Prof. Sobhy Ahmed El-Sohaimy

Prof. Sobhy Ahmed El-Sohaimy

Professor

Biography

Prof. Sobhy El-Sohaimy is an internationally recognised biochemist whose career bridges food biotechnology, functional foods, and nutrition science. He currently serves as Professor of Biochemistry and Director of the Biotechnology Research and Innovation Center (BRIC) at Nile University, Egypt. 

His career spans leading institutions across Egypt, Russia, Italy, the USA, and New Zealand. At the City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), Egypt, he founded and led the Department of Food Technology, later serving as Assistant Director and overseeing the Research Projects Office and the Committee of Strategic Planning and International Agreements. At South Ural State University, Russia, he served as Professor of Biochemistry and Nutrition and founded two academic programmes: a bachelor's degree in Functional Foods and Nutrition and a master's degree in Sport Nutrition. He has also held visiting professorships at the University of Sassari (Italy), Virginia Tech (USA), and South Ural State University (Russia), as well as a visiting scholar position at Lincoln University, New Zealand. 

Highlights: 

  • Ranked among the top 2% of scientists worldwide, 2022–2025 

  • Recipient of an Elsevier award (2023) for research aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals 

  • Named most reputable scientist in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russian Federation 

  • Supervised 21 PhD and 15 Master's theses 

  • Principal investigator on numerous national and international research projects 

  • Editor and reviewer for several prestigious international scientific journals 

  • Consultant to manufacturing industries in food science and biotechnology 

  • Former Cultural and Educational Attaché and Director of the Egyptian Cultural Centre in Kazakhstan 

Prof. El-Sohaimy's research focuses on the biochemistry of functional foods, nutraceuticals, and food biotechnology, and he has built an extensive network of international collaborations with leading universities and research centres in these fields.