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Dr. Sohidul Islam joined North South University in January 2010 with a wealth of knowledge and research experience in Antimicrobial Resistance, Molecular Microbiology, and Cell Biology. Currently, he is serving as a Professor in the Department of Biochemistry & Microbiology under the School of Health & Life Sciences. He earned his BS & MS degree in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology from the University of Dhaka. The induction of research for Dr. Islam began, when he joined icddr, b for his MS thesis work, where he focused on the conduit of bacterial infection and immune response in children with acute lower respiratory tract infection. He worked as a research assistant at the Immunology Laboratory icddr, b before starting his Ph.D. study. Dr. Islam received his Ph.D. degree from Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden in clinical microbiology. His Ph.D. research involved antimicrobial resistance mechanism on persistent Gram-negative bacteria of the human respiratory system. During the Ph.D. study, he was involved in teaching medical microbiology to undergraduate students at the Karolinska Institute. He then moved to the University of Arizona and later the University of Florida, USA for postdoctoral study on host-pathogen interaction and development of infection.
At the North South University, Dr. Islam is currently engaged in teaching core subjects in Biomedical Science, e.g., cell biology, endocrinology, molecular genetics, and natural products' chemistry. His present research includes isolation of industrial enzyme producing microorganism from Bangladeshi environment & identifying industrially usable enzyme-producing microorganisms, determination & distribution of foodborne pathogens & their antibiotic resistance pattern, and antimicrobial & antioxidant activities of Bangladeshi natural products. Dr. Islam has coauthored numerous, high impact journal publications & conference articles and received several awards and grants from various funding agencies.
Research Articles
38. Sultana, Fataha, Jarin Tabassum, Sohidul Islam, Ishrat Jabeen, and Sabbir R. Shuvo. 2025. "Genetic Insights into Acinetobacter bereziniae IJ5: A Comparative Genomics Perspective." In Proceedings of the 4th International Electronic Conference on Antibiotics, 21–23 May 2025. MDPI: Basel, Switzerland.
37. Mahtab, Zuhayr, Fahmida Haque, Sohidul Islam, Ishrat Jabeen, and Sabbir R. Shuvo. 2025. "Genomic Insights into Bacteriophage PaFZ4: A Potential Alternative to Antibiotics for MDR Pseudomonas aeruginosa." In Proceedings of the 4th International Electronic Conference on Antibiotics, 21–23 May 2025. MDPI: Basel, Switzerland.
36. Ferdous, Sadia, Shayer, K M Shayerul Abedin, Anjum, Afia, Shuvo, Sabbir R., Jabeen, Ishrat, Hridi, Kristi Paul, Hassan, A.K.M. Imrul, Khan, Md Imran, Rabbi, Mohammad Fazle Alam, Hossain, Mahmud, Hasan, Kazi Nadim, Islam, Sohidul. 2024. "Genomic insights into multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii strains isolated from Dhaka, Bangladesh." *Journal of Advanced Biotechnology and Experimental Therapeutics [https://doi.org/10.5455/jabet.2025.06]* 8 (no. 1): 64-78.
35. Shayer, KM Shayerul Abedin, Shuvo, Sabbir R, Jabeen, Ishrat, Hossain, Mahmud, Islam, Sohidul. 2024. "Draft genome sequence data of Serratia marcescens strain harboring blaNDM-7 from Dhaka, Bangladesh." *Data in Brief* 57: 111133.
34. Tabassum, Jarin, Anjum, Afia, Islam, Sohidul, Khaleque, Abdul, Jabeen, Ishrat, Shuvo, Sabbir R,. 2024. "Draft genome sequencing data of multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus haemolyticus from Bangladeshi hospitals." *Data in Brief* 57: 110918.
33. Hasan, Subbrina, Mahmud, Zimam, Hossain, Mahmud, Islam, Sohidul,. 2024. "Harnessing the role of aberrant cell signaling pathways in glioblastoma multiforme: a prospect towards the targeted therapy." *Molecular Biology Reports* 51: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-024-09996.
32. Anjum, Afia, Tabassum, Jarin, Islam, Sohidul, Hassan, A. K. M. Imrul, Jabeen, Ishrat, Shuvo, Sabbir R.,. 2024. "Deciphering the genomic character of the multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from Dhaka, Bangladesh." *AIMS Microbiology* 10 (no. 4): 833-858, doi: 10.3934/microbiol.2024036.
