Mona Saleh is a PI at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria. She earned her Dr. from Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany in 2009. She comleted her Habilitation (Associate Professor) at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria in 2021. She is also a member of the Austrian Society for Molecular Biosciences and Biotechnology (ÖGMBT) and the European Association for Fish Pathology (EAFP). She was awarded Scientist of the Year 2018/2019 at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria, in 2019.