Dr. Tanuja Nesari is the Director as well as Head of the Division of Translational Research & Biostatistics at the All India Institute of Ayurveda, Government of India, New Delhi. She is also the Chair for the Health Sector sub-skill Council for AYUSH under Ministry of Ayush, GOI 

Dr. Nesari completed her M.D. and Ph.D. in Ayurvedic Pharmacology from Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar.  She is a University approved Ayurveda professor with 29 years of experience of Teaching, Research, Quality, Safety & efficacy of Medicinal plants. She is recipient of Best Ayurveda Teacher award of the year 2005. She has been a resource person in international conferences held in India & abroad. Also, she has visited many countries for conducting CME courses and teaching Ayurved. Dr.Nesari is an acclaimed international speaker on Ayurveda and has organized series of National & International Seminars, Workshops, CME programs in Ayurveda. 

She has successfully completed 21 clinical research projects as a Principal Investigator. She is a principal investigator on the joint collaborative project of AIIA with UK, College of Medicine UK, Prince Charls Foundation, on assessment of holistic AYURYOGA module in the Patients suffering with fibromyalgia at UK through HCI and MOA, GOI. Her main area of interest is Ayurveda Teaching& Research on validation of neuro-cognitive enhancing properties of various plants. She is interested in interdisciplinary and collaborative research and networking, developing new methodologies of experimental, pharmacological and clinical research suitable for research in Ayurveda. 

Dr.Nesari has published 74 original papers & 91 review articles in Index journals & has authored & edited 15 books in English & Regional languages including Marathi.  She is an Executive Editor & reviewer of many Index Journals. 

She has guided 33 M.D, 20 Ph.D. & 3 M.Phil. Scholars at post graduate level.