31. Hossain, Mahmud, Mannan, Rezowana, Islam, Sohidul, Banu, Laila A, Jamee, Ahsan Rahman, Hassan, Zahid, Elias, Sabrina Moriom, Das, Sanjan K, Azad Khan, AK,. 2024. "Unveiling the occurrence of COVID-19 in a diverse Bangladeshi population during the pandemic." *Frontiers in Public Health* 12: 1363971.
30. Jabeen, Ishrat, Mahamud, S M Iqbal, Islam, Sohidul, Lamisa, Anika Bushra, Anjum, Afia, Oishy, Sumaiya Hossain, Shuvo, Sabbir R.,. 2023. "Genomic identification and characterization of prophages associated with Citrobacter freundii strains." *Journal of Advanced Biotechnology and Experimental Therapeutics* 6 (no. 3): 648-658.
29. Jabeen, Ishrat, Islam, Sohidul, Hassan, AKM, Tasnim, Zerin, Shuvo, Sabbir,. 2023. "A Brief Insight into Citrobacter species-A Growing Threat to Public Health." *Frontiers in Antibiotics* 2: 1276982.
28. Zahra, Fatimah Az, Jabeen, Ishrat, Uddin, Mohammed Jafar, Nahar, Nazmun, Islam, Sohidul, Shuvo, Sabbir R,. 2023. "Genomic analysis to elucidate the antibiotic resistance mechanism of extremely drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated from Bangladesh." *Bioresearch Communications* 9 (no. 1): 1208-1214.
27. Khan, Adittya Sabhayasachi, Mannan, Rezowana, Banu, Laila Anjuman, Islam, Sohidul, Hossain, Mahmud,. 2022. "Green Tea Augments Cognitive Function: An In Silico Model." *Bioresearch Communications* 8 (no. 2): 1113-1123.
26. Ananna, Sanjida Bari, Islam, Sohidul, Jabeen, Ishrat, Ahammad, Ishtiaque, Kamal, SM Mostofa, Hossain, Mohammad Shamim, Khan, SM Mostafa Kamal and Hossain, Mahmud,. 2022. "Detection of Multi-Drug-Resistance (MDR) Mycobacterium tuberculosis among Suspected Tuberculosis Patients in Bangladesh using Line Probe Assay." *Bioresearch Communications* 8 (no. 2): 1149-55.
25. Sharmin, Ayesha, Md Mainul Huda, Mahabub Islam, Md Mainul Hossain, Garon C. Smith, Sohidul Islam, Mohammad Moshiur Rahman, Mohammad Hossain Shahriare, Mohsin Kazi, and Mohammad Jakariya. 2021."Chapter 2.3: Natural Attenuation of Chromium and Manganese from a Bangladesh Tannery Effluent via Humic Substance Complexation: Field, Laboratory and Modeling Studies." Water Topos: A 3-D Trend Surface Approach to Viewing and Teaching Aqueous Equilibrium Chemistry, 7. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/topos/7.
24. Sharmin, Ayesha, Md Abdul Hai, Md Mainul Hossain, Mohammad Moshiur Rahman, Md Baki Billah, Sohidul Islam, Mohammad Jakariya, and Garon C. Smith. 2020. “Reducing Excess Phosphorus in Agricultural Runoff with Low-Cost, Locally Available Materials to Prevent Toxic Eutrophication in Hoar Areas of Bangladesh.” Groundwater for Sustainable Development 10 (April). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2020.100348.
23. Parvez, M.A.K., K. Saha, J. Rahman, R.A. Munmun, M.A. Rahman, S.K. Dey, M.S. Rahman, S. Islam, and M.H. Shariare. 2019. “Antibacterial Activities of Green Tea Crude Extracts and Synergistic Effects of Epigallocatechingallate (EGCG) with Gentamicin against MDR Pathogens.” Heliyon 5 (7). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02126.
22. A. S. M. Zisanur Rahman, Arittra Bhattacharjee, Abdullah All Jaber, Maqsud Hossain, Kazi Nadim Hasan, Sohidul Islam and Zaied Ahmed Bhuyan*. 2020. High-Risk Non-Synonymous SNPs of Human Bcl-2 Gene Alters Structural Stability and Small Molecule Binding | Bioresearch Communications-(BRC). Bioresearch Communications-(BRC). Vol. 6. GBA. https://www.bioresearchcommunications.com/index.php/brc/article/view/20.
