Biography:

Salah A. Soliman is Professor of Pesticide Chemistry and Toxicology with Alexandria University, Egypt, since 1985. He graduated from the Department of Pesticide Chemistry of same University in 1967, where he was appointed as Research Assistant until he obtained his PhD in 1975, then as an assistant (1975), and Associate Professor (1980). He joined the Environmental Toxicology Division of the Health Effects Research Laboratory (HERL) of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) in the Research Triangle Park (RTP, NC) as a Visiting Scientist, 1979?1982. He continued his research on evaluating ?the effect of occupational exposure to pesticides? in a cooperative study between Alexandria University in Alexandria and USEPA in North Carolina, 1983?1987. In 1987, Dr. Soliman joined a team working at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston, TX, as a Visiting Professor, focusing on research using Whole-Body Autoradiograph technique, to identify the site of action of some radio-labeled delayed neurotoxic organophosphorus agents, and to develop biochemical parameters in order to study the toxic effects of byproducts produced during drinking water treatments. In 1989, Dr. Soliman was transferred, on sabbatical leave, to King Saud University, Saudi Arabia, as a Visiting Professor for five years. In 1992, Dr. Soliman started to assist the International Program on Chemical Safety (IPCS) of the World Health Organization (WHO), and became a member of the Joint Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR) Program of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and WHO. In 1999, the IPCS/WHO founded the Risk Assessment Steering Committee (RASC) and Dr. Soliman served as the Vice-Chair of this Committee for three years. In 2002, Dr. Soliman became a Special Advisor for Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) beside his main job as Professor of Pesticide Chemistry and Toxicology. Currently, he is the organizer and founder of many activities at the BA including international conferences, workshops, training and meetings focusing on environmental affairs, science and technology, in addition to many activities to build capacities of young masters. He also develop a distant learning course addressing environmental issues directed to young students at school and college. In October 2006, Dr. Soliman was selected by the Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation of Egypt to form a new National Committee for the Registration and Handling of Pesticides in Egypt, and to develop roles required to control these highly important issues. Dr. Soliman served as the Vice a Chairman and Acting Chief of the Committee until January 2011. Since 2007, and along with colleagues from the US Department of Agriculture and the African Union, Dr. Soliman is actively attempting to establish Global Harmonization of Pesticide Maximum Residues and Global and International Harmonization of Pesticide Registration based on all gained initiatives in this regard. Recently, he also initiated and supervises an initiative to harmonize regulation of pesticides in Africa for more than three years now hoping to help build a common benchmark for such regulations in order to protect health, environment, and plant production in the Continent. Dr. Soliman supervised many MSc and PhD students who obtained degrees in Pesticide Chemistry and Toxicology. He teaches courses and supervises research in Alexandria University. He published more than 75 papers, and several books and chapters, in these fields; and organized and actively participated in hundreds of national, regional, and international meetings and conference focused on pesticide, health and environmental impacts. Dr. Soliman is a-more-than-thirty-years active member of the Society of Toxicology (SOT) and a member of many other national and international scientific groups, and he is recognized as the National Expert of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in Egypt, and for many national and international organizations. Dr. Soliman received the First Class Medallion for Science and Arts from the President of Egypt in 1981. In 2015, Dr. Soliman established the Regional Training Program on Risk Assessment in Bibliotheca Alexandrina in collaboration with United States Environmental Protection Agency and Cincinnati University. In addition, he set the base for a series of Food Defense training and workshop in collaboration with the United States. Department of Agriculture for Foreign Services and Food Inspection and Safety Divisions.

Abstract:

Presentation Title: Interactions of Rising CO2, Temperature and Climate Change on Food Safety with special focus on Pests and Pesticides.