Vera Ignjatovic

Vera Ignjatovic (born 1975) is an Australian haematologist and former handball player.

Ignjatovic was born in Niš, Nišava, Serbia on 15 March 1975.[1] She was a member of the Australia women's national handball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics, playing in three group matches and in the final round. The Australian team were beaten by Angola into tenth place.[2][3]

Ignjatovic has a BSc (hons) and a PhD (medicine) from Monash University.[4] She is co-group leader of haematology research at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute and concurrently principal fellow, Department of Paediatrics at the University of Melbourne. Her research focus is on the effects of anticoagulants on children.[5] She holds an honorary position in paediatrics at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne.[4]

References
  1. "Vera IGNJATOVIC - Olympic Handball | Australia". International Olympic Committee. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  2. "Vera Ignjatovic Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 14 January 2020. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  3. "Vera Ignjatovic". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  4. "A/Prof Vera Ignjatovic". findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  5. "Professor Vera Ignjatovic | Murdoch Children's Research Institute". www.mcri.edu.au. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
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