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Kathleen Green

Country of origin: South Africa Currently in: South Africa, Somerset West General field of specialization: Mathematical sciences
Academic Background

Degrees

2017 Master Mathematical sciences
Research and Profession

Current Research Activities

Mathematical sciences

Diseases often present with metabolic symptoms such as metabolic acidosis, insulin resistance, weight loss, etc. These physiological changes suggest that the disease causes changes in the hosts’ energy metabolism. While many features of molecular detail of metabolism have been well studied, it is no

Research Keywords: 
whole-body modeling
glucose metabolism

Publications resulting from Research: 


Snoep, J. L., Green, K., Eicher, J., Palm, D. C., Penkler, G., du Toit, F., ... & van Niekerk, D. D. (2015). Quantitative analysis of drug effects at the whole-body level: a case study for glucose metabolism in malaria patients. Biochemical Society Transactions, 43(6), 1157-1163. (http://www.biochemsoctrans.org/content/43/6/1157)



Current profession

Current professional activities type: 
Research
I am a PhD student in Mathematical Sciences at the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa. I am also involved with co-supervising of students in our Systems biology group and curating of mathematical models for our open-access model database JWS Online.

Affiliations

Golden Key International Honour Society

Presentation given

2017
Whole body modelling of glucose metabolism in malaria patients
AIMS Muizenberg
Event: Clinic on the Meaningful Modeling of Epidemiological Data (MMED)
Prizes, Grants and Awards

Other Awards

Feb 2017
Stellenbosch University Merit Bursary
This award is given by Stellenbosch University based solely on merit. I received this award for obtaining my Masters in Mathematics (with focus in Biomathematics) cum laude.

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