Dr. Somani holds Ph.D. from the University of Pavia, an international center for biological research in Italy. He has worked as a Professor of Biochemistry and Senior Scientist at the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) Pune, & as a Distinguished Professor at Institute of Bioinformatics, Bangalore. He has developed and patented a kinetic assay for Ceruloplasmin. He has more than 50 research publications in national and international journals. He was a research guide for Ph.D. and M.D. students of University of Pune and Maharashtra University of Health Sciences