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Title
Miss
Firstname
Keneilwe
Middlename
Nkgola
Lastname
Mmopi
Position
Lecturer
Department
Office
Main campus, Block 247 office 312
Phone
+267 355 5367
Professional Qualifications
MSc (Exercise and Sport Science)- University of Sydney, Australia;
Human Resources Management (Diploma, Botswana Open University);
PhD candidate (Cardiovascular pathophysiology)- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.
Brief Biography
Over 25 years experience teaching human physiology at tertiary institutions. Has interest in cardiovascular research. Also qualified in human resources management, and has held various supervisory and leadership roles over the years.
Teaching Areas
Human physiology
Research Areas
Pathophysiology of hypertension in African ethnic groups.
Selected Publications
- Mmopi KN, Norton GR, Bello H, Libhaber C, Masiu M, Da Silva Fernandes D, Sareli P, Peterson V, Woodiwiss AJ. Increased aortic characteristic impedance explains relations between urinary Na+/K+ and pulse or systolic blood pressure. Hypertension 2020;75:1260-1270.
- Bello H, Norton GR, Peterson VR, Mmopi KN, Mthembu N, Libhaber CD, Masiu M, Da Silva Fernandes D, Bamaiyi AJ, Peters F, Sareli P, Woodiwiss AJ. Hemodynamic determinants of age versus left ventricular diastolic function relations across the full adult age range. Hypertension. 2020; 75: 1574-1583.
- Woodiwiss AJ, Mmopi KN*, Peterson V, Libhaber C, Bello H, Masiu M, Da Silva Fernandes D, Tade G, Mthembu N, Peters F, Sareli P, Norton GR. Distinct contribution of systemic blood flow to hypertension in an African population across the adult lifespan. Hypertension. 2020. DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.120.14925