Maja Zivkovic

Maja Zivkovic is an Assistant Professor at the School of Social Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, based in Dubai International Academic City. Her work focuses on psychiatric pharmacology, pharmacogenetics, and clinical outcomes of drug therapies, particularly in mental health contexts. She holds a PhD and has been recognized for academic excellence, including the 2023 award for outstanding student evaluations and a 2011 award for productive PhD research.

Key research areas include drug response variability, genetic factors influencing side effects of psychotropic medications, and optimizing treatment strategies for conditions like PTSD, schizophrenia, and addiction. Her interdisciplinary approach bridges clinical medicine, genetics, and neuroscience.

Publications since 2006 highlight contributions to understanding pharmacogenetic markers for antipsychotic efficacy, cocaine-induced pathologies, and sleep disturbances in trauma patients. Over 39 research outputs demonstrate sustained scholarly activity in mental health pharmacology and personalized medicine.

• Awards: Two notable prizes reflect both teaching and research excellence.
• Advising: Actively accepting PhD students to expand clinical and genetic research initiatives.