DR KATE LARMUTH

POSITION

• Post-doctoral research fellow, Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine (ESSM), Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town

QUALIFICATIONS

• PhD (Medical Biochemistry), Institute for Infectious disease and molecular medicine (IIDMM), University of Cape Town (2015).

Thesis title: Angiotensin-converting enzyme cleavage of the Alzheimer’s beta-amyloid peptide.

• BSc. Hon (Molecular Microbiology), Department of Microbiology, Stellenbosch University (2007)
• BSc. (Molecular and Cellular Biology), Stellenbosch University (2006)

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

   

CONTACT
Tel:    +27 21 650 4567
Email:    lrmkat001@uct.ac.za