Wednesday, 3rd November 11th Asia-Pacific Congress of the International Society on Toxinology 2021

• Rethinking voltage-gated sodium channel inhibition. - Christina I Schroeder
• Characterization of remipede double-ICK toxin and its effects on ryanodine receptor subtypes one and two - Michael J Maxwell
• Discovery of orally active insecticidal spider venom components for novel bioinsecticide - Shaodong Guo
• Venom peptides with dual modulatory activity on the voltage-gated sodium channel Na_V1.1 provide novel leads for the development of antiepileptic drugs - Chun Yuen Chow
• Ponericins - stinging ant peptides with broad-spectrum bioactivities - Samantha A Nixon

• The Strategies in Preventing and Treating Envenoming in the Asia-Pacific Region: A Perspective from Malaysia & ASEAN. - Ahmad Khaldun Ismail
• Discovery of broadly-neutralizing monoclonal antibodies for australian funnel-web spider envenomation - Esperanza Rivera-de-Torre
• The right tools for the trade: High-throughput methods for venom research. - Bryan Fry
• Comparative interrogation of the molecular envenomation strategies of most successful fish hunting cone snail lineage, Pionoconus - Himaya S.W.A.
• Love bites – Do venomous arachnids make safe pets? - Volker Herzig

• Analysis by RP-HPLC of the protein profile of Bothrocophias myersi, Crotalus durissus and Bothrops asper from Colombian Andean Region - Stefano Scovino
• Understanding the composition and mechanism of action of the venoms of the box jellyfishes (Chironex fleckeri) and Irukandji jellyfish (Carukia barnesi)   - Cebrina A Nolan
• Deeply disentangling the natural production potentials of bacterial bioflocculanting exopolysaccharides from phycosphere microbiota of toxic HAB marine dinoflagellates and freshwater cyanobacteria - Xiao-Ling Zhang
• The small chemical compound C65780 alleviates pain by stabilizing the voltage-gated sodium channels in the slow-inactivated state - Zhonghua Liu
• Fatty acids modification of the anticancer peptide LVTX-9 to enhance the cytotoxicity against cancer cells - Zhonghua Liu
• A novel spider toxin inhibits the fast inactivation of Nav1.9 channel by binding to the domain III and domain IV voltage-sensors - Zhonghua Liu
• A new structural motif in the conotoxin family - Tiziano T Raffaelli
• Molecular modelling studies on peptides derived from Bothriurus bonariensis scorpion venom - Elisa John
•  Stevia rebaudiana protects against ROS-induced toxicity following spinal cord injury - Karen Simonyan
• Studies on Cytotoxic agents from Vipera russelli russelli venom - Nivedita Kolvekar
• Anticancer properties of low molecular weight toxins from Russell’s Viper Venom (RVV) - Navodipa Bhattacharya
• Characterisation of a lunasin-derived anti-inflammatory peptide - Reynold RP Philip
• Echis leucogaster bite induced Venom Induced Consumption Coagulopathy and Trombotic Microangiopathy. - Marieke A Dijkman
• Structural characterisation of Asterias rubens peptides highlight similarities with toxin structural motifs - Rozita Takjoo
• Structural characterisation of the cysteine-rich conotoxin, S-sigma-GVIIIA extracted from the venom of marine cone snail (Conus geographus) - Yoshimi Peck
• Snake venom cysteine-rich secretory proteins (svCRiSPs) mediate the expression of adhesion molecules and transmembrane receptors on cultured human dermal lymphatic endothelial cells - Montamas Suntravat
• Identification of inhibitory regions of Small serum protein-4 (SSP-4) against vascular apoptosis-inducing snake venom metalloprotease - Aoi Osera
• Examining an uncharacterised sea anemone toxin family in superfamilies metridioidea and actinioidea using genomic data - Lauren Ashwood
• Blood groups in toxinology and antivenomics - Naira Ayvazyan
• Increased production of proinflammatory cytokines in human endothelial cells induced by snake venom cysteine-rich secretory proteins (svCRiSPs) from North American snakes.  - Abcde Cirilo
• Structure, function, and evolution of nettle caterpillar venom toxins - Mohaddeseh H Goudarzi
• Back in black: The differential ability of two enzyme inhibitors in neutralising the anticoagulant effect on plasma by Pseudechis species (Black Snakes) venom. - Jiaojiao Liu
• Toxins targeting voltage-gated potassium channel K_v1.3 as therapeutics for leukaemia - Raine S Mercedes
• The deadly smell of poison frogs: Diversity, chemotaxonomy and geographic differences in volatilomes of Colombian dendrobatids. - Mabel Gonzalez
• COVID 19 and its impact on snakebite care in Indonesia: innovation in difficult condition - Tri Maharani
• Sawing through snake venom: coagulotoxic effects of the viperid genus Echis (saw-scaled vipers) - Emilee L Thomson
• Characterization of stonefish venom - Silvia L Saggiomo

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