Dr. Mohan Wani did his Masters in Veterinary Surgery from Nagpur Veterinary College and PhD in Human Medicine from St. George's Hospital Medical School, University of London, England. He was awarded with a prestigious “Commonwealth Fellowship” during his PhD. He has made innovative basic and translational research in the field of “Pathophysiology of bone and cartilage remodeling in important skeletal diseases such as osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis”. He also has expertise in stem cell science and regenerative medicine. Dr. Wani has supervised several PhDs, medical/dental and veterinary students and mentored many postdoctoral fellows. His research work is published in several reputed international journals and patents. He is recipient of several prestigious awards including Commonwealth Fellowship, B. M. Birla Science Prize, DBT National Bioscience Award, Tata Innovation Fellowship, Elected Fellow of National Academy of Sciences (FNASc), Indian National Science Academy (FNA), National Academy of Medical Sciences (FAMS) and National Academy of Veterinary Sciences (FNAVS).