Mirjana Maletić-Savatić is an investigator at the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital and associate professor of pediatrics, neurology and neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine. She is a board-certified neurologist specialized in child neurology.

Maletić-Savatić earned her medical degree at the University of Belgrade. She completed her Ph.D. in biophysics and neurobiology at Stony Brook University, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, where her work on activity-dependent brain plasticity was a runner up for the Best Publication of the Year (1999) in Science.

Maletić-Savatić has made important discoveries in the fields of learning and memory, neuroimmunology and metabolic regulation of adult neurogenesis. Her studies have focused on metabolic processes that fuel brain cells, influence gene transcription and ensure cell membrane integrity. She has been recognized with many honors including the Neuroscience Brain Research Award from the McKnight Foundation, Brain Immuno-Imaging Award from the Dana Foundation, NASA/TRISH Human Tissue Avatars Award, and Best Doctors in America. She is an avid supporter of women in science, technology, engineering and math and an active mentor to young women across the globe as part of the New York Academy of Sciences (Next Global Scholars and 1000 Girls, 1000 Futures).