Member Profile
Membership type: full
Cindy George
Country of origin: South Africa Currently in: South Africa, Cape Town General field of specialization: Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences-
Degrees
2014 Doctorate Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences -
Current Research Activities
Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences
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:ResearchSenior 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 HypertensionAffiliations
Global Burden of Disease CollaborationEuropean Society of HypertensionInternational Society of HypertensionSociety of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes (SEMDSA)Future AfricaJournal of Public Health NutritionApplied Sciences (MDPI journal)Presentation given
2022The chronic kidney disease in Africa (CKD-Africa) Collaboration: a pan-African network.Athens, GreeceEvent: 31st Scientific Meeting of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) on “Hypertension and Cardiovascular Protection”2022Detecting chronic kidney disease by leveraging screening initiatives for other non-communicable diseases.Athens, GreeceEvent: 31st Scientific Meeting of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) on “Hypertension and Cardiovascular Protection”2022THE CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE IN AFRICA (CKD-AFRICA) COLLABORATION: AN UPDATE ON THE PROGRESS OF A NEW PAN-AFRICAN NETWORK FOR CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGYVirtualEvent: Cardiometabolic Health and Diabetes Africa Congress2022Chronic kidney disease & hypertension – an African perspectiveVirtualEvent: The Nutrition Society of South Africa Webinar2020Establishing an African network for chronic kidney disease epidemiology: The CKD-Africa Collaboration.VirtualEvent: 57th ERA-EDTA Virtual Congress 20202019The relationship between body composition and blood pressure differs in those with and without chronic kidney disease.Milan, ItalyEvent: 29th Scientific Meeting of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) on “Hypertension and Cardiovascular Protection”2018Haematological profile of chronic kidney disease in a mixed-ancestry South African population.Barcelona, SpainEvent: 28th Scientific Meeting of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) on “Hypertension and Cardiovascular Protection”2017The role of socioeconomic status, lifestyle factors and adiposity in the association between hsCRP and metabolic riskAbu Dhabi, UAEEvent: International Diabetes Federation Congress2016The role of body fat and fat distribution in hypertension risk in urban Black South African women.Seoul, South KoreaEvent: 26th Scientific Meeting of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) on “Hypertension and Cardiovascular Protection” -
Other Awards
Aug 2021SAMRC Champion womenOct 2020Africa-Oxford FellowshipJun 202057th European Renal Association (ERA) Congress Top abstract presentationDec 2019National Research Foundation Y2 RatingJun 2017Africa Science Leadership Program FellowshipJul 2012SEMDSA Best poster presentationAug 2022Womandla Foundation’s Women in STEAM award 2022 (Science category)Nominee in the Science categoryJan 2014SA Department of Science and Technology (DST)/NRF Professional Development Program (PDP) Post-Doctoral FellowshipJan 2021SAMRC Researcher Development AwardFundingFeb 2020ERA Travel AwardTravel awardJan 2018NRF ThuthukaFunding
