Sameh H. Soror

Biography

Prof. Dr. Sameh Soror is the professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy Helwan University and founding Director of the Centre for Scientific Excellence “Helwan Structural Biology Research (HSBR)”.

He was graduated from Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University with the grade Excellent (honor) in 1997 and he received his master degree in genetics from Kaiserslautern University, Germany in 2003 followed by a PhD degree in genetic engineering in 2007. He worked as postdoctoral researcher at Free University Brussels from 2008 to 2009 and 2011-2012 and at Flames Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) in Belgium from 2009-2011.

Sameh is the chair of biotechnology executive board of Arab German chamber of industry and commerce. He served as supervisor of the specialized councils and as the foreign secretary and supervisor of cultural and scientific relations sector at Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT). Prof. Soror is a member of the IAP international advisory committee for COVID-19 and a member of the international network of government science advice-Africa steering committee. He was a member of the International Science Council (ISC) advisory committee and the head of NAM S&T center membership committee. He was the Co-Chair of the GYA. He has been selected as a member and secretary general of the council of education and scientific research policies at ASRT. He is research consultant of king Abdulaziz University.

Sameh Soror has a profound expertise in participation and managing research grants. He is PI of two STDF grants (grant number 5290 and 12636). He is research consultant for King Abdulaziz University. ASRT PhD research project grant (2013-2015) and Jessor initiative project grant number 1015. Prof. Soror was an investigator in IWT grant, Drug discovery for bone and joint protection – Structural biology of novel targets and their inhibitors 2009-2011. He was a member of the National Committee of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the National Committee of crystallography in the Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research (ASRT) and he served as board member of the Global Council of the IAP Science Education Program (SEP). He is cofounder of the Egyptian young academy of sciences (EYAS) and member of its advisory board. He is a member of the steering committee of INGSA-African chapter and was a member of the committee which oversees the IAP project on “Harnessing science, engineering and medicine to address Africa’s challenges”, in partnership with the institute of advanced study (Princeton) and funded by Carnegie Cooperation of New York.He was head of the membership committee of NAM S&T center and member of GRC executive committee.

Awards

Prof. Soror was awarded two patent form US patent office.

He was lionized by world economic forum in 2012 during the meeting of new champions in Tianjin, China. He was awarded the State prize for advanced technological sciences, which supports medical sciences in 2013.

He was awarded the Helwan university prize in basic science for 2013/2014, and Helwan university excellence prize in medical sciences 2016/2017.

He was awarded Tiba academy award for innovation in medical sciences 2021