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Ahmed El-Sohemy

Professor

Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nutritional Sciences

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  • Professor
    Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nutritional Sciences
  • (416) 946-5776 (Work)
  • (416) 669-8791 (Mobile)
  • (416) 978-5882 (Fax)
  • Medical Sciences Building, 5th Floor, Room 5326A, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A8, Canada

BIO

Dr. Ahmed El-Sohemy is a Full Professor at the University of Toronto and held a Canada Research Chair in Nutrigenomics. He earned his PhD in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Toronto and a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard. The goal of his research is to understand how genetic differences modify response to diet for optimal health and performance. Dr. El-Sohemy has published over 175 peer-reviewed articles, given over 200 invited talks and received a number of awards for excellence in research by the Canadian Nutrition Society and the American College of Nutrition. He is the founder of Nutrigenomix Inc.

Media availability: TV, Radio, Print/Online

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Professor and Canada Research Chair in Nutrigenomics
    University of Toronto, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Toronto, CanadaJul 2016 - present
  • Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Nutrigenomics
    University of Toronto, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Toronto, CanadaJan 2000 - Jun 2016

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Founder and Chief Science Officer
    NutrigenomixSep 2011 - present

DEGREES

  • PhD, Nutritional Sciences
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada1999
  • BSc (Hons.), Nutritional Sciences
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada1994

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Postdoctoral Fellowship
    Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Nutrition, United States1999 - 2000
    Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • Summer Program, Epidemiology
    Harvard School of Public Health, United States1999 - 1999

AVAILABILITY

  • Industry Projects
  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision
  • Media enquiries

INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

  • Data Sciences Institute (DSI)

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