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Dr Zachariah Matshediso

Dr Matshediso Zachariah

Faculty of Health Sciences

School of Allied Health Professions

Lecturer

Location: Block 246 office A217
Phone: 355-4651

PhD Biochemical Sciences, 2017, University of Surrey,UK

MSc Clinical Biochemistry,2013,University of Surrey, UK

BSc Medical Laboratory Sciences, 2009, 4844³ÉÈËÃâ·Ñ¸£Àû

Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology, 2005 Institute of Health Sciences,Gaborone

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I am a Lecturer and Researcher at the Ìý4844³ÉÈËÃâ·Ñ¸£Àû specializing as a Clinical Chemistry Lecturer in the Faculty of Health Sciences. I supervise BSc Medical Laboratory Sciences undergraduate students in their final year research projects and ÌýMPhil/PhD in Medical Sciences students. My research interest is in understanding the role ofÌýcellular stress in health and diseases especially non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus and cancer.


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Clinical Chemistry IÌý

Clinical Chemistry II

MPhil/PhD in Medical SciencesÌý

Chemical Pathology

Role of ER stress in cardiovascular diseasesÌýdiabetesÌý

Role of Selenium in HealthÌý

The impact of HIV on cancer; the role of cellular stress

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Co-Supervising MPhil/PhD students working on;Ìý

-Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes escape mutations in recently HIV infected individualsÌý

-Metabolites signatures in SchistosomiasisÌý

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  1. Kasvosve I, Tshwenyego U, Phuthego T, Koto G, Zachariah M, Nyepetsi N.G and Motswaledi M.S, 2014, Serum ferritin concentration is affected by ferroportin Q248H mutation in Africans. Clinica Chimica Acts, 444, pg 257-259.
  2. Maamoun H, Zachariah M, McVey J, Green F and Abdelali Agouni, Heme Oxygenase (HO)-1 Induction Prevents Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Mediated Endothelial Cell Death and Impaired Angiogenic Capacity. (In review-Biochemical Pharmacology).
  3. Zachariah M, Maamoun H, Agouni A and Rayman MP, 2015. High Selenium intake is associated with endothelial dysfunction. Critical Role for Endoplasmic Reticulumn Stress. Heart. 101:A113

In pursuit of academic excellence