Etheresia Pretorius is a South African scientist. She is Distinguished Professor and head of the Department of Physiological Sciences at Stellenbosch University. Her research deals with coagulation in a variety of medical conditions including type 2 diabetes, chronic fatigue syndrome, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, COVID-19 and Long COVID.
Education edit
Pretorius earned a BScHons (cum laude) and MSc from Stellenbosch University, then a PhD from the University of Pretoria in 1998.[1]
Career edit
Following her doctorate, Pretorius became a lecturer in Department of Anatomy at the University of Pretoria, and later joined the Department of Physiology.[1] She now works at Stellenbosch University, where she is Distinguished Professor and head of the Department of Physiological Sciences.[2]
Her research deals with coagulation in a variety of medical conditions including type 2 diabetes, chronic fatigue syndrome, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, COVID-19 and Long COVID.[3][4] Her 2021 study was the first to propose microclots could play a role in Long COVID.[3] She often collaborates with biochemist Douglas Kell and they led the first team to visualize microclots in Long COVID.[5]
According to Scopus, Pretorius has an h-index of 45.[6] In 2011, she won the African Union Kwame Nkrumah Scientific Awards for the Southern Region in the Basic Science, Technology and Innovation Sector.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Prof Resia Pretorius wins African Union Kwame Nkrumah Scientific Award | University of Pretoria". www.up.ac.za. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
- ^ Fourie-Basson, Wiida (2022-11-20). "Breakthrough work on microclots may explain long COVID". Stellenbosch University. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
- ^ a b "'Microclots' could help solve the long COVID puzzle". National Geographic. 2023-01-26. Archived from the original on January 26, 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
- ^ Baleta, Adele (2022-07-27). "SPOTLIGHT: SA at forefront of long Covid research, with microclots offering vital clues". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
- ^ Willyard, Cassandra (2022-08-24). "Could tiny blood clots cause long COVID's puzzling symptoms?". Nature. 608 (7924): 662–664. doi:10.1038/d41586-022-02286-7. PMID 36002482.
- ^ "Pretorius, Etheresia - Author details". Scopus. Retrieved 2023-01-27.