Prof. Vladimir Jakovljevic

Prof. Vladimir Jakovljevic is a Professor and Head of the Cardiovascular Research Laboratory at the Faculty of Medical Sciences University of Kragujevac, Serbia. He finished his Ph.D. thesis in 2004 and his specialization in Clinical Physiology in 2005 at the University of Belgrade. His main research interests represent an examination of the changes in the cardiovascular system in various pathophysiological conditions and the role of oxidative stress and reactive species in the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases. Since 2014, he has been a full professor of physiology at the University of Kragujevac. He has been president of the Serbian Physiological Society since 2014. He was awarded the Distinguished Leadership Award in Cardiovascular Sciences in 2015 by the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences. Since 2018, he has been the Dean of the Faculty of Medical Sciences at the University of Kragujevac.