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Mayeso Naomi Victoria Gwedela
Country of origin: Malawi Currently in: Malawi, Blantyre General field of specialization: Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences-
Degrees
2022 Doctorate Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences -
Current Research Activities
Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences
1. Profile of people with Parkinson`s disease attending a neurology clinic at a tertiary hospital in Blantyre, Malawi 2. Lived experience of people with Parkinson`s disease in Malawi
Publications resulting from Research:
Gwedela, M.N.V., Terai, H., Lampiao, F., Matsunami, K., Aizawa, H., 2022. Anti-seizure effects of medicinal plants in Malawi on pentylenetetrazole-induced seizures in zebrafish larvae. J. Ethnopharmacol. 284, 114763. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2021.114763
Terai, H., Gwedela, M.N.V., Kawakami, K., Aizawa, H., 2021. Electrophysiological and pharmacological characterization of spreading depolarization in the adult zebrafish tectum. J. Neurophysiol. 126, 1934–1942. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00343.2021
Current profession
Current professional activities type:TeachingLecturer in physiology focusing on the nervous system
Workshop and Conference Attended
2022 Nairobi, Kenya IBRO-ARC school on Parkinson`s disease: providing clarity for continuous teaching and research from an African perspective2019 Niigata, Japan The 42nd annual meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society2017 Rabat, Morocco 2nd IBRO-UM5 African Advanced School in Neuroscience on "Brain and nutrition"2016 Entebbe, Uganda 9th IBRO/ISN/The Grass Foundation Teaching Tools Workshop2016 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 6th IBRO/ISN TReND School on Insect Neuroscience and Drosophila Neurogenetics2015 Blantyre, Malawi International Clinical MicroResearch Training Workshop by ACCORDIA Global Health2015 Cape Town, South Africa IBRO-UCT African Advanced School on EpilepsyAffiliations
International Parkinson and Movement Disorder SocietySociety of Neuroscientists of Africa (SONA)Presentation given
2019Effects of the anti migraine drug Sumatriptan on larva zebrafish seizure like behaviourNiigata, JapanEvent: The 42nd annual meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society2023Parkinson`s disease in Malawi: A preliminary report from Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) adult neurology outpatient clinicBlantyre, MalawiEvent: 2nd Kamuzu University of Health Sciences Research Dissemination Conference -
Other Awards
Dec 2023International Brain Research Organization / The Dana Foundation Brain Awareness Week GrantGrant for Parkinson`s disease awareness in Malawi during the 2024 Brain Awareness Week.Nov 2023International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) travel grantTravel grant to attend the Wellcome Connecting Science`s Molecular Neurodegeneration and Therapeutic Approaches Course 2024 (Cambridge, UK)Nov 2023Wellcome Connecting Science BursaryA 50 % registration bursary by the Wellcome Connecting Science to attend their Molecular Neurodegeneration and Therapeutic Approaches Course 2024 (Cambridge, UK)Nov 20222nd best student presenter (oral)2nd best student presenter at the IBRO-ARC school on Parkinson`s disease: providing clarity for continuous teaching and research from an African perspective (Nairobi, Kenya)Apr 2017Japanese MEXT Scholarship5-year full scholarship to study at Hiroshima University`s Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences