 2020: Outstanding faculty Award from University of South Florida
2021-2022 Outstanding faculty Award from University of South Florida (March, 2022)
USF Outstanding Research Faculty Award 2022 for the research contribution in 2021.

Major International recognitions after joining USF

2022: Edited Handbook of Space Pharmaceuticals (Book of the Year, Life Sciences, Sweden); Award for Excellence in Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology; included in Fulbright Specialist roster (2022–2027).
2021–2022: Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (FAAS).
2020: Academic Excellence Award, Association of Pharmacy Professionals, India.
2018–2019: Fulbright Specialist Fellowship, Witwatersrand University, South Africa.
2015–2017: Endeavour Fellowship, Australia; CNPQ Fellowship, Brazil (space pharmaceuticals research).
2014: Lifetime Achievement Award in Pharmacy; Prometeo Fellowship, Ecuador; Research grant, Dalian Medical University, China.
2013: Fellowship from the Embassy of England, Strathclyde University, Scotland.
2012: Best Scientist Formulator Award, ICHMP, USA.
2010: Special Contribution Award and President’s Cup, Sullivan University, USA.
2009: President’s Medal for Executive MBA, Sullivan University, USA.

Dr. Pathak is Associate Dean at USF College of Pharmacy and a globally recognized expert in nanotechnology, holding multiple international academic roles.