Md Mizanur Rahman obtained his MSc in Clinical Investigation from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA), USA, and his PhD in Medical Sciences (Microbiology and Immunology) from the Saga Medical School, Japan, with a Fulbright scholarship from the Japanese Government. He served as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Medicine of the UTHSCSA, as an Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Biology at Texas A&M University, and as a Special Graduate Faculty Member at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). He joined the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at Qatar University as an Assistant Professor and then was promoted to Associate Professor. His research focuses on the physiology and pathology of bone and muscle during aging. His research group investigates the impact and underlying mechanisms of calorie restriction, physical exercise, and natural products on healthy aging and life span. His group is also working on the effect of natural products in preventing and treating breast and prostate cancers, and the development of drug resistance and underlying mechanisms.