Kuldeep Dhama, M.V.Sc., Ph.D. (Gold Medalist), is working as Principal Scientist in the Division of Pathology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India. With 25 years of research and teaching experience in the areas of microbiology, immunology, virology, public health, medicine, and biomedicine as an eminent researcher, he has developed several diagnostics, vaccines, immunomodulatory modules, and hypotheses to counter infectious diseases of animals, poultry, and public health concerns. He has to his credit 600 publications, 6 books, and 65 book chapters. Dr. Dhama has been recognized as an extremely productive researcher in the journal Nature. He has been honored with 50 Best Paper Awards and other recognitions. He is an NAAS (National Academy of Agricultural Science, India) Associate and has worked as Nodal Officer, WTO, and Member, Wildlife Health Specialist Group (IUCN). He is actively serving as Editor-in-Chief, Co-EIC, Editor, and Member, Editorial Board, of nearly 20 scientific journals. His Google scholar h-index is 47 and Scopus h-index is 31.