Ncoza Dlova

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Ncoza Dlova is a South African dermatologist. In 2019, she helped discover a new gene that is a major cause of permanent hair loss amongst women of African descent. She is currently the dean and the first African woman to head University of KwaZulu-Natal's School of Clinical Medicine. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Early years and education

Dlova was born in Mtyolo, a small village in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. For six years, she studied medicine at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, after which she specialized in the field of dermatology for four years at the same school. As a result, she became the first black dermatologist produced by the university. [5]

Career

She is one of the first few black dermatologists in South Africa, a principal specialist and senior consultant in charge of five regional and tertiary dermatology outpatients clinics in South Africa. She has conducted and collaborated on research works which have received international acclaim. For instance, she collaborated with scientists in the US to discover the root cause of Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia (CCCA), one of the most common causes of scarring alopecia amongst African women. [1] [6] [7] She also collaborated with chemists to research the analysis of skin lighteners. [8] [5] [3]

She is also known to have been running workshops in partnership with the KZN Albinism Society of South Africa to increase awareness and understanding about the genetic skin and eye condition and to fight against discrimination and stigmatisation of people with albinism. [3]

Works

Her research usually focuses on ethnic skin and hair, pigmentation disorders, as well as HIV and skin. She is known to have written three books on dermatology and contributed eight chapters in major dermatology textbooks. Some of her publications include: [9]

Recognitions

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References

  1. 1 2 "KZN professor Ncoza Dlova involved in breakthrough study for hair loss among black women to offer key alopecia transplant procedure". W24. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Dermatology HOD, Dr Ncoza Dlova is Capped with a PhD – University of KwaZulu-Natal". www.ukzn.ac.za. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "Hairloss Prof an inspiration in her community". citizen.co.za. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  4. ↑ W, Yvonne. "South African Professor, Ncoza Dlova, Makes Breakthrough in Solving Hair Loss Problem in Women | The African Exponent". The African Exponent. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Ncoza Dlova MBChB FCDerm | 175 Faces of Chemistry". www.rsc.org. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  6. ↑ Kiunguyu, Kylie (27 March 2019). "South African Professor Ncoza Dlova discovers the source of permanent hair loss". This is africa. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  7. ↑ "Groundbreaking research gets to the root of permanent hair loss in African women". pressoffice.mg.co.za. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  8. ↑ "KZN professor Ncoza Dlova makes 'biggest breakthrough' in hair loss among African women | Daily News". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  9. 1 2 3 4 fmuambadzi. "Prof Ncoza Dlova". SA Clinician Scientists' Society. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  10. ↑ "First African Woman to Head Clinical Medicine – College of Health Sciences". chs.ukzn.ac.za. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
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