Abdul REHMAN is a veterinarian with a specialization in epidemiology. He did his graduation in 2010, MPhil in 2012, and earned his PhD in 2016 from Germany. In his master and PhD research, he studied the epidemiology of vectors and vector-borne pathogens in different regions of Pakistan. More specifically, during his masters, he worked on the descriptive epidemiology of dengue fever and his PhD research focused on ticks and tick-borne pathogens in different agro-ecological zones of Pakistan. After completing his PhD, he returned back to Pakistan and joined the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, as an Assistant Professor. His main role includes teaching, mentoring postgraduate research and community services through technical support. Recently, he has been selected as a member of the Global Well-being Team (comprising 11 members around the globe) of UNESCO’s Youth As Researchers (YAR) Project focusing on the impact of COVID-19 on youth. Currently, he is working on the epidemiology of infectious diseases of livestock, including zoonotic infections and AMR-related issues.