Biography
Dr. John Burka was named Professor Emeritus during UPEI’s morning convocation ceremony on May 11, 2013. A founding faculty member at AVC, Dr. Burka retired in 2012 from his position as a professor of pharmacology with AVC’s Department of Biomedical Sciences. In addition to his accomplishments in teaching and research, Dr. Burka is well known for his long-standing involvement in the annual science fair at the provincial and national levels, and in the annual Ten Thousand Villages craft sales on P.E.I.
Recent Publications
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Haemolymph fluid osmolality influences the neutral-red retention assay in the eastern oyster
- Journal of Molluscan Studies, 2017
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Lepeophtheirus salmonis
- Animal Frontiers, 2014
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Survival and growth performance of Crassostrea virginica along an estuarine gradient
- Aquaculture International, 2014
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Immunostimulation of Salmo salar L., and its effect on Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Krøyer) P‐glycoprotein mRNA expression following subsequent emamectin benzoate exposure
- Journal of Fish Diseases, 2013
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Sea lice population and sex differences in P-glycoprotein expression and emamectin benzoate resistance on salmon farms in the Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick, Canada.
- Pest management science, 2013
Research Classification
- No classification given
Research Interests
- Fish pharmacology
- Biology of the host-parasite relationship between sea lice and salmonid fishes
- Developing sustainable and effective sea lice management strategies
- Resistance mechanisms to chemotherapeutants used to treat salmon for sea lice
Current Scholars in Biomedical Sciences
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