Dr. Shaheen Nourinejhad Zarghani is a plant pathologist specializing in plant virology, with broad experience in research, teaching, and scientific leadership. He obtained his Ph.D. in Plant Pathology and served as an Assistant Professor at the University of Tehran, Iran, where he taught plant pathology–related courses and supervised numerous M.Sc. and Ph.D. students. He also served as Head of the Central Laboratory of the College of Abouraihan, University of Tehran, contributing to the development of research infrastructure and collaborative research activities. In 2017, Dr. Nourinejhad Zarghani was awarded the prestigious Georg Forster Research Fellowship, enabling him to pursue advanced research in Germany. He subsequently held postdoctoral and research positions, including at the Dienstleistungsstelle Ländlicher Raum Rheinpfalz, Institut für Phytomedizin, where he studied host determinants of Arabis mosaic virus. He later worked at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin on plant viromes, virus genome organization, pathogenicity, and emerging plant viruses. Currently, Dr. Nourinejhad Zarghani is a scientist at the Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI), where he leads the Virology Group and Laboratory. His research focuses on viruses and viroids of fruit crops and grapevine, with emphasis on diagnostics, virus–host interactions, epidemiology, and management strategies.