Professor Karen Lower
Dean, Education
College of Medicine and Public Health
Karen has worked in medical research and education for over 30 years, including undertaking a postdoctoral Nuffield research fellowship and Lecturer position at the University of Oxford. Within her discipline area of human genetics, Karen’s research work has included identifying genes involved in inherited intellectual disability, exploring long range regulation of gene expression, and furthering our understanding of the role of epigenetics in tissue-specific gene regulation. Karen has been at Flinders University since 2010, during which time she has held many educational leadership roles. As the Dean (Education) for the College of Medicine and Public Health, Karen is leading a team of dedicated and passionate educators to provide innovative and learner-centred educational opportunities for students in all areas of medicine and public health.
BSc (Hons) in Medicine, Flinders University
PhD in Medical Research, Adelaide University
Graduate Certificate in Education (Higher Ed), Flinders University
1997 - Flinders University Medal
2000 - Awarded Adelaide Research Scholarship (National) for Ph.D. studies
2002 - Winner, Young Investigator of the Year, Women's and Children's Hospital
2002 - Awarded Postgraduate Travelling Fellowship, Adelaide University
2002 - American Society of Human Genetics, Predoctoral Presentation Award Finalist, 52nd Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, October 2002
2003 - Awarded Nuffield Medical Research Fellowship for a postdoctoral research position in Oxford, UK
2006 - Awarded Career Development Fellowship, MRC
2009 - Abstract selected for presentation at the Plenary Session of the American Society of Human Genetics Annual Meeting, Honolulu, HI
2011 - Flinders Medical Students Society Bren Gannon Award for Enthusiasm and Dedication to Teaching in the Medical Degree
2013 - Executive Dean's Teaching Excellence Award for Reinvigorating Human Genetics Teaching
2013 - Flinders Medical Students Society Bren Gannon Award for Demonstrating Excellence and Passion for Teaching
2015 - Flinders Medical Students Society Bren Gannon Award for Demonstrating Excellence and Passion for Teaching
2016 - Flinders Medical Students Society Best Lecturer MD1 Award for Excellence in, and Dedication to, Medical Education
2017 - Flinders University School of Medicine Dean’s Award
2018 - Nomination for 2018 FCIC Supervisor of the Year
2019 - Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
2019 - Finalist, STEM Educator of the Year Tertiary Teaching, SA Science Excellence Awards
Dean (Education)
Member of Human Genetics Society of Australasia
Human Genetics Society of Australasia (HGSA) SA Branch Executive Committee
CEIH Clincial Genomics Statewide Clinical Network Steering Committee
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