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Dr Vanja Pekovic-Vaughan
BSc, PhD, FHEA

Senior Lecturer in Circadian & Musculoskeletal Physiology; Science of Medicine Theme Lead (School of Medicine)
Musculoskeletal & Ageing Science

Professional Activities

Selected Professional Activities

Editorship

  • Redox Biology (Invited Managing Editor, 2021 - present) (Editorship)
  • BioFactors (Invited Review Editor, Editorial Board Member, 2021 - present) (Editorship)
  • Antioxidants and Redox Signaling (Invited Special Issue Editor, 2020 - 2022) (Editorship)

Expert Opinion

  • Invited Round Table Discussion Panelist, Invited (2021) (Expert Opinion)

Grant Application Assessment

  • External Post-submission (Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), 2020 - 2021) (Grant Application Assessment)
  • External Post-submission (Medical Research Council (MRC), 2019 - 2021) (Grant Application Assessment)

Internal Administrative or Committee Role

  • Institute Research Strategy Group Committee (School / Institute, 2021 - present) (Internal Administrative or Committee Role)
  • Departmental Research and Impact Academic Lead (Department, 2021 - present) (Internal Administrative or Committee Role)
  • Institute EDIW Committee (School / Institute, 2021 - present) (Internal Administrative or Committee Role)
  • Institute Research Ethics Committee (School / Institute, 2020 - present) (Internal Administrative or Committee Role)

Conference Roles

  • 9th International Conference on Oxidative Stress in Skin Medicine & Biology, Andros, Greece, by Invitation (2021 - present)
  • The Society for Free Radical Research Europe Annual Meeting, Belgrade, by Invitation (2021 - present)
  • Transcriptional Control in Health and Disease at The Biochemical Society meeting, London, UK (Transcriptional Regulation in Health and Disease), by Invitation (London, UK, 2019)
  • The Society for Free Radical Research-Europe (SFRR-E), Ferrara, Italy, by Invitation (2019 - present)
  • Joint meeting of The Biochemical Society and The British Society for Research Into Ageing Annual meeting, Newcastle, UK, by Invitation (2019 - present)

Editorships

  • Redox Biology (Invited Managing Editor, 2021 - present)
  • International Journal of Musculoskeletal Disorders (Editorial Board Member, 2017 - present)
  • BioFactors (Invited Review Editor, Editorial Board Member, 2021 - present)
  • Antioxidants and Redox Signaling (Invited Special Issue Editor, 2020 - 2022)

Event Roles

  • Sarcopenia and Chronic Disease: Forging new collaboratiions and funding opportunities at Research and Impact workshop (Workshop, 2022)

Examination Roles

  • Molecular/Circadian Biology (PhD, 2018 - present)
  • University of Liverpool, Musculoskeletal Biology (PhD, 2019 - present)

Expert Opinions

  • Invited Round Table Discussion Panelist, Invited (2021)

Grant Application Assessments

  • Internal Pre-submission (British Heart Foundation, 2020 - 2021)
  • Internal Pre-submission (UK Research and Innovation, 2020 - 2021)
  • External Post-submission (2020 - 2021)
  • External Post-submission (Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), 2020 - 2021)
  • Internal Post-submission (University of Liverpool, 2019 - 2020)
  • External Post-submission (Medical Research Council (MRC), 2019 - 2021)

Internal Administrative or Committee Roles

  • Life Sciences Curriculum Review Committee for Maths and Stats Provision (Faculty, 2021 - present)
  • Institute Research Strategy Group Committee (School / Institute, 2021 - present)
  • Departmental Research and Impact Academic Lead (Department, 2021 - present)
  • Institute Academic Lead for Inclusion & Well-being Working Group (School / Institute, 2021 - present)
  • Institute EDIW Committee (School / Institute, 2021 - present)
  • Departmental Management Committee (Department, 2021 - present)
  • Departmental Deputy EDIW Lead (Department, 2021 - present)
  • Institute Research Ethics Committee (School / Institute, 2020 - present)
  • Institute Grant Application Pre-submission Reviewer (School / Institute, 2020 - present)
  • FHLS Academic Peer Observer of Teaching (Faculty, 2017 - present)
  • MRes Clinical Sciences Board of Studies Committee (Faculty, 2017 - present)
  • Institute Independent PhD Progress Assessment Panels (School / Institute, 2014 - present)
  • EDWinA Steering Committee (School / Institute, 2018 - 2020)
  • IACD Academic Lead Organiser of seminar series (School / Institute, 2018 - 2021)
  • Departmental Lead for Outreach and WP (Department, 2017 - 2020)
  • Academic Lead for departmental PGR journal club-MBII (School / Institute, 2017 - 2018)
  • CIMA MRes Board of studies (School / Institute, 2017 - 2018)
  • CIMA MRes in Musculoskeletal Biology (School / Institute, 2016 - 2017)
  • Early Career Lead for IACD Research Strategy Group (School / Institute, 2016 - 2017)
  • CLL Board of Studies (University, 2016 - 2017)