Prof. Mirela Delibegovic is an academic and entrepreneurial research leader in biomedical sciences, initiating and developing constructive collaborations leading to successful outcomes, including key publications, significant sustainable funding, and impactful translational discovery research. Experienced line manager, leader and mentor, she pioneers strategic professional development of academic and research staff, and is also elected chair of key University and grant-funding committees. 2022: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan Executive Education; Entrepreneurship Development Program, Cambridge, MA, USA 2003-2007: American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA 1999- 2003: University of Dundee: PhD in Biochemistry, MRC Protein Phosphorylation Unit, Dundee, UK. Supervisor Professor Dame Patricia T.W. Cohen 1995–1999: University of Edinburgh Medical School: BSc Honours in Pharmacology, Edinburgh, UK. 

RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2019-: Dean for Industrial Engagement in Research and Knowledge Exchange 2018-: Director, Aberdeen Cardiovascular and Diabetes Centre, University of Aberdeen 2018-: Systems Physiology Programme Lead, Institute of Medical Sciences 2015-: Professor in Diabetes Physiology and Signalling, University of Aberdeen 2014-2015: Reader; University of Aberdeen, School of Medical Sciences 2012-2014: Senior Research Fellow, University of Aberdeen, School of medical sciences 2010-2012: Lecturer, University of Aberdeen, School of Biological Sciences 2007-2012: Research Councils UK (RCUK) 5-year tenure-track Fellowship, University of Aberdeen, School of Biological Sciences. 2003–2007: Harvard Medical School, Division of Medicine, Department of Hematology & Oncology. American Heart Association (AHA) Postdoctoral Fellowship. Mentor: Prof. Benjamin Neel.