21. Ahammad, Ishtiaque, Md Rafiul Islam Sarker, Akib Mahmud Khan, Sohidul Islam, and Mahmud Hossain. 2019. “Virtual Screening to Identify Novel Inhibitors of Pan ERBB Family of Proteins from Natural Products with Known Anti-Tumorigenic Properties.” International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics, December, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10989-019-09992-3.
20. Hamza Bin Manjur, Omar, Akib Mahmud Kaha, Hamida Nooreen Mahmood, Sohidul Islam, and Mahmud Hossain. 2019. “Role of Autophagy in Cancer: Mechanistic and Therapeutic Understanding from the Cellular and Molecular Point of View.” In Trends in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, edited by Hossain Uddin Shekhar and Islam. MM Towhidul, 1st ed., 233–58. New York: NOVA SCIENCE PUBLISHERS, INC. https://novapublishers.com/shop/trends-in-biochemistry-and-molecular-biology/.
19. Parvez, M.A.K., K. Saha, J. Rahman, R.A. Munmun, M.A. Rahman, S.K. Dey, M.S. Rahman, S. Islam, and M.H. Shariare. 2019. “Antibacterial Activities of Green Tea Crude Extracts and Synergistic Effects of Epigallocatechingallate (EGCG) with Gentamicin against MDR Pathogens.” Heliyon 5 (7). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02126.
18. Hossain, Maqsud, Munirul Alam, Abdul Khaleque, Sohidul Islam, Abdus Sadique, Nayeim Khan, Zahra Halim, et al. 2018. “Virulence-Related Genes Identified from the Genome Sequence of the Non-O1/Non-O139 Vibrio cholerae Strain VcN1, Isolated from Dhaka, Bangladesh.” Genome Announcements 6 (10): 1–2. https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.
17. Hossain, Md Jakir, Shashwata Biswas, Mohammad Shahriar, Maisha Mosharrat Chowdhury, Sohidul Islam, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan,. 2018. “Phytochemical Screening, Antimicrobial Activity, Antioxidant Capacity and in vivo Anticancer Activity of Lannea coromandelica Bark Extracts.” IOSR Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences Ver. II 13 (3, Ver II): 19–25. https://doi.org/10.9790/3008-1303021925.
16. Jain, Mukesh, Sohidul Islam, A S M Zisanur Rahman, Sharmin Akhtar, Nadim Kazi, Hasan, Uddin Gias, Ahsan, Abdul Khaleque, and Maqsud Hossain. 2018. “Molecular Analysis of Hemagglutinin, Neuraminidase, Matrix Genes Provide Insight into the Genetic Diversity of Seasonal H3N2 Human Influenza a Viruses in Bangladesh during July–August, 2012.” VirusDisease. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13337-018-0431-y.
15. Chowdhury, Abhinandan, Sohidul Islam, and Ramen Chowdhury. 2018. “Antibacterial Activity of Bangladeshi Raw and Commercial Honey Against Staphylococcus aureus.” Novel Approaches in Drug Designing & Development 4 (1). https://doi.org/10.19080/NAPDD.2018.04.555626.
14. Parvez, Md. Anowar Khasru, Rabeya Nahar Ferdous, Md. Shahedur Rahman, and Sohidul Islam. 2018. “Healthcare-Associated (HA) and Community-Associated (CA) Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Bangladesh – Source, Diagnosis and Treatment.” Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, June. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JGEB.2018.05.004.
13. Jakir Hossain, Md, Shashwata Biswas, Mohammad Shahriar, Sohidul Islam, and Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan. 2018. “In Vivo Anticancer Activity on Ehrlich Ascites Carcinoma (EAC) Cells and in vitro Antimicrobial Activity of Psidium guajava Bark Extracts.” Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology 35 (June): 79–81.
12. Nadim Hasan, Kazi, Md Abdul Khaleque, Nahian Anjum Shejuti, Tanzila Wasi, and Sohidul Islam. 2017. “Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus Seromarkers and Associated Risk Factors in Young Healthy Individuals in Bangladesh: Implications for Preventive Strategies.” Hepatitis Monthly 17 (6). https://doi.org/10.5812/hepatmon.14245.
