Dr. Ahmed El-Sohemy is a Professor and Associate Chair and held a Canada Research Chair in Nutrigenomics at the University of Toronto. He is also the founder of Nutrigenomix Inc., serves as the company’s Chief Science Officer. Dr. El-Sohemy obtained his PhD from the University of Toronto and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard. He has published in the top scientific and medical journals with over 200 peer-reviewed publications and has given more than 300 invited talks around the world. Dr. El-Sohemy is currently Speciality Chief Editor of Nutrigenomics for Frontiers in Nutrition and Editor-in-Chief of Genes and Nutrition while serving on the editorial board of ten other scientific and medical journals. He has been a member of international expert advisory panels and the scientific advisory boards of several organizations, and his research has garnered considerable media attention over the past 20 years. Dr. El-Sohemy is the recipient of several awards for research excellence by the Canadian Nutrition Society, the American College of Nutrition, and the American Nutrition Association.