Caitlynd Myburgh, Ph.D.
Edmonton, Alberta
Membre, Groupe de travail sur la défense des intérêts
Professeure adjointe de biologie et kinésiologie
Université King’s
Edmonton, Alberta
Membre de l’ACSCF depuis septembre 2022
Notice biographique (en anglais seulement)
My name is Caitlynd Myburgh, and I am an Assistant Professor of Biology and Kinesiology at The King’s University in Edmonton. My husband and I moved to Canada in 2021, all the way from South Africa.
I have a PhD in Human Physiology, more specifically in Cardiovascular Physiology from the North-West University of South Africa, where I graduated in July 2019. My research focus has always been in the cardiovascular field, with a strong focus on oxidative stress and vulnerable cohorts including various ethnicities, genders, age groups and pregnant women.
Some of my current work includes:
• I am the main supervisor for 4 Masters students in South Africa.
• Co-investigator of a large interdisciplinary study on pregnant women in Urban South Africa with my leg of the study focusing on oxidative stress and arterial stiffness.
• Co-investigator on an ongoing collaborative study on arterial stiffness in young South Africans. This study is in the analysis phase.
• Newly joined a group of Canadian women to form a research team focusing on women’s heart health.
• As a new faculty member at King’s, I am also currently designing my own research project focusing on ambulatory blood pressure.
• I have participated every year since 2018 in the May Measurement Month global hypertension awareness campaign.
I am a member of the International Society of Hypertension, the American Scientific Affiliation, Hypertension Canada and the Southern African Hypertension Society. I am passionate about heart disease, especially within vulnerable populations.
