University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

• Dr Tinashe Chikowore

  Lead applicant

• Prof Lisa Jayne Ware

  Lead applicant

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• Wellcome Trust

  International Training Fellowship, Characterisation of gene-lifestyle interactions associated with obesity- related traits in African populations, 214205/Z/18/Z, £224K, 2019–2023, Nov 21, 2018

• Wellcome Trust

  Seed Award in Science, Intergenerational transmission of vascular health in South Africans, 214082/Z/18/Z, £99.9K, 2019–2021, Sep 6, 2018

Sources: grantnav.threesixtygiving.org

• Intergenerational education and late-life cognitive performance: A comparison between rural Mexico and South Africa

  Sep 24, 2026

• Excess mortality and associated sociodemographic factors during the COVID-19 pandemic in rural Pune Maharashtra, India: a retrospective data analysis from the Vadu health and demographic surveillance system

  Aug 30, 2026

• Episodic memory trajectories of older adults with and without HIV: A longitudinal population-based study in rural South Africa

  Jun 26, 2026

• Pulse Wave Velocity in Young South African Adults: Comparison Between the SphygmoCor CVMS and SphygmoCor XCEL Devices

  May 8, 2026

• Clustering of cardiovascular risk factors and their association with socio-demographic and lifestyle factors in middle-aged and older adults in rural northeast South Africa: Findings from HAALSI

  Mar 13, 2026

• Feasibility of testing the effect of individualised home-based exercises on function, quality of life and BMD in patients with and without HIV managed for femoral shaft fractures

  Dec 10, 2025

• Exploring the relationship between pain, cognition, and chronic conditions: insights from the HAALSI study in rural South Africa

  Aug 23, 2025

• Validity and reliability of the Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (IQCODE) for dementia assessment in rural South Africa

  Aug 1, 2025

• Socio-economic inequalities in all-cause mortality during the COVID-19 period in north-western Tanzania, 2018-2021

  Jul 14, 2025

• The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mortality among adults receiving care for chronic health conditions in rural South Africa: findings from Agincourt health and socio-demographic surveillance system

  069683/Z/02/Z, Jun 23, 2025

• Expanded child support grant eligibility and later-life mortality among mothers in rural South Africa

  Apr 1, 2025

• 37 kDa LRP::FLAG enhances telomerase activity and reduces ageing markers in vivo

  Feb 22, 2025

• Estimating dementia prevalence using remote diagnoses and algorithmic modelling: a population-based study of a rural region in South Africa

  Dec 1, 2024

• Telomere Length, Health, and Mortality in a Cohort of Older Black South African Adults

  Oct 28, 2023

• The impact of a randomized cash transfer intervention on mortality of adult household members in rural South Africa, 2011-2022

  Mar 31, 2023

• Long-term household material socioeconomic resources and cognitive health in a population-based cohort of older adults in rural northeast South Africa, 2001-2015

  Oct 10, 2022

• Menopause is associated with bone loss, particularly at the distal radius, in black South African women: Findings from the Study of Women Entering and in Endocrine Transition (SWEET)

  Sep 1, 2022

• Apolipoprotein E Genetic Variation and Its Association With Cognitive Function in Rural-Dwelling Older South Africans

  069683/Z/02/Z, Oct 14, 2021

• Subjective social position and cognitive function in a longitudinal cohort of older, rural South African adults, 2014-2019

  N/A, Sep 23, 2021

• Multimorbidity and mortality in an older, rural black South African population cohort with high prevalence of HIV findings from the HAALSI Study

  No grant number, Sep 15, 2021

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• Body Mass Index-Specific Central Adiposity and Risk of Incident Type 2 Diabetes Among Aging Women

  The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, Oct 31, 2026

• Community-based physical activity interventions for prevention and management of non-communicable diseases in high-income countries vs. low- and middle-income countries: a narrative review

  Frontiers in sports and active living, Oct 30, 2026

• Sociodemographic patterns of psychological distress, non-communicable diseases, and disability among south Africans 60 years and older: a generalized structural equation modelling approach

  Frontiers in aging, Oct 29, 2026

• Design and baseline data of AZURE-HeFH, a phase 3 study assessing the effect of the oral PCSK9 inhibitor laroprovstat on LDL cholesterol in patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia

  ESC Congress 2026 abstract, Oct 26, 2026

• Balance on the Brain: Multimodal exercise programme evaluating physical performance, falls, quality of life and cognition for people with mild cognitive impairment-randomised controlled trial

  The Gerontologist, Oct 22, 2026

• Associations of post-traumatic stress disorder and metabolic syndrome with accelerated brain aging in South African adults: A case-control study

  Neurobiology of stress, Oct 22, 2026

• Multiple chronic illnesses rose in rural South African death data

  BMC public health, Oct 20, 2026

• Occupational Specific Heavy Metal Exposure: Association With Age and Anthropometric Characteristics Relative to Hypertension

  International journal of hypertension, Oct 19, 2026

• Life expectancy fell more for women in rural South Africa

  Population health metrics, Oct 17, 2026

• Abnormal blood proteins were common in Black Soweto adults

  EClinicalMedicine, Oct 14, 2026

• Lipoprotein(a)-dependent cardiovascular risk in different populations: are thresholds the same?

  Annals of medicine, Oct 10, 2026

• Intergenerational education and late-life cognitive performance: A comparison between rural Mexico and South Africa

  Social science & medicine (1982), Oct 10, 2026

• Strengthening gestational diabetes mellitus prevention, diagnosis, and care in Africa: evidence and policy priorities from a systematic review, meta-analysis, and bibliometric analysis

  Frontiers in public health, Oct 4, 2026

• Integrating non-communicable disease screening to COVID-19 and human immunodeficiency virus care in Johannesburg South Africa: a pilot model for low- and middle-income countries

  Frontiers in public health, Oct 2, 2026

• COPD and lung restriction affect many older African adults

  medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences, Oct 2, 2026

• Weight gain in people with HIV in Africa and Asia: a review of causes, consequences, and management implications

  Current opinion in HIV and AIDS, Oct 1, 2026

• Global heart failure cases reached 56 million in 2023

  JAMA cardiology, Oct 1, 2026

• Physical activity interventions for cardiometabolic and psychosocial outcomes in people living with HIV in sub Saharan Africa: A systematic review

  PLOS global public health, Sep 29, 2026

• Genetic and cellular architecture of breast cancer risk across ancestries

  JNCI cancer spectrum, Sep 29, 2026

• The multilingual brain: A critical review of cognitive advantages

  South African Journal of Science, Sep 25, 2026