Dr. Ariful Islam graduated with a DVM and a MS in Pharmacology from Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University and an MPH in Epidemiology from American International University, Bangladesh. He has more than ten years working experience in emerging infectious diseases and zoonoses as well as clinical experience. He is also involved in the organization's EcoHealthNet program where graduate scholars spend four to five weeks in Bangladesh, under Dr. Islam's mentorship, participating in wildlife surveillance activities. Dr. Ariful Islam, Senior Scientist at EcoHealth Alliance, currently works in Bangladesh as the Country Coordinator for the USAID-supported Emerging Pandemic Threat Program’s PREDICT project based at Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR). Using the One Health approach, the project is investigating the behaviors, practices, and ecological and biological factors driving disease emergence, transmission, and spread. Dr. Ariful Islam’s work is focused on understanding the drivers of zoonotic viruses such as Nipah virus, avian influenza, MERS-CoV, Ebola, novel virus discovery, and zoonotic disease emergence at the animal, human, and ecosystem interface.