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{{Infobox scientist<br />
| name = Mohan R. Wani<br />
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| birth_date = 1965<br />
| birth_place = [[Maharashtra]], India<br />
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| nationality = [[Indian nationality|Indian]]<br />
| fields = {{ublist | Bone and cartilage cell biology }}<br />
| workplaces = {{ublist | [[National Centre for Cell Science]] | [[Savitribai Phule Pune University]] }}<br />
| alma_mater = {{ublist | [[Nagpur Veterinary College]] | [[Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth]] |[[University of London]] }}<br />
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| known_for = Studies on [[Stem cells]]<br />
| awards = {{ublist| 2006&nbsp;B. M. Birla Science Prize | 2009&nbsp;[[National Bioscience Award for Career Development|N-BIOS Prize]] }}<br />
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'''Mohan Ramachandra Wani''' (born 1965) is an Indian cell biologist, immunologist and a scientist at the [[National Centre for Cell Science]]. Known for his studies in the fields of bone and cartilage cell biology, osteoimmunology, and regenerative medicine, Wani is an elected fellow of the [[National Academy of Sciences, India]] and an elected member of [[Guha Research Conference]]. The [[Department of Biotechnology]] of the Government of India awarded him the [[National Bioscience Award for Career Development]], one of the highest Indian science awards, for his contributions to biosciences in 2009.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
[[File:PDKV Akola - Agricultural University.png|thumb|left|PDKV Akola - Agricultural University]]<br />
[[File:Rheumatoid Arthritis.JPG|thumb|235px|a hand affected by [[Rheumatoid Arthritis]].]]<br />
Born in 1965 in the Indian state of [[Maharashtra]], Mohan Wani graduated in veterinary science from [[Nagpur Veterinary College]] and earned his master's degree from [[Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth]] (PDKV).<ref name="Mohan R. Wani Scientist 'F'">{{Cite web |url=http://nccs.res.in/mrw.html |title=Mohan R. Wani Scientist 'F' |date=2018-01-20 |website=nccs.res.in |access-date=2018-01-20}}</ref> His doctoral studies were at the [[University of London]] on a [[Commonwealth Fellowship]] and after securing a PhD, he returned to India to join the [[National Centre for Cell Science]] (NCCS) of [[Savitribai Phule Pune University]]. At NCCS, he holds the position of a Grade F scientist at the Venture Center Outreach Center<ref name="Dr. Mohan Wani - Venture Center Outreach Center">{{Cite web |url=http://www.venturecenter.co.in/nccs/capabilities/tag/dr-mohan-wani |title=Dr. Mohan Wani - Venture Center Outreach Center |website=www.venturecenter.co.in |language=en-US |access-date=2018-01-20}}</ref> and is a part of the research groups on ''Cell Organization and Function'', ''Pathogenesis and Cellular Response'' as wells as ''Stem Cells and Regeneration''.<ref name="Research Groups">{{Cite web |url=http://nccs.res.in/ResearchGroups.html |title=Research Groups |date=2018-01-20 |website=nccs.res.in |access-date=2018-01-20}}</ref> He resides at the University Campus in Ganeshkkind, [[Pune]] in Maharashtra.<ref name="NASI fellows">{{Cite web |url=http://www.nasi.org.in/fellows.asp?RsFilter=W |title=NASI fellows |date=2018-01-12 |publisher=National Academy of Sciences, India |access-date=2018-01-12}}</ref><br />
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Wani's research focus is in the fields of bone and cartilage cell biology, [[osteoimmunology]], [[arthritis]], [[stem cell science]] and [[regenerative medicine]].<ref name="Mohan R. Wani Scientist 'F'" /> He is known to have worked extensively on ''recombinant mouse [[Interleukin 3|IL-3]]'' and has developed mouse models of [[rheumatoid arthritis]] in humans. His studies have been documented by way of a number of articles{{Refn|group=note|Please see ''Selected bibliography'' section}} and [[ResearchGate]], an online repository of scientific articles has listed 50 of them.<ref name="On ResearchGate">{{Cite web |url=https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/38944627_Mohan_R_Wani |title=On ResearchGate |date=2018-01-09 |publisher=On ResearchGate |access-date=2018-01-09}}</ref> He is a member of the ''Task Force on Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine'' of the [[Department of Biotechnology]] of the Government of India<ref name="Task Force on Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine">{{Cite web |url=http://dbtindia.nic.in/wp-content/uploads/O.M-for-the-Task-Force.pdf |title=Task Force on Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine |date=2014 |website=Department of Biotechnology |access-date=2018-01-20}}</ref> and has delivered guest lectures on the subject.