MSc: Albert - Ludwigs - University Freiburg, Germany BIOCHEMISTRY Liver epitehlium cell metabolism
PHD: Pre-Cilinical Research, Sandoz Pharma, Basel Switzerland and Albert - Ludwigs University, MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY Alzheimer's Disease
1995-1999 Staff Research Scientist/Staff Senior Research Scientist, Institute for Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, University of Vienna, Austria
2000-2005 Assistant Professor, Institute for Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, University of Vienna, Austria
2007-2012 Senior Lecturer, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Botswana
2010-2013 Co-Consultant National Indigenous Knowledge Systems Policy (Area of responsibility: Human Health)
2013 - Associate Professor – Molecular Cell Biology
2017- Acting Director, Center for Scientific Research, Indigenous Knowledge & Innovation
2017- Sub-Saharan African Network for TB/HIV Research Excellence Supervisor/Researcher
2020- Member of the WHO Regional Expert Advisory Committee on Traditional Medicine for COVID-19
Cell Biology
Biochemistry
Genetics
Molecular Genetics
- Development and application of new participatory methods for collaboration of scientists and traditional healers for drug discovery
- Creation of natural product-based screening resources and new screening approaches for indigenous knowledge - based drug discovery platforms
- Identification of traditional medicine with anti-HIV and HIV latency reversal properties and isolation of active principles
- Traditional medicine documentation systems
- Natural products as anti-infective agents with emphasis on HIV-1, HIV-1 Latency reversal, Mycobacteria, helminth/nematodal infections and causative agents of sexually transmitted infections
- Ethnomedical and participatory research methods
- Reverse pharmacology
- Andrae-Marobela, K. et al. (2012) ‘Now I heal with pride: The application of Screens-to-Nature Technology to Indigenous Knowledge Systems Research in Botswana – Implications for drug disocvery’, Ch. 10, 239-264 in: Chibale, K., Davies-Coleman, M., Masirimebwa, C (Edts.) ‘Drug Discovery in Africa’, Springer Verlag, Germany.
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Ian Tietjen, Barbara N. Ngwenya, Ghislain Fotso, David E. Williams , Sundana Simonambango, Bonaventure T. Ngadjui Raymond J. Andersen, Mark A. Brockman, Zabrina L. Brumme, Kerstin Andrae-Marobela (2018) The Croton megalobotrys Müll Arg. traditional medicine in HIV/AIDS management: Documentation of patient use, in vitro activation of latent HIV-1 provirus, and isolation of active phorbol esters. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 211, 267-277.
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Complete List of Published Work in MyBibliography:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/1pyTMzuOqE2Qa/bibliography/48453180/public/?sort=date&direction=ascending