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Cindy George

Country of origin: South Africa Currently in: South Africa, Cape Town General field of specialization: Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences
Academic Background

Degrees

2014 Doctorate Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences
Research and Profession

Current Research Activities

Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences

Research Keywords: 
health
non-communicable diseases
epidemiology
chronic kidney disease

Publications resulting from Research: 


George, C., Echouffo-Tcheugui, J.B., Jaar, B.G., Okpechi, I.G., Kengne, A.P. 2022. The need for screening, early diagnosis, and prediction of chronic kidney disease in people with diabetes in low-and-middle income countries - A review of the current literature. BMC Medicine, 20:247.

Motshwari, D.D., George, C. Matshazi, D.M., Weale, C.J., Davids, S.F.G., Zemlin, A.E., Erasmus, R.T., Kengne, A.P., Matsha, T.E. 2022. Expression of whole blood miR-126-3p, -30a-5p, -1299, -182-5p & -30e-3p in chronic kidney disease in a South African community-based sample. Scientific Reports, 12:4107.

Motshwari, D.D., George, C., Matshazi, D.M., Weale, C.J., Davids, S.F.G., Erasmus, R.T., Kengne, A.P., Matsha, T.E. 2021. Novel Whole Blood MicroRNAs Predicting Chronic Kidney Disease in South Africans with Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus. Applied Sciences, 11(16):7674.

George, C., Stoker, S., Okpechi, I., Woodward, M., Kengne, A.P. 2021. The Chronic Kidney Disease in Africa (CKD-Africa) Collaboration: Lessons from a new pan-African network. BMJ Global Health, 6(8):e006454.

Mendham, A.E., Goedecke, J.H., Zeng, Y., Larsen, S., George, C., Hauksson, J., Fortuin-de Smidt, M.C., Chibalin, A.V., Olsson, T., Chorell, E. 2021. Exercise training improves mitochondrial respiration and is associated with an altered intramuscular phospholipid signature in women with obesity. Diabetologia, 64(7):1642-1659.

Mendham, A.E., Larsen, S., George, C., Adams, K., Hauksson, J., Olsson, T., Fortuin-de Smidt, M.C., Nono Nankam, P.A., Hakim, O., Goff, L.M., Pheiffer, C., Goedecke, J.H. 2020. Exercise training results in depot-specific adaptations to adipose tissue mitochondrial function. Scientific Reports, 10 (1), 3785.

George, C., Matsha, T.E., Korf, M., Zemlin, A.E., Erasmus, R.T., Kengne, A.P. 2020. The agreement between fasting glucose and markers of chronic glycaemic exposure in individuals with and without chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional study. BMC Nephrology, 21:32.

George, C., Mogueo, A., Okpechi, I.G., Echouffo-Tcheugui, J.B., Kengne, A.P. 2017. Chronic kidney disease in low-income to middle-income countries: the case for increased screening. BMJ Global Health, 29;2(2):e000256.



Current profession

Current professional activities type: 
Research
Senior Scientist

Workshop and Conference Attended

2022 Athens, Greece 31st Scientific Meeting of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) on “Hypertension and Cardiovascular Protection”
2019 Milan, Italy 29th Scientific Meeting of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) on “Hypertension and Cardiovascular Protection”
2018 Barcelona, Spain 28th Scientific Meeting of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) on “Hypertension and Cardiovascular Protection”
2016 Paris, France 26th Scientific Meeting of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) on “Hypertension and Cardiovascular Protection”
2016 Seoul, South Korea 26th Meeting of the Intentional Society of Hypertension

Affiliations

Global Burden of Disease Collaboration
European Society of Hypertension
International Society of Hypertension
Society of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes (SEMDSA)
Future Africa
Journal of Public Health Nutrition
Applied Sciences (MDPI journal)

Presentation given

2022
The chronic kidney disease in Africa (CKD-Africa) Collaboration: a pan-African network.
Athens, Greece
Event: 31st Scientific Meeting of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) on “Hypertension and Cardiovascular Protection”
2022
Detecting chronic kidney disease by leveraging screening initiatives for other non-communicable diseases.
Athens, Greece
Event: 31st Scientific Meeting of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) on “Hypertension and Cardiovascular Protection”
2022
THE CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE IN AFRICA (CKD-AFRICA) COLLABORATION: AN UPDATE ON THE PROGRESS OF A NEW PAN-AFRICAN NETWORK FOR CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGY
Virtual
Event: Cardiometabolic Health and Diabetes Africa Congress
2022
Chronic kidney disease & hypertension – an African perspective
Virtual
Event: The Nutrition Society of South Africa Webinar
2020
Establishing an African network for chronic kidney disease epidemiology: The CKD-Africa Collaboration.
Virtual
Event: 57th ERA-EDTA Virtual Congress 2020
2019
The relationship between body composition and blood pressure differs in those with and without chronic kidney disease.
Milan, Italy
Event: 29th Scientific Meeting of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) on “Hypertension and Cardiovascular Protection”
2018
Haematological profile of chronic kidney disease in a mixed-ancestry South African population.
Barcelona, Spain
Event: 28th Scientific Meeting of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) on “Hypertension and Cardiovascular Protection”
2017
The role of socioeconomic status, lifestyle factors and adiposity in the association between hsCRP and metabolic risk
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Event: International Diabetes Federation Congress
2016
The role of body fat and fat distribution in hypertension risk in urban Black South African women.
Seoul, South Korea
Event: 26th Scientific Meeting of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) on “Hypertension and Cardiovascular Protection”
Prizes, Grants and Awards

Other Awards

Aug 2021
SAMRC Champion women
Oct 2020
Africa-Oxford Fellowship
Jun 2020
57th European Renal Association (ERA) Congress Top abstract presentation
Dec 2019
National Research Foundation Y2 Rating
Jun 2017
Africa Science Leadership Program Fellowship
Jul 2012
SEMDSA Best poster presentation
Aug 2022
Womandla Foundation’s Women in STEAM award 2022 (Science category)
Nominee in the Science category
Jan 2014
SA Department of Science and Technology (DST)/NRF Professional Development Program (PDP) Post-Doctoral Fellowship
Jan 2021
SAMRC Researcher Development Award
Funding
Feb 2020
ERA Travel Award
Travel award
Jan 2018
NRF Thuthuka
Funding

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