Dr. Reta Abdi earned his DVM from Addis Ababa University, an MSc from the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium, and a PhD from Ghent University. His master’s research profiled gene expression in Theileria annulata (an oncogenic protozoan parasite of cattle leukocytes) during attenuation for vaccine development, while his PhD focused on vector-borne diseases, including tsetse fly factors affecting Trypanosoma transmission and the creation of an anti-tsetse fly saliva ELISA for disease surveillance. As a tenured faculty member at Addis Ababa University, he investigated the molecular epidemiology and AMR profiles of zoonotic bacteria, as well as public health risks. From 2016 to 2018, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Tennessee Knoxville, studying AMR bacteria ecology and vaccine candidates for bovine mastitis. A founding faculty member of the Lewyt College of Veterinary Medicine at Long Island University since 2018, his current research examines membrane protein–mediated AMR and its effects on host-pathogen interactions and the microbiome. Taylor & Francis, etc.), and is a member of AAFSPHV, CRWAD, LIVMA, and USAVRCN. Dr. Abdi has been elected by resolution of the Council as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (FRSB), UK.