11. Hasan, Kazi Nadim; Wasi, Tanzila; Shejuti, Nahian Anjum; Afjal, Aniqa; Islam, Sohidul. 2017. “Comparative Evaluation of Two Rapid Diagnostic Test Devices and Real Time PCR for the Detection of Hepatitis B Surface Antigens in Human Plasma: Implications in Blood Donation Screening.” Joint International Tropical Medicine Meeting. Bangkok. www.jitmm.com/proceeding.
10. Islam, Sohidul, Obaidur Rahman, Mahmud Hossain, and Abdul Khaleque. 2015. “Antioxidant Activity of Some Common Seasonal Fruits of Bangladesh.” Biores Comm 1 (11): 28–31.
9. Hasan, Kazi Nadim; Nasrin, Fahmida; Taher, M Abu; Islam, Sohidul; Rahman, Obaidur; Jabeen, Ishrat; Khaleque, M Abdul; Akhteruzzaman, Sharif. 2012. “Comparative Analysis of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) RNA, Anti-HCV and Liver Transaminase Levels as Markers and Predictors of Infectivity in HCV Infection.” Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science 18 (2): 120–25.
8. Rahman, Obaidur, Nadim Kazi Hasan, Md Abdul Khaleque, Ishrat Jabeen, and Sohidul Islam. 2012. “Dietary Intake of Urea from Puffed Rice (Muri) in Bangladesh.” Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science 18 (01): 58–61.
7. Islam, Sohidul; Meem, Lamyah Sultana; Hasan, Kazi Nadim; Khaleque, M Abdul; Rahman, Obaidur. 2012. “Multidrug Resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from Burn Patients.” Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science 18 (02): 132–34.
6. Andrésen, Cecilia, Shah Jalal, Daniel Aili, Yi Wang, Sohidul Islam, Anngelica Jarl, Bo Liedberg, Bengt Wretlind, Lars-Göran Mårtensson, and Maria Sunnerhagen. 2010. “Critical Biophysical Properties in the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Efflux Gene Regulator MexR Are Targeted by Mutations Conferring Multidrug Resistance.” Protein Science?: A Publication of the Protein Society 19 (4): 680–92. https://doi.org/10.1002/pro.343.
5. Avelino, Fabiola, Zeus Saldaña, Sohidul Islam, Valerio Monteiro-Neto, Monique Dall’Agnol, Carlos A Eslava, and Jorge A Girón. 2010. “The Majority of Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli Strains Produce the E. coli Common Pilus When Adhering to Cultured Epithelial Cells.” International Journal of Medical Microbiology?: IJMM 300 (7): 440–48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmm.2010.02.002.
4. Islam, S, H Oh, S Jalal, F Karpati, O Ciofu, N Høiby, and B Wretlind. 2009. “Chromosomal Mechanisms of Aminoglycoside Resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates from Cystic Fibrosis Patients.” Clinical Microbiology and Infection?: The Official Publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 15 (1): 60–66. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02097.x.
3. Farra, Anna, Sohidul Islam, Annelie Strålfors, Mikael Sörberg, and Bengt Wretlind. 2008. “Role of Outer Membrane Protein OprD and Penicillin-Binding Proteins in Resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to Imipenem and Meropenem.” International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents 31 (5): 427–33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2007.12.016.
2. Lindbäck, Emma, Sohidul Islam, Magnus Unemo, Camilla Lang, and Bengt Wretlind. 2006. “Transformation of Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Neisseria Gonorrhoeae GyrA, ParE and PorB1b Genes.” International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents 28 (3): 206–11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2006.04.003.
1. Islam, S, S Jalal, and B Wretlind. 2004. “Expression of the MexXY Efflux Pump in Amikacin-Resistant Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.” Clinical Microbiology and Infection?: The Official Publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 10 (10): 877–83. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-0691.2004.00991.x.
Presentation at Scientific Conferences
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2024
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Supervised research projects of undergraduate students and dissertations of graduate students
Dr. Sohidul Islam’s research is at the intersection of molecular microbiology, genomic epidemiology, and computational biology, focusing on antimicrobial resistance mechanisms, bacterial pathogenesis, infectious disease epidemiology, and host-pathogen interactions.