Dr. Surya Paudel is a veterinarian and obtained his PhD degree in poultry medicine from the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria in 2015. Currently, he is working as an Assistant Professor (poultry) at the City University of Hong Kong. Until early 2022, he also worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Clinic for Poultry and Fish Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna. He is also serving as a member of the methodology task force for drafting “Veterinary guidelines on antimicrobial use in poultry colibacillosis” in the European Network for Optimization of Veterinary Antimicrobial Treatment (ENOVAT) programme. Previously, Dr. Paudel has also worked in conservation and management of critically endangered wildlife species, in particular, in restoring the natural population of dramatically declining vultures in South East Asia. Dr. Paudel is interested in research and teaching works related to all aspects of poultry health, especially in understating host-pathogen interaction, immune response towards infections and prevention of diseases. Besides, his research interest also include food safety and one health.