Abdul Wajid currently works for the Department of Biotechnology, BUITEMS, Quetta, Pakistan. He is molecular virologist with research experience on infectious diseases focusing on Paramyxovirus and Orthomyxovirus of domestic and wild origin. His key interests are evaluation of vaccines, epidemiology, virus-host interactions and characterization of pathogens of animal and public-health concern. He is also trained in studying association of genetic diversity with performance and production potential of domesticated species. He is actively involved in academics and research activities in collaboration with several national and international institutes worldwide. Currently focusing on human genome for variation to determine the association with response to treatment for hepacivirus.