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HPALS Weekly Research Seminar

Friday 10h15 (UTC/GMT +2)

Sport Science Institute of South Africa, Boundary Road, Newlands, South Africa

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Date

Speaker

Title

31 JanuaryAssociate Prof Dale RaeWearables and sleep: the potential for orthosomna
07 FebruaryProfessor Malcolm CollinsAre commercial genetic exercise-associated musculoskeletal tissue injury tests premature?
14 FebruaryAssociate Prof Yumna AlbertusInnovative Biomechanics Research and Technology Development from Africa: Advancing Clinical and Athletic Applications
21 FebruaryAssociate Prof Janetta HarbronGenetic testing to personalize dietary recommendations for prevention or treatment of obesity and non-communicable diseases?
28 FebruaryDoctor Tanja OosthuyseEasing the physiological load of competitive endurance cycling with protein ingestion during exercise
14 MarchAssociate Prof Fredirick MashiliFrom peak performance to illness: Exploring the physiological state spectrum and its implication for NCD prevention, control, and rehabilitation
28 MarchMr Moses IsiagiCitizen science, Community Engagement through a Global surgery Lens
09 MayEmeritus Prof Steve ReidBuilding an academic career – vocation, biases, sense-making and options
16 MayAssociate Prof Amit PujariNoninvasive Neuromodulatory Stimuli for Sensorimotor enhancement in neurological individuals
23 MayDr Irina Pokhilenko and Charles Maseko

What’s for lunch? Eliciting preferences for food on university campuses in Europe and South Africa: discrete choice experiment

30 MayDr Zulfah Albertyn-BlanchardUnpacking health challenges using human-centered design and systems thinking
20 JuneProf Theresa Lorensa and Judith MahlanguEssential CREW for community oriented primary care
01 AugustEmeritus Prof Vicki LambertPhysical activity & food insecurities: Using evidence- and equity-based approaches to solving "wicked problems"
08 AugustProf Alison V SeptemberThe polygenic influence of genetic variants on ACL rupture risk across multiple international cohorts
15 AugustProf Malcolm CollinsThe polygenic influence of genetic variants on ACL rupture risk across multiple international cohorts
22 AugustDr Muya KolokoMaking the Invisible visible: Inclusive Sport as a promotion of wellbeing and institutional culture change
29 AugustDr Laurie RauchThe role of the brain-heart axis in Wellbeing
05 SeptemberDr Sharief HendricksThe Nobel Prize, Implementing and Evaluating Interventions, Global Impact
12 SeptemberDr Shaun SutehallUnlocking the potential of the red blood cell transcriptome for anti-doping and more
24 OctoberAssociate Prof Ziyun DingFrom Improved Understanding to Clinical Prediction: How We Model the Human Neuromusculoskeletal System
31 🎃OctoberDr Elizma AtterburyA research journey from balancing Parkinson’s to therapeutic tremors
07 NovemberAssociate Prof Michael PosthumusHigh Performance in the Real World:  Behind the Tape with the winningest MTB team
21 NovemberDr Liske Kotze-HorstmannDevelopment and implementation of health-and lifestyle-related NCD risk profiles in a tertiary education setting

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