Dr. Wang holds a PhD in physiology from the University of Alberta, and an MD from Weifang Medical College in China. He is an internationally respected scholar and leader in the study of the biomedical importance of hydrogen sulfide. His research programs have been supported by research grants from all three granting councils (NSERC, SSHRC, CIHR), and he has trained more than 120 graduate students, postdoctoral Fellows and other research personnel. An editor of three books, the author of more than 21 book chapters and 290 peer-reviewed articles in leading journals, Dr. Wang has delivered more than 160 lectures and keynotes worldwide and achieved an H-index of 77 for the citations of his publications.