Gabriel Mkilema Shirima is a Professor of Veterinary Public Health specializing on Epidemiology of Zoonoses with special interest on One Health. He is a PhD graduate from the University of Glasgow-UK and Masters of Veterinary Public Health of Sokoine University- Tanzania. He is a researcher, trainer, mentor and supervisor of postgraduate scholars at Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology. He also, serve as Adjunct Professor at Washington State University-USA. He holds several positions before joining academia and currently member of several bodies/committees in the region. He published more 100 publications in reputable journals and one patent. Currently he manages several One Health related research projects.