Venom Week

Scheduled Panel Discussions

Turning Toxins into Treatments: Venom toxin diversity represents a large area for drug development purposes. This panel will discuss the state of the art in elucidating venom toxins for therapeutic applications. Experts in venomics and drug development will discuss the methods, therapeutic areas of interest (pain, cancer, …), challenges, and what lies ahead for collaboration in this area. Therapeutics and Diagnostics for Envenomation: What’s new, what’s needed, and what’s next. This panel discussion will focus on the needs and opportunities for developing new treatments, diagnostics and other tools to more effectively manage envenomations.