Surname: NDIWENI First name: Nomathemba
DOB: 31.08.1964 Marital status: Married
Sex: Female Nationality: Zimbabwean

Dr Noma Ndiweni, PhD
Dean: Faculty of Medicine
National University of Science & Technology
PO Box AC 939
Ascot
Bulawayo
Zimbabwe
Tel: + 263 9 282842 Xt 2552/2274
Fax: +263 9 286803

University education

CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONAL PARTICULARS

SURNAME: Ndiweni
FIRST NAME: Nomathemba
SEX: Female
DATE OF BIRTH: 31. 08. 1964
NATIONALITY: Zimbabwean
MARITAL STATUS: Married
ADDRESS: PO Box MP 202, Mount Pleasant, HARARE, Zimbabwe
TEL. & FAX: Bus: +263 (0)4 303211 Ext 1712, Fax: +263 (0)4 333683
Home: +263 (0)4 481197, Mobile: + 263 (0)91 254 359

SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION (Zimbabwe)

Ordinary Level: St James Secondary School, PO Box 23, Nyamandlovu, 1978 to 1981.
Advanced Level: Eveline High School, PO Box 577, Bulawayo, 1982 to 1983.

UNIVERSITY EDUCATION

1. University of Zimbabwe, PO Box MP 167, Mount Pleasant,
Harare, Zimbabwe.
Period of attendance: (a) Mar. 1984 to Nov. 1986.
DEGREE AWARDED: BSc. Hons. (Biochem.) Class 2.1, 1986.

Period of attendance: (b) Jan. to Dec.1996
DIPLOMA AWARDED: Graduate Certificate in Education (GradCE) with merit

2. University of Cambridge, Department of Biochemistry, Tennis Court Road,
Cambridge, CB2 1QW, UK.
Period of attendance: Sept. 1987 – June 1988.
DEGREE AWARDED: MPhil.
Title of thesis: The adenylate cyclase in Trypanosoma. b. brucei
procyclic trypomastigotes.

3. University of Bristol, Department of Veterinary Medicine,
Langford House, Langford, Bristol, UK.
Period of registration: Nov. 1988 – Oct. 1991
DEGREE AWARDED: PhD
Title of thesis: The effects of vitamin E and selenium on defence
mechanisms in the bovine mammary gland.
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

Zimbabwe Institute of Management, PO Box 3733, Harare
Period of registration: March to December, 2000
Qualification achieved: Certificate in Supervisory Management

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

1. (a) University of Zimbabwe, Preclinical Veterinary Studies,
PO Box MP 167, Mt Pleasant, Harare.
Job Title: Lecturer (Veterinary Biochemistry)
Period of employment: November, 1991 to present

Duties: i) writing lecture notes & hand-outs, delivering lectures, supervising practical
classes, carrying out intra-course assessments (quizzes, assignments, tests, practical reports, semester-end examinations, setting and marking professional examinations, compilation of students’ marks
ii) carrying out research, publishing in scientific journals, giving seminar and conference presentations
iii) University and community service: serving on various university committeesMinistry of Education, PO Box 8022, Causeway, Harare.

(b) Job Title: Staff Development Fellow in Veterinary Biochemistry
Period of Employment: September, 1987 - October, 1991

(c) Job Title: Assistant Technician/ Teaching Assistant
Period of Employment: January - August, 1987

2. Ministry of Education, PO Box 8022, Causeway, Harare
Job Title: Temporary Teacher (Sobukhazi Sec. School, Bulawayo)
Period of Employment: January - March, 1986

PUBLICATIONS

Dissertation
Ndiweni, N. Alkylating agents: synthesis and biological activity, BSc Honours (Biochemistry) dissertation, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, 1986.

Theses
1. Ndiweni, N. (1988) The adenylate cyclase of Trypanosoma brucei brucei procyclic trypomastigotes. MPhil Thesis, University of Cambridge, UK.

2. Ndiweni, N. (1991) The effects of vitamin E/selenium on defence mechanisms of the bovine mammary gland. PhD Thesis, University of Bristol, UK.

