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Regulatory Affairs Specialist (EMA/EU) | Pharmacovigilance | Scientific & Medical Writing
Profile Summary
Subject Matter Expertise
Services
Writing
Clinical Trial Documentation,
Medical Writing,
Non-Medical Regulatory Writing,
Technical Writing,
Business & Legal Writing
Research
Systematic Literature Review
Consulting
Healthcare Consulting,
Regulatory Consulting
Product Development
Stability/Shelf Life Testing,
Product Validation,
Product Compliance ,
Packaging Design
Work Experience
Regulatory Affairs Specialist and dQPPV
Interchemie, Estonia
April 2024 - Present
Postdoc fellow
Umeå University
September 2022 - Present ![]()
PostdoctoralResearcher
University of Umeå
September 2022 - February 2024
Education
PhD (Neurosciences)
University of Tartu
- Present ![]()
PhD | Neuroscience
University of Tartu, Estonia
January 2012 - March 2022
Master (Biotechnology )
Tampere University of Technology
September 2008 - November 2011 ![]()
Bioengineering
Tampere University of Technology, Finland
September 2008 - October 2011
Biotechnology
University of Malakand, Pakistan
August 2002 - February 2007
Certifications
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Introduction to Health Writing
Health Write Hub
May 2023 - Present
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Certificate Course in Veterinary Pharmacovigilance
PV Drug Safety Academy
https://www.udemy.com/certificate/UC-3b0b06d0-9042-4df1-8e52-304031dfca12/September 2025 - September 2025
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Signal Detection and Management in Pharmacovigilance
PV Drug Safety Academy
https://www.udemy.com/certificate/UC-a36bd308-68be-4fdd-b276-7c998f0639e6/September 2025 - September 2025
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Introduction to pharmacovigilance
Pharm Uni
https://pharmuni.com/certificates/validationSeptember 2025 - September 2025
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Basics of Pharmacology and Drug
udemy
https://www.udemy.com/certificate/UC-52c57fb2-806f-4035-a080-e182e9292cb7/September 2025 - September 2025
Publications
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Zeb, Akbar, Choubey, Vinay, Gupta, Ruby, Veksler, Vladimir, Kaasik, Allen (2022). Negative feedback system to maintain cell ROS homeostasis: KEAP1-PGAM5 complex senses mitochondrially generated ROS to induce mitophagy .
Vinay Choubey, Akbar Zeb, Allen Kaasik (2021). Molecular Mechanisms and Regulation of Mammalian Mitophagy . Cells.
Vinay Choubey, Akbar Zeb, Allen Kaasik (2021). Molecular Mechanisms and Regulation of Mammalian Mitophagy .
Akbar Zeb, Vinay Choubey, Ruby Gupta, Malle Kuum, Dzhamilja Safiulina, Annika Vaarmann, Nana Gogichaishvili, Mailis Liiv, Ivar Ilves, Kaido Tämm, et al. (2021). A novel role of KEAP1/PGAM5 complex: ROS sensor for inducing mitophagy .
Michal Cagalinec, Mailis Liiv, Zuzana Hodurova, Miriam Ann Hickey, Annika Vaarmann, Merle Mandel, Akbar Zeb, Vinay Choubey, Malle Kuum, Dzhamilja Safiulina, et al. (2016). Role of Mitochondrial Dynamics in Neuronal Development: Mechanism for Wolfram Syndrome .
Kemppainen, Kia K., Rinne, Juho, Sriram, Ashwin, Lakanmaa, Matti, Zeb, Akbar, Tuomela, Tea, Popplestone, Anna, Singh, Satpal, Sanz, Alberto, Rustin, Pierre, et al. (2013). Expression of alternative oxidase in Drosophila ameliorates diverse phenotypes due to cytochrome oxidase deficiency .
Sanz., A., Soikkeli, M., Portero-Otin, M., Wilson, A., Kemppainen, E., McIlroy, G., Ellila, S., Kemppainen, K. K., Tuomela, T., Lakanmaa, M., et al. (2010). Expression of the yeast NADH dehydrogenase Ndi1 in Drosophila confers increased lifespan independently of dietary restriction .
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Safiulina, Dzhamilja, Kuum, Malle, Choubey, Vinay, Gogichaishvili, Nana, Liiv, Joanna, Hickey, Miriam A, Cagalinec, Michal, Mandel, Merle, Zeb, Akbar, Liiv, Mailis, et al. (2018). Miro proteins prime mitochondria for Parkin translocation and mitophagy .