Vera Ignjatovic, PhD, MBA, is Professor at the Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and an Associate Director for Translational Research at the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Institute for Clinical and Translational Research.
Dr. Ignjatovic is internationally recognized, highly respected, strong and influential leader with 23 years of experience in medical research, life sciences, and healthcare innovation. Operating at the intersection of life science, clinical practice, and medical research, with expertise spanning translational strategy, from the identification of biomarkers in clinical studies, to all aspects of pre-clinical and clinical drug development. Highly skilled in building strong and mutually beneficial partnerships with multi-disciplinary and multi-sector stakeholders, including with the pharmaceutical industry, and life sciences, to enable significant improvements in child health.
Dr. Ignjatovic holds leadership roles in international scientific organizations, including the Human Proteome Organisation, HUPO (Member of the Executive), and the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis, ISTH (Chair, Physiological Anticoagulants and Thrombophilia Subcommittee of the Scientific Standardization Committee (SSC); member of the Adherence Working Party of the Pediatric Subcommittee of the SSC). She is a member of the editorial board, and section editor for Thrombosis and Haemostasis. She represents diverse needs of members, and spearheads global membership growth and outreach, with responsibility for organizational sustainability.
Naturally business-focused and pragmatic, Dr. Ignjatovic challenges pre-existing paradigms and views problems holistically, with strong skills in interpreting, synthesizing, and communicating complex scientific and business issues into practical strategies and protocols.