Luminita Paraoan is a Professor with a distinguished career in higher education, recognised for leading world-class research and building strong national and international collaborations.
With expertise in molecular and cell biology, she has extensive experience in research leadership, research-led teaching, postgraduate supervision, and research governance. Her work also spans academic leadership, health and safety governance, internationalisation, external examining, and equality, diversity and inclusion in higher education.
She has held senior leadership roles within major international professional bodies, including the Executive Board of the International Society for Eye Research and as Vice-President International, and is a Gold Fellow of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.
Shee currently chairs the Cancer Discovery Panel for North West Cancer Research and the Research Advisory Board for Sight Research UK, and also contributes to grant review panels for Fight for Sight and Retina UK, supporting the development of impactful translational research.
