Speaker: Dr. Sohail Luka

Currently, Dr. Luka holds the position of Policy Officer in the Universities & Research unit, Research Directorate General, European Commission.

He received his B.Sc. degree in Microbiology and Chemistry from Ain Shams University in Cairo in 1986 and his Ph.D. in Molecular Microbial Genetics from the University of Tennessee, USA. As of 1993, he has occupied several academic positions in Egypt at the National Research Centre (NRC), Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute (AGERI) and Mubarak City for Science and Technology (MuSCAT), respectively. During the period of 1994-1997, he acted as a Visiting Professor in Molecular Genetics at the International Institute for Genetics and Biophysics, Italian National Research Council (CNR), Naples, Italy.

In 1997, he moved from academia to the Industry joining Procter & Gamble company, first in the Human & Environmental Safety department and ultimately as External Relations Manager for Europe, Africa and the Middle-East. He was based in the company’s European Headquarters in Brussels.

He is the author of numerous scientific articles in international peer-reviewed journals as well as book chapters in the scientific literature.

Dr. Luka speaks Arabic, English, Italian and French. He is a musician of classical Arabic music, a cook and a Judo coach. He has had a musical release in the USA and two published food recipes.