PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Amra Jujić

Researcher unique identifier(s): https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9506-0158.

URL link to homepage at Lund University: https://portal.research.lu.se/sv/persons/amra-jujic

DISSERTATION

17 of December 2015 - PhD

Title of dissertation: The endocrine heart - metabolic actions of atrial natriuretic peptide; Lund University.

Main Supervisor: Professor Martin Magnusson; Co-supervisor: Professor Olle Melander

CURRENT POSITIONS

2016 - ongoing: Post-doc with Martin Magnusson’s research group “The HeArt and Brain Failure InVESTigation Group”

CURRENT SUPERVISION OF PhD STUDENTS

2019-ongoing: graduate student Anna Dieden (co-tutor)

2022-ongoing: graduate student Amir Zaghi (co-tutor)

2022-ongoing: graduate student Zainu Nezami (co-tutor)

ONGOING PROJECTS

Jujić is attached to three ongoing research projects:

1. Escaper: Searching for clinical extremes to find protective mechanisms Cardiovascular and metabolic phenotyping of individuals protected from cardiovascular complications in spite of risk factor burden or clinical disease, Gottsäter, A., Nilsson, P. M., Kennbäck, C., Melander, O., Christensson, A., Engström, G., Löndahl, M., Lehti, L., Hedström, E., Arheden, H., Magnusson, M., Lyssenko, V., Ekström, O. & Jujić, A.; 2022/03/01 → 2025/12/31
2. KHD: Kompetenscentrum Hjärta och Diabetes – KHD, Magnusson, M. & Jujić, A. 2007/01/01 → ongoing
3. HARVEST: Prediction, Prevention and Treatment of Progressing Heart Failure and Coincident Cognitive Impairment, Magnusson, M., Holm Isholth, H., Jujić, A. & Molvin, J.; 2013/03/01 → ongoing

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS (all ongoing):

North-west University, Potchefstroom South Africa: Leone Malan, Carina Mels, Leandi Lammertyn, Ruan Kruger and Alta Schutte.

University of Navarra, Spain: Javier Diez Department of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, University Clinic of Navarra, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain (incretins and CVD/diabetes).

Sapienza University, Italy: Salvatore di Somma at Sapienza University of Rome in Italy (heart failure and biomarker research).

Nancy, France: Nicolas Girerd at Département de Médecine Générale, Université de Lorraine, Vandoeuvre‑l.s‑Nancy, France (echocardiographic findings in population based cohorts).

Sphingotec, Germany: Joachim Struck and Andres Bergmann at Sphingotec (biomarkers and development of new assays).

PUBLICATIONS

Jujic has published original scientific articles, viewpoint articles, and  letters, with several of her publications in high impact cardiology and diabetes journals (e.g., European Journal of Heart Failure, JACC, Diabetes, Diabetes Care, Diabetologia and JCEM).