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Scopus Author ID: 7004609303
ResearcherID: G-3434-2015
Scopus Author ID: 7004609303

Keywords

genetics, cancer, esophageal, breast, African

Countries

South Africa, United Kingdom

Biography

My main research interests are the discovery of genes involved in the development of cancer in populations of African ancestry and their application to improved diagnosis and treatment.
I have published >280 peer-reviewed articles and have an H-index of 91, with >44,0500 citations. I was listed as a Thompson Reuters most highly cited researcher in 2014, 2015, 2016. My scientific contribution to medical research was acknowledged by election as a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, UK in 2001. I have also held many leadership roles in genetic science and have served on major research grant committees such as Cancer Research UK and the Wellcome Trust.
I was appointed as a Distinguished Professor in Human Genetics at the Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience (SBIMB) at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2015. My role at the SBIMB is to develop an internationally competitive research program on role of genetics and genomics in common African cancers, and to train a new generation of African scientists in cancer genetics/genomics. I was appointed Emeritus Professor in Molecular Genetics at King's College London in 2020.

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Employment (3)

King's College London: London, London, GB

2020-01-01 to present | Emeritus Professor of Molecular Genetics (Medical and Molecular Genetics)
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Christopher G Mathew

University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Health Sciences: Johannesburg, ZA

2015-02-01 to present | Professor in Human Genetics (Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience)
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Christopher G Mathew

King's College London: London, GB

2022-03-01
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King's College London

Education and qualifications (3)

University of London: London, London, GB

1977-03-01 to 1980-06-01 | PhD (Institute of Cancer Research)
Education
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Christopher G Mathew

University of Port Elizabeth: Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, ZA

1975-02-01 to 1977-12-01 | BSc(Honours) (Biochemistry)
Education
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Christopher G Mathew

University of Cape Town: Rondebosch, Western Province, ZA

1969-02-01 to 1971-12-01 | BSc (Biochemistry)
Education
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Christopher G Mathew

Professional activities (3)

Fanconi Anemia Research Fund: Eugene, US

2011 | Distinguished Service Award, Fanconi Anemia Research Fund, USA
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Christopher G Mathew

Fanconi Anemia Research Fund: Eugene, US

2011 | Distinguished Service Award, Fanconi Anemia Research Fund, USA
Distinction
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Christopher G Mathew

Academy of Medical Sciences: London, GB

2001 | Elected a Fellow of the Academy
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Christopher G Mathew

Funding (11)

The genetics of breast cancer risk in South Africans of African ancestry: a path to early detection

2022-04 to 2025-03 | Grant
Cancer Association of South Africa (Johannesburg, ZA)
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Christopher G Mathew

UK Medical Research Council- Breast Cancer study

2019 to 2021 | Grant
Cancer Research UK (London, GB)
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Christopher G Mathew

Molecular Genetics of Lobular Breast Cancer in a South African cohort and effect of HIV infection

2018-11 to 2020-11 | Grant
Research Councils UK (London, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER:

MR/S014268/1

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Christopher G Mathew

Genomic Analysis of African Oesophageal Cancer

2017-06 to 2020-06 | Grant
Newton Fund (London, London, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: NCD#046
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Christopher G Mathew

Evolving risk factors for cancers in African populations: Lifestyle, infection, genetic susceptibility and cancer in South Africa; Principal Investigator: D. Bradshaw; UK Principal Investigator: C. Mathew; Co-PIs: F. Sitas, R Newton, T Waterboer, C Lewis, C Babb.

2017-06 to 2020-03 | Grant
Research Councils UK (London, London, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: NCD#045
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Christopher G Mathew

Genomic Analysis of African Oesophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

2017-04 to 2020-06 | Grant
Medical Research Council (London, GB)
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Christopher G Mathew

• Identifying genetic markers of susceptibility to African Oesophageal Cancer

2016-05 to 2019-04 | Grant
Cancer Association of South Africa (Cape Town, Western Cape, ZA)
GRANT_NUMBER: 2016
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Christopher G Mathew

Genome-wide association scan in ulcerative colitis: characterizing genetic determinants of susceptibility and disease phenotype.

2008-03-01 to 2010-02-28 | Grant
Wellcome Trust (London, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER:

084725/Z/08/Z

GRANT_NUMBER: 084725/Z/08/Z
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Investigation of genetic susceptibility to inflammatory bowel disease.

2007-06-01 to 2008-05-31 | Grant
Wellcome Trust (London, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER:

081808/Z/06/Z

GRANT_NUMBER: 081808/Z/06/Z
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Investigation of the location, contribution and genetic interactions of the IBD3 (6p21) locus in susceptibility to inflammatory bowel disease.

2003-08-01 to 2006-07-31 | Grant
Wellcome Trust (London, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER:

072029/Z/03/Z

GRANT_NUMBER: 072029/Z/03/Z
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The role of NOD2 and related genes in susceptibility to inflammatory bowel disease.

2002-05-01 to 2005-04-30 | Grant
Wellcome Trust (London, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER:

067086/Z/02/Z

GRANT_NUMBER: 067086/Z/02/Z
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