<ref name="Guest Lectures Arranged for the Students">{{Cite web |url=http://cms.sinhgad.edu/sinhgad_engineering_institutes/vadgaon_scoe/departments/bio_technology/industry_interaction/guest_lectures.aspx |title=Guest Lectures Arranged for the Students |date=2018-01-20 |website=cms.sinhgad.edu |access-date=2018-01-20}}</ref> He also serves as a member of the editorial board of the ''Journal of Animal Science'' of the Laboratory Animal Scientists' Association (India).<ref name="Journal of Animal Science">{{Cite web |url=http://www.lasaindia.in/journal/editorialboard.php |title=Journal of Animal Science |date=2018-01-20 |website=www.lasaindia.in |access-date=2018-01-20}}</ref><br />
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== Awards and honors ==<br />
Wani received the B. M. Birla Science Prize of the B. M. Birla Science Centre in 2004<ref name="B. M. Birla Science Prize">{{Cite web |url=http://www.birlasciencecentre.org/awards/birlaSciencePrizes/ |title=B. M. Birla Science Prize |date=2018-01-20 |website=www.birlasciencecentre.org |access-date=2018-01-20}}</ref> and the Prof B. K. Bachhawat International Travel Grant for Young Scientists of the [[Christian Medical College & Hospital|Christian Medical College]] in 2006.<ref name="Mohan R. Wani Scientist 'F'" /> The [[Department of Biotechnology]] (DBT) of the Government of India awarded him the [[National Bioscience Award for Career Development]], one of the highest Indian science awards in 2009.<ref name="Awardees of National Bioscience Awards for Career Development">{{Cite web |url=http://dbtindia.nic.in/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/list_of_bioscience_awardees.pdf |title=Awardees of National Bioscience Awards for Career Development |date=2016 |publisher=Department of Biotechnology |access-date=2017-11-20}}</ref> He became an elected fellow of the [[National Academy of Sciences, India]] in 2011.<ref name="NASI Year Book 2015">{{Cite web |url=http://www.nasi.org.in/Year%20Book%202015.pdf |title=NASI Year Book 2015 |date=2018-01-12 |publisher=National Academy of Sciences, India |access-date=2018-01-12}}</ref> He is also an elected member of [[Guha Research Conference]].<ref name="Mohan R. Wani Scientist 'F'" /><br />
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== Selected bibliography ==<br />
* {{Cite journal |last=Khapli |first=Shruti M. |last2=Mangashetti |first2=Latha S. |last3=Yogesha |first3=S. D. |last4=Wani |first4=Mohan R. |date=2003-07-01 |title=IL-3 Acts Directly on Osteoclast Precursors and Irreversibly Inhibits Receptor Activator of NF-κB Ligand-Induced Osteoclast Differentiation by Diverting the Cells to Macrophage Lineage |journal=The Journal of Immunology |language=en |volume=171 |issue=1 |pages=142–151 |doi=10.4049/jimmunol.171.1.142 |issn=0022-1767 |pmid=12816992|doi-access=free }}<br />
* {{Cite journal |last=Yogesha |first=S. D. |last2=Khapli |first2=Shruti M. |last3=Wani |first3=Mohan R. |date=2005-03-25 |title=Interleukin-3 and Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-stimulating Factor Inhibits Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF)-α-induced Osteoclast Differentiation by Down-regulation of Expression of TNF Receptors 1 and 2 |journal=Journal of Biological Chemistry |language=en |volume=280 |issue=12 |pages=11759–11769 |doi=10.1074/jbc.m410828200 |issn=0021-9258 |pmid=15653694|doi-access=free }}<br />
* {{Cite journal |last=Srivastava |first=Rupesh K. |last2=Tomar |first2=Geetanjali B. |last3=Barhanpurkar |first3=Amruta P. |last4=Gupta |first4=Navita |last5=Pote |first5=Satish T. |last6=Mishra |first6=Gyan C. |last7=Wani |first7=Mohan R. |date=2011-02-15 |title=IL-3 Attenuates Collagen-Induced Arthritis by Modulating the Development of Foxp3+ Regulatory T Cells |journal=The Journal of Immunology |language=en |volume=186 |issue=4 |pages=2262–2272 |doi=10.4049/jimmunol.1002691 |issn=0022-1767 |pmid=21242512|doi-access=free }}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Interleukin 3]]<br />
* [[Granulocyte]]<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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* {{Cite web |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Wani%2520MR%255BAuthor%255D&cauthor=true&cauthor_uid=27183574 |title=Wani MR [Author] |date=2018-01-20 |website=PubMed |access-date=2018-01-20}}<br />
* {{Cite web |url=http://linux.nccs.res.in/NCCSawards.html |title=National Centre For Cell Science, Pune |date=2018-01-20 |website=linux.nccs.res.in |access-date=2018-01-20}}<br />
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