Research Output per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Clinical toxinology, pathophysiology of snake envenoming, taxonomy and biology of snakes.
Monash teaching commitment
Problem Based Learning - (MBBS)
Pharmacology
Education/Academic qualification
Pharmacology/Toxinology, PhD (Monash)
Toxinology, M.Phil (Peradeniya)
Medicine, MBBS (Peradeniya)
External positions
Senior Lecturer, Rajarata University
2 Oct 2008 → …Keywords
- Snakebite
- Venom
- Neurotoxicity
Network
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Research Output 2013 2018
Addressing the global challenge of snake envenoming
Isbister, G. K. & Silva, A., 25 Aug 2018, In : The Lancet. 392, 10148, p. 619-620 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment / Debate › Other › peer-review
Defining the role of post-synaptic α-neurotoxins in paralysis due to snake envenoming in humans
Silva, A., Cristofori-Armstrong, B., Rash, L. D., Hodgson, W. C. & Isbister, G. K., 1 Dec 2018, In : Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 75, 23, p. 4465-4478 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Antivenom for neuromuscular paralysis resulting from snake envenoming
Silva, A., Hodgson, W. C. & Isbister, G. K., 19 Apr 2017, In : Toxins. 9, 4, 17 p., 143.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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Antivenom for snake venom-induced neuromuscular paralysis
Silva, A., Maduwage, K., Buckley, N. A., Lalloo, D. G., de Silva, H. J. & Isbister, G. K., 21 Mar 2017, In : Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2017, 3, 12 p., CD012604.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Neurotoxicity in Sri Lankan Russell’s Viper (Daboia russelii) Envenoming is Primarily due to U1-viperitoxin-Dr1a, a Pre-Synaptic Neurotoxin
Silva, A., Kuruppu, S., Othman, I., Goode, R. J. A., Hodgson, W. C. & Isbister, G. K., Jan 2017, In : Neurotoxicity Research. 31, 1, p. 11-19 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review