Ali Mirazimi, PhD, is a Professor at Karolinska Institutet and a senior expert at both the Public Health Agency of Sweden and Head of Section at the National Veterinary Institute. He is also a member of the European Research Infrastructure on Highly Pathogenic Agents (ERINHA). His research focuses on virus-host interactions, pathogenesis, and the development of diagnostics, vaccines, and antivirals. He chairs the Swedish Society for Virology and plays a key role in multiple EU and WHO initiatives on high-threat pathogens. His work has resulted in over 150 publications in top journals."