Saturday
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Ecology and Evolution of Venomous Taxa
Discussion Leader: Agneesh Barua (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Japan)
3:45 pm - 3:55 pm
Vanessa Schendel (The University of Queensland — Institute for Molecular Bioscience, Australia)
"Venom Modulation in the Red-Headed Centipede Scolopendra morsitans "
3:55 pm - 4:00 pm
Discussion
4:00 pm - 4:10 pm
Aymeric Rogalski (Institute for Molecular Bioscience, Australia)
"Ontogeny of the Venom System and Dietary Shift in the Piscivorous Cone Snail Conus (Pionoconus ) magus "
4:10 pm - 4:15 pm
Discussion
4:15 pm - 4:25 pm
Rodolfo Probst (University of Utah, United States)
"Ant "Phylovenomics": Genome-Wide Phylogenetics as as Tool to Investigate Ant Venomics"
4:25 pm - 4:30 pm
Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Venom Function and Characterization
Discussion Leader: Steve Peigneur (Catholic University Leuven, KU Leuven, Belgium)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Cebrina Nolan (University of Queensland, Australia)
"Understanding the Composition, Function, and Mechanism of Action of Box Jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri ) and Irukandji Jellyfish (Carukia barnesi ) Venom"
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm
Discussion
7:45 pm - 7:55 pm
Christopher Denes (Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Australia)
"Chrysaora quinquecirrha (US Atlantic Sea Nettle) CRISPR Knockout Screen Highlights Heparin Biosynthesis as PathwayRequired for Cytotoxic Activity"
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Iris Bea Ramiro (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
"Discovery of Somatostatin-like Venom Analogs from Fish-Hunting Cone Snails"
8:10 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:25 pm
Paula Florez Salcedo (University of Utah, United States)
"A Neuroethological Approach Combining Cone Snail Venom and Zebrafish to Uncover New Biology"
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
Maike Fischer (Max-Planck-Institut für chemische Ökologie, Germany)
"How Ecological Niche Determines Venom Composition in Aquatic Heteroptera"
8:40 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Andrea Seldeslachts (University of KU Leuven, Toxicology and Pharmacology, Belgium)
"Unraveling the Venom Chemistry with Evidence of Histamine as Key Regulator in the Envenomation by Caterpillar Automeris zaruma "
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm
Juan David Bayona Serrano (Instituto Butantan, Brazil)
"The Rise of Phospholipases A2 IIE Among Dipsadids: Venom Composition Analyses of the Pseudoboini Tribe"
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
Lydia Borjon (Indiana University, United States)
"Neuromodulatory Effects of Parasitoid Wasp Venoms"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Biomedical and Pesticidal Applications of Venom
Discussion Leader: Samantha Nixon (The University of Queensland, Australia)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Favour Achimba (Graduate Center/Hunter College, City University of New York, United States)
"Characterizing the Anti-Cancer Activity of New Terebrid Snail Venom Peptides in Liver Tumor"
9:10 am - 9:15 am
Discussion
9:15 am - 9:25 am
Rebecca Edge (Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom)
"Utilising Virus Like Particle Plug and Play Technology to Improve Snakebite Treatments"
9:25 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Samuel Robinson (Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Australia)
"A Peptide Toxin in Ant Venom Mimics Vertebrate EGF-like Hormones to Cause Long-lasting Hypersensitivity in Mammals"
9:40 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 9:55 am
Steven Hall (Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom)
"The Small Molecule Drugs DMPS, Marimastat, and Varespladib Inhibit Snake Venom-Induced Dermonecrosis"
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:10 am
Tenzin Tender (Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India)
"Effect of Mini-aA-crystallin Against Honey Bee Venom Induce Toxicity"
10:10 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:25 am
Tian Du (The University of Sydney, Australia)
"Discovering Convergent Venom Mechanisms of Action through CRISPR Screening"
10:25 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 10:40 am
Rachel Clare (Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom)
"High-throughput Screening for the Discovery of Novel Snakebite Drugs"
10:40 am - 10:45 am
Discussion
10:45 am - 10:55 am
Meng-Hsuan (Erin) Hsiao (Johns Hopkins University, United States)
"Discovery of Animal Venom- and Toxin-Derived Therapeutic Compounds with Programmable M13 Hyperphage Display"
10:55 am - 11:00 am
Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Mentorship Component: Early Career Mentoring
Mentorship/discussion panel on career development with representative mentors in industry and academia who work primarily in the venom field.
Discussion Leaders: Micaiah Ward (Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, United States) and Aida Verdes (National Museum of Natural History, Spanish Research Council, Spain)
1:30 pm - 2:20 pm
Panel Discussion
Early Career Mentorship Panel
Mande Holford (Hunter College, City University of New York, United States)
Maria Ikonomopoulou (Madrid Institute for Advanced Study, Spain)
Glenn King (University of Queensland, Australia)
Abba Leffler (Schrödinger, United States)
Ashlee Rowe (The University of Oklahoma, United States)
2:20 pm - 2:30 pm
General Discussion
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Complete the GRS Evaluation Forms; Election of Future Chair(s)
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes
