Dr. Ashok Aspatwar is an Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Finland. He received his Ph.D. in Bioinformatics from the University of Tampere, and has over 15 years of experience in infection biology and drug discovery. His research focuses on the functional roles of carbonic anhydrase (CA) enzymes in host–pathogen interactions, particularly during mycobacterial infections. Dr. Aspatwar has published extensively on zebrafish and Mycobacterium marinum models and currently leads a research group working on tuberculosis pathogenesis and the development of novel anti-TB drug candidates targeting β-CA enzymes.