1. Qualifications

Ph.D.	Ph.D. in Microbiology, Aleppo University, Syria, 2015.
Master’s Degree	Master in Microbiology, Aleppo University, Syria, 2009.
Bachelor’s Degree	Bachelor in Biology, Aleppo University, Syria, 2003.

2. Academic & Administrative Experience

Administrative and leadership appointments held at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Science and Technology (UST), Sana’a, Yemen:

• Vice Dean of the College of Medicine for Health Sciences
• Head of the Medical Laboratory Department
• Chairman of the Internship Committee for Health Sciences Programs
• Chairman of the Microbiology Unit

3. Teaching & Academic Supervision Experience

• Undergraduate Teaching: Delivers Medical Microbiology courses within the System-Based Integrated Curriculum for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th-year medical and surgical students (covering musculoskeletal, nervous, genitourinary, and circulatory systems). Teaches Medical Bacteriology, Medical Virology, and Diagnostic Microbiology courses to undergraduate students in the Medical Laboratory Sciences program.
• Postgraduate & Specialized Teaching: Instructed Microbiology and Immunology courses for Master’s students at the Faculty of Dentistry. Additionally, delivered the specialized microbiology course within the USMLE Step 1 preparatory framework for Medicine and Surgery graduates.
• Academic Supervision: Supervised dozens of graduation research projects for medical laboratory undergraduate students, gaining substantial expertise in mapping the epidemiology of infectious diseases and leading research tailored to the local health situation in Yemen.

4. Scientific & Research Experience

Primary research focus is the surveillance and molecular characterization of infectious disease threats, drug resistance mechanisms, and epidemiological patterns within resource-constrained settings to optimize public health policies and clinical practices in Yemen. Core research tracks include:

• Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR): Investigating the prevalence, patterns, and underlying genetic determinants of multi-drug resistance in clinically significant bacteria.
• Infections in Vulnerable Populations: Studying high-risk pathogen mapping across sensitive patient groupings to devise targeted clinical countermeasures.
• Public Health & Health System Frameworks: Evaluating vaccination acceptability thresholds, socio-behavioral risk indicators, and community pharmacist clinical delivery patterns.

Funded Research Projects & Grants:

• Secured competitive funding as Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator through the WHO’s Joint EMRO/TDR Executive Research Grant (addressing the catastrophic costs of tuberculosis, COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among healthcare personnel, neonatal sepsis risk factors, and community pharmacists’ management of malaria cases).

5. Thesis & Dissertation Supervision

Thesis / Dissertation Title	Academic Role	Status
Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of Metallo-β-Lactamases Produced by Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolated from Clinical Specimens in Sana’a City, Yemen (Ph.D. Dissertation – Sana’a University)	Co-supervisor	Ongoing
Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of carbapenemases produced by Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from various clinical specimens in Sana’a City, Yemen (Ph.D. Dissertation – Sana’a University)	Co-supervisor	Ongoing
Community Pharmacists’ Knowledge and Practices on Antibiotic Resistance: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Sana’a City	Principal Supervisor	Completed
Associations between Lipid measures and Insulin Resistance: A Population-based Study in Sana’a City	Principal Supervisor	Completed
Bacteriological profile of meningitis in Sana’a city (Graduation Project – UST)	Principal Supervisor	Completed
Evaluation of Antimicrobial activity of Tribulus terrestris extract against Multi-drug resistant bacteria (UST)	Principal Supervisor	Completed
Distribution and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of MRSA in various hospital environments in Sana’a city (Graduation Project – UST)	Principal Supervisor	Completed
Prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa among nosocomial infections (Graduation Project – UST)	Principal Supervisor	Completed
Prevalence and risk factors of HCV & HBV infections among hemodialysis patients in Sana’a city (Graduation Project – UST)	Principal Supervisor	Completed
Urinary tract infections caused by Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-producing Escherichia coli in Sana’a city (Graduation Project – UST)	Principal Supervisor	Completed

6. Publications

1. Ahmed, R. H., Al-Nagar, N., Al-Subol, I., Al-Wahbi, R., Al-Sabahi, M., … & Alsabahi, M. (2024). The Prevalence and Associated Factors of Hepatitis B and C Virus in Hemodialysis Patients in Ibb Governorate, Yemen. Cureus, 16(9). doi:10.7759/cureus.70112.
2. Al-Mikhlafy AA, Al Karawani M, Abdul-Ghani R, Al-subol I, Al-Awadi AAH, Nassar MY et al (2023). COVID-19 vaccine acceptability among healthcare workers in Yemen. East Mediterr Health J, 29(11):877–884. doi:10.26719/emhj.23.109.
3. Salah, A., Al-Subol, I., Hudna, A., Alhaj, A., Alqubaty, A. R., Farie, W., … & Mahdy, M. (2021). Neonatal sepsis in Sana’a city, Yemen: a predominance of Burkholderia cepacia. BMC Infectious Diseases, 21(1), 1108. doi:10.1186/s12879-021-06808-y.
4. AL-Subol, I. H., Abdul-Aziz, M., Almikhlafy, A. A., & Alqahtani, T. Y. (2021). An initial survey on the prevalence of group B streptococcus (GBS) among Yemeni pregnant women. Research Square Preprint. doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-125786/v2.
5. Al-Hammadi, M. A., Al-Shamahy, H. A., Ali, A. Q., Abdulghani, M., Pyar, H., & Al-Subol, I. (2020). Class 1 Integrons in Clinical Multi Drug Resistance E. coli, Sana’a Hospitals, Yemen. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences : PJBS, 23(3), 231–239. doi:10.3923/pjbs.2020.231.239.
6. AL-Subol I, Youssef N. Prevalence of CTX-M, TEM and SHV Beta-lactamases in Clinical Isolates of Escherichia Coli and Klebsiella Pneumoniae Isolated From Aleppo University Hospitals, Aleppo, Syria. Arch Clin Infect Dis. 2015;10(2):e22540. doi:10.5812/archcid.22540.
7. AL-Subol I, Youssef N. Phenotypic and genotypic detection of ESBL types among pathogenic Escherichia coli in nosocomial and community acquired infections. (2015). Research Journal of Aleppo University – Basic Science Series.

7. Conferences, Workshops & Training

• Trainer: Certified course on Molecular Diagnostic Techniques (DNA extraction, PCR setup, amplification, gel electrophoresis) at the Tropical Disease Research Center, UST, Sana’a (6-7 October 2021).
• Trainee: Revision and Updating the Bachelor Program of Medical Laboratory in Yemen workshop, Sana’a University (2 January 2022).
• Trainee: Capacity Building in Tropical Disease Implementation Research, virtual workshop co-organized by WHO/EMRO/TDR and hosted by Institut Pasteur de Tunis (23–25 February 2021).
• Trainee: Completed specialized WHO courses on COVID-19: Operational Planning Guidelines and Country Preparedness Platforms, and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine virtual training (March 2020).
• Participant: Publishing Scientific Papers in Indexed Scholarly Journals workshop, Center for Teaching and Learning, UST (30–31 December 2019).
• Participant: Improving the Curriculum of the Faculty of Medicine workshop, Consultation and Development Centre, UST (11 December 2018).
• Participant/Trainee: Academic workshops on course specifications, updating the mission and objectives of medical laboratory programs, and medical education fundamentals, UST Quality Assurance Management (2017).
• Technical Trainee: Completed 3 years of extensive practical laboratory work (2011 to 2014) focusing on molecular biology techniques at the Research Laboratory of the College of Pharmacy, Aleppo University, Syria.