Sehamuddin Galadari is professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Cell Biology at the College of Medicine and Health Sciences (CMHS) at United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) and visiting professor, Division of Medical Sciences, Nuffield Department of Population Health, Oxford University U.K. He is also the academic & research advisor of Al Jalila Foundation, a not-for-profit organization established by royal decree to support medical education and research. During a career spanning 24 years, Professor Galadari was the vice provost for Research and Graduate Studies at UAEU and before that, associate dean for research and graduate studies at the CMHS, UAEU. He is a fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health and a fellow of the Society of Biology, UK.
Professor Galadari also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees, Dubai Harvard Foundation for Medical Research, a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee, Dubai Harvard Foundation for Medical Research, and senior advisor, Harvard Medical School Center for Global Health Delivery–Dubai.
Professor Galadari obtained his PhD in biochemistry in 1991 from Imperial College, London, and his BSc with honors, in 1987 from University of Southampton. He joined the CMHS as a faculty member in 1991 and helped in building the Department of Biochemistry. He has contributed significantly to the development of the CMHS in Research and Education, and has established the Cell Signaling Laboratory.
Professor Galadari has been visiting professor to many well-known institutions such as Imperial College (UK), University of Glasgow (UK), Duke University Medical Centre (USA), Medical University of South Carolina (USA) and POSTECH (South Korea).
