Navindra Seeram, Ph.D.

Navindra Seeram, Ph.D., dean of the School of Pharmacy, has over 16 years of experience in pharmacy education, having held many leadership roles.

Before UNE, Seeram was chair of the biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences department at the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy. Seeram has successfully launched new academic programs, increased research funding, and fostered interdepartmental collaborations during his tenure. Seeram is an internationally recognized leader in biomedical research, having authored and co-authored over 230 peer-reviewed papers and secured continuous extramural funding from industry and federal sources. His research focuses on pharmacognosy and medicinal plant natural products, with particular expertise in maple phytochemistry.

Most recently, Seeram has been instrumental in developing innovative academic programs, including an accelerated online undergraduate certificate in cannabis studies and an in-person minor in cannabis science. His efforts have expanded the scope of pharmacy education and research at URI, contributing to the college’s ranking among pharmacy schools.

He earned a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica, in 1998 and completed postdoctoral research at Michigan State University. He later served as the assistant director of the Center for Human Nutrition in the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles.