Dr. Khan is a Professor of Viral Pathology and Chair of the Department of Microbiology & Immunology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University (UAEU). He did his undergraduate and postgraduate training in London, followed by postdoctoral training at Tufts University School of Medicine, USA and then LRF Virus Centre, University of Glasgow. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists (FRCPath) (UK) and has held faculty positions in universities in UK before moving to his current post in UAE University. Dr Khan’s primary research interest is EBV and association diseases. His secondary interest is in emerging viral infections and public health. He has over 95 original papers, reviews and book chapters, with total citations of nearly 23,000. Recently he was elected to UAE’s Mohammed bin Rashid Academy of Scientists. He also serves on the editorial board of several international journals, including PloS One and Virology Journal.