IN CONVESATION WITH Kgothatso Mpolokeng
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Kgothatso Mpolokeng is a South African health sciences
researcher specialising in molecular and genetic epidemiology. She
holds a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences and a Bachelor of
Health Sciences Honours in Chemical Pathology, both from the
University of the Witwatersrand. Her work focuses on the relationship
between genetic variation and metabolic health. In September (last
week) 2026, she presented her Honours research at the Wits Faculty
of Health Sciences Research Day, where she explored the
association between the EGFR rs712830 genetic polymorphism,
dysglycaemia and metabolic syndrome in a South African population.
researcher specialising in molecular and genetic epidemiology. She
holds a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences and a Bachelor of
Health Sciences Honours in Chemical Pathology, both from the
University of the Witwatersrand. Her work focuses on the relationship
between genetic variation and metabolic health. In September (last
week) 2026, she presented her Honours research at the Wits Faculty
of Health Sciences Research Day, where she explored the
association between the EGFR rs712830 genetic polymorphism,
dysglycaemia and metabolic syndrome in a South African population.
