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yumna.albertus@uct.ac.za
+27 21 650 4560
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DR YUMNA ALBERTUS-KAJEE
Senior Lecturer, UCT Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine (ESSM) |
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Using electromyography (EMG) as a tool to monitor changes in neuromuscular control
- Measurement and analysis of electromyography
- Monitoring muscle activity in athletes and patients with chronic disease
- Organising and hosting annual EMG workshops with international key researchers that are actively involved in the improvement, measurement and analysis of EMG
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andrew.bosch@uct.ac.za
+27 21 650 4578
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ASSOC PROF ANDREW BOSCH
Associate Professor, MSc/PhD and Exercise Science Elective coordinator and HUB3306F course convenor, Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine (ESSM)
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Effects of pre-exercise diet and supplements during exercise on endurance performance, fuel substrate utilisation and kinetics during endurance exercise; effect of amino acids and protein ingestion on exercise performance, recovery and muscle protein synthesis; metabolic and physiological responses to training in distance runners
- Optimisation of performance of road runners by assessment of fluid and energy supplement requirements and customised training
- Training / coaching science
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malcolm.collins@uct.ac.za
+27 21 406 6235
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PROF MALCOLM COLLINS
Head of Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town
Professor, Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine (ESSM)
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Genetic basis and molecular mechanism of exercise- and occupational-associated musculoskeletal soft tissue (tendon, ligament and muscle) injuries
- Genetic elements that determine the endurance phenotype and the inter-individual physiological responses during participation in endurance events
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caroline.dalton@uct.ac.za
+27 21 650 1528
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DR CAROLINE D'ALTON
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catherine.draper@uct.ac.za
+27 21 650 4570
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DR CATHERINE DRAPER
Senior Researcher, MRC/Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Development and evaluation of community-based health promotion interventions, with a particular focus on physical activity
- Preschool and school-based interventions to promote healthy lifestyle behaviours
- Physical activity, gross motor skills, school readiness and executive function in early childhood
- Qualitative research in the field of physical activity and health
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julia.goedecke@uct.ac.za
+27 21 650 4573
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PROF JULIA GOEDECKE
Chief Specialist Scientist for the South African Medical Research Council (MRC)
Professor, Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine (ESSM)
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Ethnic disparities in non-communicable disease (NCD) risk using a multi-disciplinary approach to characterize the involvement of genetic, molecular, physiological and lifestyle determinants and their interaction. A major focus of our research explores the determinants of the high prevalence of insulin resistance and risk for type 2 diabetes in black South Africans.
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janine.gray@uct.ac.za
janineg@cricket.co.za
+27 21 650 4557
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DR JANINE GRAY
Adjunct Senior Research Officer, Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine (ESSM)
Research Consultant, Cricket South Africa
Physiotherapy consultant for private patients
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Cricket high performance
- Cricket injuries and preventative strategies
- Lower back pain and motor control of the trunk muscles
- Shoulder injury, prevention management and biomechanics ins sportsmen and women
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sharief.hendricks01@gmail.com
+27 21 650 1528
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DR SHARIEF HENDRICKS
Coordinator of MSc/PhD students, Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine (ESSM), Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town
Senior Researcher, Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine (ESSM), Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town
Visiting Fellow, Institute for Sport, Physical Activity and Leisure, Leeds Beckett University
Social Media Editor, European Journal of Sport Science
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Rugby Performance and Injury Prevention
- Stakeholder and Community Engagement in Health
- Social Media and Medical Journals
- Health and Well-being of Cricketers
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michael.king@uct.ac.za
+1 709 693 0242
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DR MICHAEL KING
Honorary Research Associate, Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine (ESSM) |
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Central mechanisms of exercise fatigue
- Enhanced performance via ergogenic aids such as central nervous stimulants
- Motor performance in extreme environments such as high stress and cold
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jacolene.kroff@uct.ac.za
+27 21 650 5126
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DR JACOLENE KROFF
Senior Research Officer, Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine (ESSM)
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Respiratory muscle strength and endurance in elite athletes
- Validity, reproducibility and quality control of human energy expenditure measurements and body composition measurements
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nancylaguette@gmail.com
+27 21 650 4567
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DR MARY-JESSICA NANCY LAGUETTE
Research Fellow
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Gene regulation
- Genetic risk factors
- Molecular mechanisms underlying soft tissue injuries
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vicki.lambert@uct.ac.za
+27 21 650 4571
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PROF VICKI LAMBERT
Director, Health through Physical Activity Lifestyle and Sport Research Centre (HPALS)
Consultant Scientist, Chronic Diseases of Lifestyle Unit, Medical Research Council, South Africa
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Physical activity and obesity in health and disease in communities in transition and the Global South
- Childhood physical activity and obesity
- Behaviour change and community-based interventions
- Obesity, food insecurity and physical activity: solving wicked problems
- Regulation of energy metabolism and metabolic sequelae in leanness and obesity and finally
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mike.lambert@uct.ac.za
+27 21 650 4558
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PROF MIKE LAMBERT
Professor, Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine (ESSM)
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
- How muscle adapts after exposure to exercise training, with particular emphasis on muscle damage, regeneration and recovery
- How these adaptations can be applied to improve sports performance
- Monitoring response to a training load
- Changing demands of the game of rugby
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robert.lamberts@uct.ac.za
RPLam@hotmail.com
+27 21 650 4561 (UCT)
+27 21 938 9266 (SUN)
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PROF ROBERT LAMBERTS
Professor and Head of Orthopaedic Research, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University (SUN)
Associate Professor, Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine (ESSM)
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Optimal balance between training load and recovery
- Overreaching / Overtraining
- Heart rate recovery and heart rate variability
- Thermoregulation & fluid intake
- Application of scientific knowledge in (elite) sports
- Cycling (Road, MTB and cyclo-cross) – LSCT
- Rowing - SmRT
- Orthopaedics & sports injuries
- Cerebral Palsy (CP)research
- HIV research
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lrmkate001@uct.ac.za
+27 21 650 4567
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DR KATE LARMUTH
Research Fellow
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
- The effects of low carbohydrate high fat diets on the cardiovascular system with special attention to atherosclerosis
- How fatty liver may impact on the development of cardiovascular disease and insulin resistance
- Evaluating the effect and sustainability of nutritional interventions in women from under-resourced communities in the Western Cape
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amy.mendham@uct.ac.za
+27 21 650 4567
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DR AMY MENDHAM
Research Fellow
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Mechanisms underlying insulin resistance in black South African women: lessons from an exercise intervention.
