Editorial Board
Editorial Board – Updated on 23 November 2025
The Yemeni Journal of Life Sciences is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal committed to advancing knowledge across the life sciences.
Editorial Leadership
Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Qais Yusuf M. Abdullah
Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Sana’a University, Yemen
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Email: editor@yjb-ye.org
Expertise: Microbiology
Managing Editor
Saad Al-Arnoot, PhD Student
Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Sana’a University, Yemen
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Email: managing.editor@yjb-ye.org
Expertise: Microbiology, Antimicrobial Resistance, Plant-derived Bioactives
Section Editors
Microbiology, Immunology & Medical Laboratory Sciences Section Editor
Prof. Saed M. Al-Ghalibi
Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Sana’a University, Yemen
Expertise: Mycology
Prof. Hassan Al-Shamahy
Department of Medical Microbiology and Clinical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sana’a University, Republic of Yemen.
Expertise: Medical Microbiology and Clinical Immunology
Dr. Wadhah H. Edrees
Department of Medical Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Hajjah University, Hajjah, Yemen
Expertise: Medical Microbiology, Infectious Diseases
Botany, Plant Sciences Section Editor
Prof. Hassan M. Ibrahim
Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Sana’a University, Yemen
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Expertise: Plant Taxonomy, Plant Ecology, Palynology, Plant Cheotaxonomy, Phytogeography
Pharmacognosy Section Editor
Prof. Ali Al-kaf
Medicinal Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Sana'a University, Yemen
Expertise: Medicinal chemistry, Yemeni medicinal plants, analysis of drugs and antimicrobial resistance
Biological Chemistry Section Editor
Prof. Khalid Mohammed Naji
Department of Chemical Ecology/Biological Chemistry, University of Konstanz, Germany
Expertise: Biochemistry, Enzymology
Zoology, Animal Biology & Marine Sciences Section Editor
Dr. Elham Shukri Al-Shaibani
Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Sana’a University, Yemen
Expertise: Embryology, Histology
Molecular Biology, Genetics & Bioinformatics Section Editor
Dr. Eihab Al-Herwi
Medical laboratories department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ibb University, Yemen.
Expertise: Molecular medicine
Biotechnology & Bioprocessing Section Editor
Dr. Amira Ali Mohammed Al-Harethi
Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Sana’a University, Yemen
Expertise: Nanobiotechnology, Microbiology, Mycology, Mycotoxins, Enzymes
Editorial Board Members
Prof. Ahmed M. Al-Haddad
Department of Medical Laboratories, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Hadhramout University, Mukalla, Hadhramout, Yemen
Expertise: Medical Microbiology, Infectious Diseases
Prof. Abdulghani Mohamed Alsamarai
Department of Medicine, Tikrit University College of Medicine, Tikrit, Iraq.
Department of Laboratory Techniques, College of Health and Medical Techniques, Al-Qalam University, Kirkuk, Iraq.
Expertise: Dermatology, Infectious Diseases and Medical Education
Prof. Dhary Alewy Almashhadany
Department of Medical Laboratory, College of Science, Science, Knowledge university, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
Expertise: Public Health, Food Safety.
Dr. Moneeb A. K. Othman
Centogene GmbH, Rostock, Germany
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Expertise: Oncology
Dr. Murad Al-Ahdal
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States
Expertise: Clinical Immunology, Immunology, Microbiology, Neuroscience
Expertise: Cancer Immunomodulation Mechanisms
Dr. Fatima Alhadi
Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Sana’a University, Yemen.
Expertise: Plant Physiology, Medicinal plants, Taxonomy, Molecular Biology, Ecology
Dr. Kamal Hezam
Department of Medical Laboratories, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Taiz University, Taiz, Yemen.
Expertise: Immunology, Microbiology, Stem Cell Therapy
Dr. Fadhl Alshaebi
Department of Neurology, Mitchell Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd., Galveston, United States
Expertise: Cellular senescence, aging, neurodegeneration, immunotherapy
Dr. Abeer Esmail
Medical Laboratories Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ibb University, Yemen
Expertise: Antimicrobial agents, Medical microbiology
Dr. Ali Ahmed Al-Hadheq
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Amran University, Yemen
Expertise: Microbiology, Virology, Molecular biology
Dr. Reem Al-Ariqi
Medical Laboratories Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Amran University, Yemen
Expertise: Immunology, Microbiology
Adel Mohammed Redhwan
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Bursa Uludag University, Bursa – Türkiye.
Expertise: Helminthology, Parasitology, Systematic zoology
Assem Al-Thobhani, PhD Student
Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Sana’a University, Yemen
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Expertise: Microbiology, Virology
