Nurul Islam_UW Madison

Md Nurul Islam, DVM, MVM

Wildlife Veterinarian & Disease Ecologist

Integrating veterinary epidemiology, animal behavior, and spatial ecology to understand pathogen transmission, environmental persistence, and spillover risk

hi, i’m nurul

I bring over a decade of experience leading outbreak investigations, One Health surveillance, and wildlife disease research in Bangladesh and internationally.

Currently, my research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison focuses on developing mechanistic frameworks for environmentally transmitted pathogens by integrating wildlife telemetry and behavioral data.

This work reflects a deliberate transition from applied outbreak response toward theory-driven wildlife disease ecology.

recent updates

march 2026

our nipah virus diagnostic paper is now on medRxiv, submitted to the lancet regional health

february 2026

received terry amundson award from the department of forest & wildlife ecology

march 2026

abstract accepted for oral presentation at wda conference student track in chicago, july 28