Dr. Nighat Perveen earned her Ph.D. in Ecology and Environmental Sciences from the United Arab Emirates University, UAE, specializing in ticks and tick-borne diseases. She received her M.Sc. (Hons) from the University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan and earned Silver Medal. Her M.Sc. research was on honeybees (Apis dorsata) hemocytes, the toxicity of insecticides to bee hemocytes, immune response of hemocytes, and examining abnormalities in hemocytes after insecticides applications. She received her B.Sc. (Hons) from Bahauddin Zakariya University, Pakistan and earned Gold Medal. Her B.Sc. research was on wheat aphids, their population dynamics, and change in aphid populations in response to different nitrogen levels. Recognized for her valuable contributions to research as a first author, Dr. Perveen received the 'Certificate of Achievement' from the United Arab Emirates University for three consecutive years, in 2020, 2021 and 2022. Her diverse research interests encompass the biology and ecology of ticks, tick-borne pathogens, tick-pathogen interaction, tick microbiome, metagenomics approaches, microbial diversity and distribution, host-parasite interactions and ecosystem, ecology and evolution of viruses, and insects. Dr. Perveen is currently engaged in collaborative research with colleagues from various countries and always open to new research collaborations. If you are interested in working together, feel free to contact here or via email at: nighat.p@uaeu.ac.ae