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I am an experienced Researcher with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education and research industries. I hold a strong education background, and a PhD in Public Health, which focuses on Non-Communicable Diseases, with particular focus on metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases.

Activities

Employment (5)

University of Cape Town: Rondebosch, ZA

2024-10-27 to present | Research Fellow (ADOLESCENT ACCELERATORS RESEARCH HUB, CENTRE FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH, FACULTY OF HUMANITIES)
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Dr Machoene Derrick Sekgala

South African Medical Research Council: Cape Town, Western Cape, ZA

2023-04-01 to present | Post-doctoral fellow (Non-communicable diseases research unit)
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Human Sciences Research Council: cape town, Western Cape, ZA

2019-05-01 to 2023-03-31 | PhD Researcher (Public Health, Societies and Belonging (PHSB))
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Human Sciences Research Council: Cape Town, Western Cape, ZA

2016-09-14 to 2019-04-30 | MSc Research Intern (Population Health, Health Systems and Innovations)
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University of Johannesburg: Johannesberg, Gauteng, ZA

2016-04-02 to 2016-09-30 | Tutor (Physiology and Anatomy)
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Education and qualifications (2)

University of the Western Cape: cape town, Western Cape, ZA

2019-06-06 to 2022-12-02 | PhD (School of Public Health)
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University of Limpopo: Polokwane, Limpopo, ZA

2016-01-08 to 2018-11-15 | Masters (Physiology and Environmental Health )
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Professional activities (1)

Human Sciences Research Council: cape town, Western Cape, ZA

2022-12-03 | Excellent Researcher Award (Public Health, Societies and Belonging (PHSB))
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Funding (2)

South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) under the Collaboration for Evidence-Based Healthcare and Public Health in Africa (CEBHA+) Scholarship Programme.

2019-04 to 2022-11 | Grant
South African Medical Research Council (Cape Town, Western Cape, ZA)
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Dr Machoene Derrick Sekgala

Food environments in Africa: Addressing malnutrition using a syndemics approach

2019-02 to 2025-06 | Grant
Germany’s Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) based on a decision of the Parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany via the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE (Germany, Germany, DE)
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Dr Machoene Derrick Sekgala