Carmen Pheiffer is a Chief Specialist Scientist in the Biomedical Research and Innovation Platform at the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) and an Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Pretoria. She completed her BSc, BSc (Hons), MSc (with distinction and awarded the Joseph Arnow Prize for the most meritorious Master’s dissertation in the Faculty of Health Sciences), and Masters in Public Health degrees at the University of Cape Town and PhD in Medical Biochemistry at Stellenbosch University. She joined the SAMRC in 2007. Over the years, she has worked on multiple research projects to elucidate the pathophysiology of obesity, gestational diabetes mellitus and related metabolic disorders; the identification of biomarkers; and investigating the therapeutic potential of plant extracts/synthetic medicinal compounds to prevent and/or treat metabolic disease.
Short Biography
Carmen Pheiffer is a Chief Specialist Scientist in the Biomedical Research and Innovation Platform at the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) and an Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Pretoria. She completed her BSc, BSc (Hons), MSc (with distinction and awarded the Joseph Arnow Prize for the most meritorious Master’s dissertation in the Faculty of Health Sciences), and Masters in Public Health degrees at the University of Cape Town and PhD in Medical Biochemistry at Stellenbosch University. She joined the SAMRC in 2007. Over the years, she has worked on multiple research projects to elucidate the pathophysiology of obesity, gestational diabetes mellitus and related metabolic disorders; the identification of biomarkers; and investigating the therapeutic potential of plant extracts/synthetic medicinal compounds to prevent and/or treat metabolic disease.
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