• DR. TERTIUS KOHN

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    POSITION

    • Research Associate, UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine (ESSM), Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town

     

    QUALIFICATIONS

    • PhD Biochemistry), University of Stellenbosch (2005)

      Thesis title:

      Characteristics and adaptation of skeletal muscle to endurance exercise

    • BSc (Hons) (Biochemistry), University of Stellenbosch (1997)

    • BSc (Biochemistry & Physiology), University of Stellenbosch (1996)

       

    ESSM RESEARCH GROUPS

    • Exercise in the management of chronic diseases

    • Exercise performance

     

    RESEARCH INTERESTS

     

    • Physiological and biochemical markers of athletic performance

    • Training strategies for endurance runners

    • Muscle characteristics: Interspecies comparisons (i.e. southern African wild game, ostriches, cheetahs)

    • Capture myopathy in wild animals

    • Exertional heatstroke in humans

    • Myopathies in wild animal species

     

     

    OTHER

    • Sporting interests: Gymnastics and Rugby

     

    CONTACT

     

    Tel:      +27 21 650 4577

    Email:  TA.Kohn@uct.ac.za

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    PUBLICATIONS

     

    1. T.A. Kohn, B. Essén-Gustavsson, and K.H. Myburgh. Specific muscle adaptations in type II fibres after high intensity interval training of well-trained runners. (2010) Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports (Submitted).

    2. Y.X.R. Harley, T.A. Kohn, A. Gibson, T.D. Noakes and M Collins. Skeletal muscle monocarboxylate transporter content is not different between black and white runners. (2009) European Journal of Applied Physiology, 105, 623 - 632.

    3. J.A.H. Smith, T.A. Kohn, A.K. Chetty, E.O. Ojuka. CaMK activation during exercise is required for histone hyper-acetylation and MEF2A binding at the MEF2 site on the Glut4 gene. (2008) American Journal of Physiology, 295(3), E698-E704.

    4. E. Mukwevho, D. Lang, T.A. Kohn, E. Nyatia, J. Smith, E. Ojuka. Caffeine induces hyperacetylation of histones at the MEF2 site on the GLUT4 promotor and increases MEF2A binding to the site via a CaMK-dependent mechanism. (2008) American Journal of Physiology, 294, E582-588.

    5. T.A. Kohn, B. Essén-Gustavsson, and K.H. Myburgh. Exercise pattern influences skeletal muscle hybrid fibers of runners and non-runners. (2007) Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 39(11), 1977-1984.

    6. T.A. Kohn, L.C. Hoffman, and K.H. Myburgh. Identification of myosin heavy chain isoforms in skeletal muscle of four Southern African wild ruminants. (2007) Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A, 148(2), 399-407.

    7. T.A. Kohn, B. Essén-Gustavsson, and K.H. Myburgh. Do skeletal muscle phenotypic characteristics of Xhosa and Caucasian endurance runners differ when matched for training and racing distances? (2007) Journal of Applied Physiology, 103, 932-940.

    8. T.A. Kohn, K.H. Myburgh. Regional specialisation of rat quadriceps myosin heavy chain isoforms occurring in distal to proximal parts of middle and deep regions is not mirrored by citrate synthase activity. (2007) Journal of Anatomy, 210(1), 8-18.

    9. T.A. Kohn, K.H. Myburgh. Electrophoretic separation of human skeletal muscle myosin heavy chain isoforms: importance of reducing agents. (2006) Journal of Physiological Sciences, 56(5), 355-360.

    10. T.A. Kohn, B. Kritzinger, L.C. Hoffman, and K.H. Myburgh. Characteristics of impala (Aepyceros melampus) skeletal muscles. (2005) Meat Science, 69, 277-282.

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