Thursday, 15th October 9th Venoms to Drugs 2026
Enquiries Desk
8:00AM - 2:00PM
Thursday, 15th October
Stirling Deck
Session 10: Venom Evolution
8:30AM - 10:30AM
Thursday, 15th October
Stirling and Aramac Lecture Room
Chair: Brett Hamilton
- Ecology and evolution of venom: Insights from Neuroptera - Eivind Undheim
- Evolutionary origins and diversification of peptide toxins in bee venoms - William Atherton
- Zinc synergises with arachnid venom toxins to facilitate prey capture - Shaodong Guo
- Evolution of doppelgänger toxins in tarantula hawk venoms - Vanessa Schendel
Morning Tea
10:30AM - 11:00AM
Thursday, 15th October
Stirling Deck
Session 11: Ion Channels 3
11:00AM - 1:00PM
Thursday, 15th October
Stirling and Aramac Lecture Room
Chair: Lachlan Rash
- Artificial Intelligent Aided Discovery and Action Mechanism Study of Conopeptides Targeting nAChR - Rilei Dr Yu
- Automated Patch Clamp Electrophysiology as a Translational Bridge from Toxin Neutralization to in vivo Protection - Anissa Bara
- Venom peptides as pharmacological tools to target oncogenic ion channels - Steve Peigneur
- Araneomorph spiders and buthid scorpions: ample sources of drug hits and potential insecticides - Alexander A. Vassilevski
Lunch
1:00PM - 2:00PM
Thursday, 15th October
Stirling Deck
Session 12: Closing
2:00PM - 4:00PM
Thursday, 15th October
Stirling and Aramac Lecture Room
Chairs: Markus Muttenthaler & Samuel Robinson
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Conference Dinner
6:00PM - 11:00PM
Thursday, 15th October
Wongari Den