Bashir Alsharif is currently a PhD candidate in Biosciences and Biotechnology in Health at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Brazil, and serves as a Temporary Advisor to the WHO Prequalification Unit for Vector Control Product Assessment. He holds an MSc in Information Technology (2014) and a BSc in Zoology (2007), both from the University of Khartoum, Sudan. With over a decade of experience, he has worked as a scientific researcher at national and international levels, including roles at the Federal Ministry of Health (Sudan), FIOCRUZ (Brazil), and the Tropical Medicine Research Institute. His research focuses on vector ecology, insecticide evaluation, mosquito and sand fly control strategies, and spatial mapping of disease vectors. He has participated in collaborative international projects on DNA barcoding and visceral leishmaniasis vector control. Mr. Alsharif is a member of the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Vector Control Working Group and has received an IAEA grant for training in SIT-based mosquito control. He has authored several peer-reviewed publications and conference papers in entomology and public health vector control.