Publications In Refereed Journals:

1. Ndiweni, N. and Finch, J.M. (1991) The relationship between the vitamin E/selenium status and the incidence of mastitis in dairy herds near Harare.
Zimbabwe Veterinary Journal 22, 101-109.

2. Ndiweni, N., Field, T.R., Williams, M.R., Booth, J.M. and Finch, J.M. (1991) Studies on the incidence of clinical mastitis and blood levels of vitamin E and selenium in dairy herds in England. Veterinary Record 129, 86-88.

3. Naik, Y.S., Kanyepi, R., Ndiweni, N., Hasler, J.A. and Nyathi, C.B. (1994) Hepatic cytosolic glutathione S-transferases of ostrich (Struthio camelus): partial characterisation and interaction with xenobiotics. Zimbabwe Veterinary Journal 25 (2), 71-80.

4. Ndiweni, N. and Finch, J.M. (1994) Effects of in vitro supplementation of bovine mammary gland macrophages and peripheral blood lymphocytes with ?-tocopherol and sodium selenite : implications for udder defences.
Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology 47, 111-121.

5. Ndiweni, N. and Finch, J.M. (1996) Effects of in vitro supplementation with ?- tocopherol and selenium on bovine neutrophil functions: implications for resistance to mastitis. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology 51 (1/2), 67-78.

6. Ndiweni. N. (1999) Variation of plasma vitamins A and E in trypanosome-infected sheep. South African Journal of Animal Science (ISRP)(Addendum) 29, 366-369.

Oral Presentations at Conferences:

1. Ndiweni, N. & Finch, J.M. (1993) The effects of vitamin E/selenium status on the incidence of mastitis in dairy herds in England and Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe Veterinary Association Congress, Nyanga, Zimbabwe, 30 August - 3 September, 1993.

2. Fordyce, F.M., Appleton, J.D., Masara, D., Ndiweni, N. & Topps, J. (1993) Stream sediment, soil and forage chemistry as indicators of cattle mineral status in north-east Zimbabwe. Environmental Geochemistry and Health in Developing Countries, JAGID/SEGH British Geological Survey Meeting, London, UK, 20-21 October, 1993.

3. Ndiweni, N. (1997) Effects of in vitro supplementation of macrophages and lymphocytes with vitamin E and selenium: implications for udder defences. Joint Immunology Congress: FAIS/SAIS/SSFRR/ALLSA, Cape Town, South Africa, 9-13 March, 1997.

4. Ndiweni, Noma (1999) The selenium status of communal lands cattle and exotic
commercially reared breeds: production and health implications. East and Southern Africa Regional Workshop in Geochemistry, Nairobi, Kenya, 23-27 June, 1999.

5. Ndiweni, N., Nicol, F. & Arthur, J.R. (1999) Aspects of antioxidant and xenobiotic metabolising enzymes of farmed Nile crocodiles. The Zimbabwe Veterinary Association Annual conference, Kariba, Zimbabwe, 16-18 September, 1999.

6. Ndiweni, N., Nicol, F. & Arthur, J.R. (2000) Selenium-dependent proteins in tissue from farmed Nile crocodiles. 7th International Symposium on Selenium in Biology and Medicine, Venezia, Italy, 1-5 October, 2000.

7. Ndiweni, N., Nicol, F. & Arthur, J.R. (2001) Novel selenium-dependent enzymes of crocodiles: new selenium indices? 2nd East & Southern Africa Regional Workshop on Geo-Medicine, Lusaka, Zambia, 25 June - 3 July 2001.

8. Ndiweni, N. (2002) Optimal antioxidant status and udder disease. Third International Conference of the Society for Free Radical Research – Africa, Cape Town, South Africa, 8-11 October, 2002.

Poster Presentations at Conferences

1. Ndiweni, N. (1994) The adenylate cyclase of Trypanosoma brucei brucei procyclic trypomastigotes. 16th Congress of International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, New Delhi, India, 19-22 September 1994.

