Dr. Olivier Sparagano is a Professor at the City University of Hong Kong. He received his MS from the University of Paris VII and his PhD from the Institute Pasteur and the University Lyon I. Prior to his current position, he was the Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research at Coventry University. He has been researching animal diseases, zoonotic pathogens, and vector-borne issues for more than two decades. His research focuses on poultry mites, ticks, mosquitoes, and other arthropod vectors and vector-borne-pathogens.