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Karen Burke Da Silva

Associate Professor
College of Science and Engineering
Flinders University
Australia

Professor Engineering
Biography

Assoc. Prof. Karen Burke da Silva is the Associate Dean Teaching and Learning in the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Flinders University. Karen has led multiple research programs focused primarily on science education and first year transition. Based in the School of Biological Sciences at Flinders University, she was named Early Career STEM Educator of the Year in Tertiary Teaching for her instrumental role in developing an integrated teaching environment that fosters interaction between teaching and research across multiple STEM areas. Using innovative techniques to stimulate, motivate and improve science literacy of all students, A Prof Burke da Silva has reduced student withdrawal rates and produced highly engaged and enthusiastic students.

Research Intrest

Animal behaviour Aquaculture Biodiversity conservation Ecology Molecular biology Science education

List of Publications
Burke Da Silva, K.L. and Nedosyko, A.M. (2016). Sea anemones and anemonefish: A match made in Heaven. In Stefano Goffredo and Zvy Dubinsky, ed. The Cnidaria, Past, Present and Future: The World of Medusa and her Sisters. Switzerland: Springer, pp. 425-438.
Sanderson, B.J., Burke Da Silva, K.L. and Ramezanpour, M. (2016). How venom from the magnificent sea anemone, Heteractis magnifica, kills breast and lung cancer cells. In Stefano Goffredo and Zvy Dubinsky, ed. The Cnidaria, Past, Present and Future: The World of Medusa and her Sisters. 1 ed. Switzerland: Springer, pp. 669-681
Ramezanpour, M., Burke Da Silva, K. and Sanderson, B. (2014). The effect of sea anemone (H. magnifica) venom on two human breast cancer lines: death by apoptosis. CYTOTECHNOLOGY, 66(5) pp. 845-852.
Ramezanpour, M., Burke Da Silva, K.L. and Sanderson, B.J. (2014). Marine bioactive products as anti-cancer agents: effects of sea anemone venom on Breast and Lung cancer cells. Cancer Cell & Microenvironment, 1(1) pp. e29
Burke Da Silva, K.L., Barrie, S.C., Bucat, R.B., Buntine, M.A., Crisp, G.T., George, A.V., et al. (2015). Development, Evaluation and the Use of a Student Experience Survey in Undergraduate Science laboratories:The Advancing Science by Enhancing Learning in the Laboratory Student Laboratory Learning Experience Survey. International Journal of Science Education, 31(11) pp. 1795-1814.

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