Kirsten Benkendorff Explained

Kirsten Benkendorff is a marine scientist who works on molluscs, antibiotics, anti-inflammatory properties and cancer fighting properties. She was awarded Young Australian of the Year in 2000 and a Dorothy Hill Medal for Science in 2011.

Kirsten Benkendorff
Birth Date:1973
Alma Mater:University of Wollongong Macquarie University
Workplaces:Southern Cross University
Occupation:Marine Scientist
Professor
Thesis Title:Bioactive molluscan resources and their conservation: Chemical and biological studies on the egg masses of marine molluscs
Website:https://www.scu.edu.au/marine-ecology-research-centre/people/kirsten-benkendorff

Early life and career

Benkendorff obtained a Bachelor of Science from Macquarie University in 1994, followed by a PhD at the University of Wollongong in 1999. She was a career consultant for the Shellharbour Council in New South Wales, before becoming a lecturer in Marine Biology at Flinders University in South Australia, from 2006 to 2010, and then working at Southern Cross University.[1] [2]

Benkendorff has conducted research on a combination of medical and marine research, investigating the anti-cancer extracts from the Australian marine life including the whelk.[3]

Benkendorff is a Professor of Marine Science, and the Co-Deputy Director of the Marine Ecology Research Centre at Southern Cross University. She is also a Councillor, within the Malacological Society of Australasia as well as an Associate Editor Scientific Reports and Marine Drugs.[4]

In 2011 she was awarded the Dorothy Hill Medal for her research on marine science, molluscs and their medicinal properties. She was awarded the Young Australian of the Year, in 2000, for Science and Technology and NSW Australian of the year, in 2001, for her contributions to the environment.

Benkendorff has research projects on studying the effects of pesticides on both prawns and oysters. She also has a research project on the anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties within marine mollusc extracts. She has a research project investigating the influence of ocean climate change stressors on the quality of seafood and marine invertebrates and their lipid profiles.

Publications

Select examples of Benkendorff's publications are as follows:

Prizes and awards

2011 Dorothy Hill Medal from Australian Academy of Science.
2008 SA Young Tall Poppy Award.[8]
2001 NSW Young Australian of the Year Award - Environment Category.
2000 Young Australian of the Year Award in Science and Technology.[9]

Media

Benkendorff has published in The Sydney Morning Herald,[10] [11] and The Conversation, on her research into the cancer fighting properties of molluscs.[12] [13] [14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Centre for Transformative Innovation . Swinburne University of Technology . Benkendorff, Kirsten - Person - Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation . 2022-04-12 . www.eoas.info . en-gb.
  2. Web site: Kirsten Benkendorff . 2022-04-12 . www.wikidata.org . en.
  3. Web site: newsdesk . 2011-05-10 . Flinders congratulates Dr Kirsten Benkendorff . 2022-04-12 . News . en-AU.
  4. Web site: Kirsten Benkendorff - Southern Cross University . 2022-04-12 . www.scu.edu.au.
  5. Benkendorff . Kirsten . Davis . Andrew R. . Bremner . John B. . 2001-08-01 . Chemical Defense in the Egg Masses of Benthic Invertebrates: An Assessment of Antibacterial Activity in 39 Mollusks and 4 Polychaetes . Journal of Invertebrate Pathology . en . 78 . 2 . 109–118 . 10.1006/jipa.2001.5047 . 11812113 . 0022-2011.
  6. Benkendorff . Kirsten . Davis . Andrew R. . Rogers . Cary N. . Bremner . John B. . 2005-03-09 . Free fatty acids and sterols in the benthic spawn of aquatic molluscs, and their associated antimicrobial properties . Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology . en . 316 . 1 . 29–44 . 10.1016/j.jembe.2004.10.001 . 0022-0981.
  7. Benkendorff . Kirsten . 2010-01-25 . Molluscan biological and chemical diversity: secondary metabolites and medicinal resources produced by marine molluscs . Biological Reviews . 85 . 4 . en . 757–775 . 10.1111/j.1469-185X.2010.00124.x. 20105155 . 19942649 .
  8. Web site: Dr Kirsten Benkendorff . 2022-04-13 . AIPS . 17 August 2019 . en.
  9. Web site: Centre for Transformative Innovation . Swinburne University of Technology . Benkendorff, Kirsten - Person - Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation . 2022-04-12 . www.eoas.info . en-gb.
  10. Web site: Debelle . Penelope . 2008-05-30 . Scientists oppose SA desalination plans . 2022-04-12 . The Sydney Morning Herald . en.
  11. Web site: Park . Nicky . 2011-05-05 . Australian dog whelk in cancer fight . 2022-04-12 . The Sydney Morning Herald . en.
  12. Web site: Kirsten Benkendorff . 2022-04-12 . The Conversation . en.
  13. Web site: Benthotage . Chamara . Benkendorff . Kirsten . Cole . Victoria . Leaf oysters: the unsung heroes of estuaries are disappearing, and we know almost nothing about them . 2022-04-12 . The Conversation . en.
  14. Web site: Creagh . Sunanda . Could molluscs cure cancer? . 2022-04-12 . The Conversation . en.

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