2. Ndiweni, N. (1996) Effects of trypanosome infection on serum levels of vitamins A and E. University of Zimbabwe: Faculty of Veterinary Science Research Day, Harare, Zimbabwe, 21 June, 1996. (Presentation awarded The Best Poster Prize)

2. Naik, Y.S., Kanyepi, R., Ndiweni, N., Hasler, J.A. & Nyathi, C.B. (1996) Cytosolic glutathione S-transferases of ostrich liver. Research Council of Zimbabwe: Fifth Symposium of Science and Technology, Harare, Zimbabwe, 24-26 September, 1996.

4. Ndiweni, Noma (1999) Variation of plasma levels of vitamins A and E in trypanosome- infected sheep. IXth International Symposium on Ruminant Physiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa, 17-22 October, 1999.

5. Ndiweni, N., Nicol, F. & Arthur, J.R. (2000) Selenium-dependent proteins in tissue from farmed Nile crocodiles. 7th International Symposium on Selenium in Biology and Medicine, Venezia, Italy, 1-5 October, 2000 (poster selected for oral presentation).

6. Ndiweni, N. & Rumbeiha, W.K. (2002) Effects of lipopolysaccharide and mercury toxicity on the antioxidant status of the rat. Third International Conference of the Society for Free Radical Research – Africa, Cape Town, South Africa, 8-11 October, 2002.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

1. Vitamins A, E/selenium biochemistry: effects on health and productivity of cattle.

2. Xenobiotic metabolising enzymes of wildlife: characterisation of ostrich and crocodile enzymes.

3. Metabolic regulation in trypanosomes: regulation of transformation from the bloodstream form to the procyclic trypomastigotes.

4. Antioxidant status and health: variation of vitamins A and E in infectious diseases.

HONOURS AND DISTINCTIONS

1. External Examiner:
i). MSc Thesis "Induction of apoptosis in lithium treated HL-60 cells" by A.M. Madiehe, University of the North, S. Africa, 1996.
ii). Veterinary Biochemistry, Sokoine University of Agriculture, 1997-2000.
Internal Examiner:
PhD Thesis: The interaction of antimalarials with mammalian glutathione S-transferases by S. Mukanganyama, University of Zimbabwe, 1999.

2. Judge: Research Day, Department of Biochemistry, University of Zimbabwe, 12 October, 1996.

3. Voted inaugural Chairman, Faculty of Veterinary Science Research Day Committee, 1996.

4. Elected Treasurer, Association of University Teachers (University of Zimbabwe), 1994, 1995, 1996; Executive committee member, 2000, 2001.

5. Association of Commonwealth Universities Fellowship 1997-98.

INTERESTS AND HOBBIES

Playing squash
Reading novels
Netball
Ballroom dancing
Watching soccer

Membership of Professional Societies

1. Biochemical Society, UK
2. Zimbabwe Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Society
3. South African Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
4. British Society for Immunology (BSI)
5. International Society for Animal Clinical Biochemistry (ISACB)
6. Society for Free Radical Research – Africa (SFRR-A)
REFEREES

1. Professor C. B. Nyathi
UNDP, PO Box 4775
Harare, Zimbabwe
Telephone (Bus.) (+263 4) 729711-3, Mobile: 011 203 443, Fax + 263 4 728695/6
Email: clever.nyathi@undp.org

2. Professor M. J. Obwolo
Paraclinical Veterinary Studies
University of Zimbabwe, PO Box MP 167
Mt Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe
Telephone(Bus.) (+263 4) 303211Ext 1725, Mobile: 091 395508, Fax: +263 4 333683
Email: obwolo@vet.uz.ac.zw or mobwolo@esanet.zw

3. Dr Y.S. Naik
Department of Environmental Science & Health
National University of Science & Technology
PO Box AC 939, Ascot
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Telephone/fax (+263 9) 229425 (switchboard), Fax + 263 9 76804
Email: yoginaik@nust.ac.zw or yoginaik@yahoo.com