Full Member
Mayeso Naomi Victoria Gwedela
Membership since:
2025
Field of activity:
Awards
About me
Mayeso Gwedela is a lecturer in human physiology at Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, with research interests in epilepsy and neurodegenerative disorders, particularly Parkinson`s disease.
Other Memberships/Affiliations
International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society
Society of Neuroscientists of Africa (SONA)
International Association of Parkinsonism and Related Disorders
The ALBA Network
International Society for Neurochemistry
Degrees:
2022
Doctorate Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences
focus on neurobiology
Publications resulting from Research
Gwedela M.N.V., Gadama Y, Phiri T.E. 2025. Parkinson’s disease in Malawi: A cross-sectional Study of clinical profiles and risk factors. Neuroscience. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2025.08.018
Gwedela, M.N.V., Jana, C. E., Mwambyale, T., Chikowe, I., Chimphepo, L., Chirambo, G. 2024. In vivo and in vitro assays, and safety profiles of cannabinoids. In Cannabis and Khat in Drug Discovery (pp. 153–184). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-95927-8.00009-8
Gwedela, M.N.V., Terai, H., Lampiao, F., Matsunami, K., Aizawa, H. 2022. Anti-seizure effects of medicinal plants in Malawi on pentylenetetrazole-induced seizures in zebrafish larvae. J. Ethnopharmacol. 284, 114763. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2021.114763
Terai, H., Gwedela, M.N.V., Kawakami, K., Aizawa, H. 2021. Electrophysiological and pharmacological characterization of spreading depolarization in the adult zebrafish tectum. J. Neurophysiol. 126, 1934–1942. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00343.2021