Nadjia Amini

I am an enthusiastic pharmacist & postdoctoral researcher with a solid background in conducting clinical trials & scientific writing. I am dedicated to bridge the gap between scientific discovery and improving patient outcomes. I have a proven track record on medical writing, project management, and critical thinking, ensuring accuracy and precision in all tasks. Those who know me well describe me as driven, a team player, and a cheerful go-getter who is always eager to learn. My passion for advancing healthcare through innovative research and effective communication drives my career aspirations. I am now seeking a challenging role where I can combine my expertise in (pre)-clinical research with my project leadership skills.

Postdoctoral researcher at the department of Geriatric Medicine, KU Leuven/UZ Leuven (Leuven, Belgium)        May 2025-March 2025 
 

▪ Manage multiple multidisciplinary research projects within a team of five, ensuring timely execution and quality outcomes 
 

▪ Conduct data analysis and interpretation to support evidence-based conclusions 
 

▪ Secure research funding through grant applications 
 

▪ Team leadership: managing and supporting PhD students and master’s students

Doctoral researcher at KU Leuven/UZ Leuven (Leuven, Belgium)                                    August 2021-May 2025

• Coordinating two clinical trials at the department of Geriatric medicine: patient recruitment, blood sampling, laboratory analysis, study assessments
• Writing, editing and evaluating scientific documents (informed consent forms, study protocols, investigator’s brochures, protocol amendments, scientific articles): published 3 peer-reviewed articles as first-author and 7 peer-reviewed articles as co-author in high-impact journals
• Data collection, processing and analysis 
• Presenting work at national & international workshops and conferences: 3 oral communications & 5 poster presentations
• Managing multiple collaborations with other laboratories/research groups at KU Leuven & industrial partners (Nestlé)
• Supervision of Bachelor-and Master students of Biomedical Sciences and Medicine  
• Teaching activities as a guest lecture ‘Frailty and Sarcopenia’ for the Postgraduate course Psychogerontology, KU Leuven 
• Recipient of “Young Investigators Award 2022 & 2025 from the WCO-ESCEO-IOF congress“                                              
• Recipient of “Best Publication of 2023 from the Belgian Ageing Muscle Society”