Venom Week IX is being planned for summer 2024 in Durham, NC
This site contains information on Venom Week 2022, which hosted over 175 attendees from USA, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, Costa Rica, Netherlands, Denmark, Spain, and France.
2022 Organizers
Craig gives a big thanks to the organizing co-chairs’ efforts in planning and coordinating Venom Week VIII. You made it a fun and great event!

Steven A. Seifert MD, FACMT, FAACT, FEAPCCT
Feb. 27, 1950 – May 18, 2022
Dr. Steven A. Seifert established Venom Week symposiums, was the inaugural Board President of the North American Society of Toxinology (NAST), recognized as a leading authority in envenomation and toxinology, and recipient of the 2022 ACMT Ellenhorn Career Achievement Award. Dr. Seifert was a true gentleman who will always be remembered as a friend, colleague, mentor and by how many lives he touched.
2022 stats; 40+ presenters
(% mix)
- MDs
- PhD/PharmD
- DVM
- Other
Venom Weeks are international, scientific symposiums attended by leading experts on venomous animals, their venoms, and management of envenomations. These medical and scientific symposiums offer a mix of original research presentations and didactics, including topics on venom pathophysiology, comparative & translational research, venomous animal biology, venomics, and drug discovery from venom toxins.
Special Thanks to our International Guests
Australia’s Venom Team


The University of Queensland

Monash University

The University of Queensland

Murdoch University

The University of Queensland
Europe’s Venom Team
Not Pictured:
Julien Slagboom MSc Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam


Instituto de Biomedicina de Valencia

VRIJE Universiteit Amsterdam

VRIJE Universiteit Amsterdam

VenomAid Diagnostics

Technical University of Denmark

Duke University

University of Arizona

Asclepius Snakebite Foundation

University of Houston

Ophirex

University of Minnesota

Tech Investor, Producer & Member of Talking Heads

Texas A&M University-Kingsville

University of Arizona

Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens

Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Iowa State University

Loma Linda University

Consultant - MT Venom LLC

Centivax
Not Pictured:
Jacqueline Sachett – Amazonas State University
Gena Broussard DVM
Marshall Werner PhD – Grand Valley State University
University of Arizona
Anne Wertheimer PhD
Mazda Shirazi MD, PhD
Sarah Carotenuto DVM
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Montamas Suntravat PhD
Elda Sanchez PhD
Fabiola Oyervides
Duke University
Samuel Francis MD
Joao Vissoci PhD
Eleanor Strand
Anna Tupetz PT, DPT, MScGH
Expert Panel Discussions


interactive panel sessions will focus on state-of-the-art in toxinology
Turning Toxins into Treatments
Venom toxin diversity is a basis for new drugs. This session will focus on the state of the art methods to identify and develop venom toxins for therapeutic purposes
July 18th, 2022
Therapeutics & Diagnostics
A review of what’s new, what’s needed, & what’s next for diagnosis & treatment of snakebite and identifying new product development opportunities for industry.
July 19th, 2022
North American Society of Toxinology (NAST)
The North American Society of Toxinology (NAST), a 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2012, is a North America-based, international, multidisciplinary organization focused on advancing the science of of all things venomous. NAST also helps to organize the symposiums, which rotate in location. NAST members include medical clinicians, veterinarians, basic scientists, pharmacists, zoo and collection managers, animal scientists, herpetologists, and others with expertise in venomous animals, venoms and their toxins. NAST members receive symposium registration discounts.
Toxicon, the official journal of the North American Society of Toxinology.
Venom Week VIII abstracts will be published in Toxicon if eligible