Contact
p.mazengenya@ajman.ac.ae
06 705 5328
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Pedzisai Mazengenya

  • Pedzisai Mazengenya

  • Associate Professor
  • Ext: 5328
  • CV

Dr. Pedzisai Mazengenya (BSc Hons, MSc, PhD, PGDipHED) is an Associate Professor of Anatomy at Ajman University’s College of Medicine. He holds degrees in Anatomy from the University of Zimbabwe and a PhD in Neurosciences, along with a Postgraduate Diploma in Health Sciences Education from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. With over 14 years of experience teaching Clinical Anatomy, Dr. Mazengenya has lectured at the University of Zimbabwe, University of Zambia, and the University of the Witwatersrand. His expertise spans Histology, Gross Anatomy, and Embryology. His research focuses on anatomical variations, their implications for pathology and surgery, as well as forensic anthropological investigations. Additionally, he explores the history of Human Anatomy in the Arab and Muslim worlds and has recently expanded into Neurosciences, particularly in adult neurogenesis and neuromodulation. Dr. Mazengenya has published 33 Scopus-indexed research papers and received multiple research awards from the University of the Witwatersrand (2017–2019). He has been awarded competitive international research grants, including those from IBRO and ISN, as well as internal grants from the University of the Witwatersrand and Ajman University. He has supervised multiple MSc and PhD students and is an active member of ISN, SONA, IBRO, and ASSA.

Education
  • PhD in Neurosciences (2018), University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Health Sciences Education (2021), University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.
  • MSc Anatomy (2008), University of Zimbabwe.
  • BSc Anatomy (2005), University of Zimbabwe.
Teaching Area
  • Anatomy
Research
  • Skeletal Biology & Clinical Anatomy, History of Anatomy, Neurosciences
Publications
Conference Presentation
  • Mazengenya, P. "Adult Neurogenesis in Paleognathous Birds: The Common Ostrich (Struthio camelus) and Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)." 47th Annual Anatomical Society of Southern Africa (ASSA) Conference, 2019, Pilanesberg, South Africa. (Oral Presentation).
  • Mazengenya, P. "Widespread Potential of Adult Neurogenesis in the Brain of the Pied Crow (Corvus albus)." 46th Annual Anatomical Society of Southern Africa (ASSA) Conference, 2018, Muldersdrift, South Africa. (Oral Presentation).
  • Mazengenya, P. "Expression of PCNA and DCX in the Brains of Adult Congo African Grey and Timneh African Grey Parrots (Psittacus erithacus and Psittacus rimneh)." 2nd International Society for Neurochemistry (ISN-JNC) Flagship School, 2018, Alpbach, Austria.
  • Mazengenya, P. "PCNA and DCX Expression in the Telencephalon of the Male Japanese Quail Brain." 2018 Conference of the American Society for Neurochemistry, Riverside, California. (Poster).
Memberships, Awards and Honors
  • ISN, ASSA, IBRO