Prof. Ali Mirazimi obtained his doctorate at the Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet in 2000. Since 2006, he has worked as a lecturer at Karolinska Institutet. He is currently an adjunct professor at Karolinska Institute, the Head of the Section at the Swedish Veterinary Institute, and a Senior Expert Scientist at the Public Health Agency of Sweden. His research area includes Viral Zoonosis; Virus–Host interaction; and Diagnostic, Vaccine, and Antiviral development.