Dr. Mustafa Kamal is an independent researcher in animal genetics and genomics based in Pakistan. He earned his PhD in Zoology (Animal Genetics) from Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan in 2025. He conducted part of his doctoral research during a six-month appointment as a Visiting Research Scholar in Prof. Francisco Peñagaricano’s group in the Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His doctoral research examined genetic markers associated with mastitis resistance and milk production traits in Holstein Friesian and indigenous cattle breeds. He also served as a Graduate Research Associate on a Pakistan–China collaborative project investigating Staphylococcus aureus mastitis and the functional validation of resistance genes. His research interests encompass animal genetics and genomics, quantitative genetics and genomic prediction, the genetic basis of disease resistance, bacterial mastitis, and antimicrobial resistance, with a focus on livestock health and productivity.