Ahmed El-SohemyProfile page
Professor
Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nutritional Sciences
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- ProfessorTemerty Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nutritional Sciences
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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.
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ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Professor and Canada Research Chair in NutrigenomicsUniversity of Toronto, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Toronto, CanadaJul 2016 - present
- Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in NutrigenomicsUniversity of Toronto, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Toronto, CanadaJan 2000 - Jun 2016
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Founder and Chief Science OfficerNutrigenomixSep 2011 - present
DEGREES
- PhD, Nutritional SciencesUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, Canada1999
- BSc (Hons.), Nutritional SciencesUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, Canada1994
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
- Postdoctoral FellowshipHarvard School of Public Health, Department of Nutrition, United States1999 - 2000Postdoctoral Fellowship
- Summer Program, EpidemiologyHarvard 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)