Dr Amy Mendham
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
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2014 Doctor of Philosophy (Charles Sturt University, Australia)
Thesis title: Exercise prescription for improving inflammatory and glucose regulatroy outcomes in inactive Indingeous Australian and Caucasian men
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2009 Bachelor of Exercise Science (Honours Class 1) (Charles Sturt University, Australia)
Thesis title: The effects of mode and intensity on the acute exercise-induced inflammatory response
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2008 Bachelor of Human Movement (Charles Sturt University, Australia)
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2008 Bachelor of Teaching (Secondary) (Charles Sturt University, Australia)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Current research title: Mechanisms underlying insulin resistance in black South African women: lessons from an exercise intervention.
- Ethnicity and disease
- Mitochondrial respiration and ROS production in adipose tissue and skeletal muscle
- Skeletal muscle physiology
- Insulin resistance and diabetes
- Exercise and metabolism
- Exercise and inflammation
CONTACT
Tel: +27 72 387 9889
Email: amy.mendham@uct.ac.za