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lisa.micklesfield@uct.ac.za
+27 21 650 3135
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ASSOC PROF LISA MICKLESFIELD
Honorary Associate Professor, Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine (ESSM), Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town
Reader, MRC/Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, Department of Paediatrics, University of the Witwatersrand
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Physical activity epidemiology and its association with body composition and metabolic disease outcomes
- Musculo-skeletal health at the various life stages
- The role of physical activity in interventions to reduce the risk and prevalence of non-communicable diseases
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timothy.noakes@uct.ac.za
+27 21 650 2459
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PROF TIMOTHY NOAKES
Emeritus Professor in the Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine (ESSM)
Co-Founder and Executive Co-Director, Sports Science Institute of South Africa
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Fluid and exercise
- Brain regulation of exercise performance
- Nutrition and health
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feyi.odunitan-wayas@uct.ac.za
+27 21 650 4567
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DR FEYISAYO ODUNITAN-WAYAS
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine (ESSM)
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Sustainable interventions in curbing obesity and food insecurity in communities
- Food environment and healthy lifestyle
- Citizen science and social mobilization to improve access to healthy food and physical activity in resource-poor communities
- Agriculture as an effective tool to achieving SDGs
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kufre.okop@uct.ac.za
+27 21 650 4567
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DR KUFRE JOSEPH OKOP
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine (ESSM)
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Ecological drivers of obesity and food insecurity in communities in transition
- Citizen Science and social mobilization to improve access to healthy food and physical activity in resource-poor communities.
- Monitoring and evaluation of public health interventions
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mposthumus@me.com
+27 21 650 4575
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DR MIKE POSTHUMUS
Senior Researcher, Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine (ESSM)
Head of Research, The Thembakazi Trust, Sports Science Institute of South Africa, Newlands, Cape Town
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
- The biology of musculoskeletal soft tissue
- The genetic contribution to musculoskeletal soft tissue injuries
- The genetics of sports performance
- Treatment modalities in musculoskeletal soft tissue injuries
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dale.rae@uct.ac.za
+27 21 650 4577
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DR DALE RAE
Senior Research Officer, Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine (ESSM)
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Circadian Rhythms and Sleep in Sport, Health and Disease
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Masouda.Rahim@gmail.com
+27 21 650 4567
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DR MASOUDA RAHIM
Research Fellow
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Identification of DNA sequence motifs underpinning musculoskeletal soft tissue injuries
- The genetic contribution to musculoskeletal soft tissue injury susceptibility
- Employing a multi-disciplinary approach, including bioinformatics and functional assays, to elucidate the key biological pathways underpinning injury risk
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laurie.rauch@uct.ac.za
+27 21 650 4640
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DR LAURIE RAUCH
Research Officer, Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine (ESSM)
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
- To develop an integrated physiological model that describes brain - body stress reactivity with a view towards establishing positive intervention strategies in both the occupational and sporting environments.
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alison.september@uct.ac.za
+27 21 650 4559
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PROF ALISON V. SEPTEMBER
Head of Division Exercise Science and Sports Medicine (ESSM)
Fellow of European College of Sport Science
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Identification of the genetic risk factors underlying soft tissue injuries such as Achilles tendon injuries and anterior cruciate ligament ruptures. Of particular interest is the role of genes encoding proteins involved in the matrix remodelling of tendons and ligaments in the aetiology of soft tissue injuries.
- Other interest include the elucidation of risk factors underpinning both injury and recovery of sports concussion
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jah.smith@uct.ac.za
+27 21 650 1976
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DR JAMES SMITH
Research Officer, Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine (ESSM)
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
The effect of a low carbohydrate, high fat diet on health, metabolism and exercise performance
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jeroen.swart@uct.ac.za
+27 21 659 5644
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DR JEROEN SWART
Senior Lecturer, Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine (ESSM)
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Injury prevention
- Exercise performance
- Cycling Biomechanics
- Exercise & Fatigue
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