Group photo of attendees from 8th Venom WeekSM
Thanks for all who attended Venom Week VIII in July of 2022. It was a special time to celebrate the life of Dr. Steven Seifert and learn from a new and returning presenters. Look for announcements for Venom Week IX (2024) in the coming months.
Contact for Venom Week VIII: Craig Woods DVM, MS, MBA (Organizing Chair)
Complex Adaptive Systems, The Institute for Future Health, Arizona State University
Event email: info@venomweek.org | profile
Organizing
Co-Chairs
A big thanks to the organizing co-chairs’ efforts in planning and coordinating Venom Week VIII. You made it a fun and great event!
WakeMed
University of Florida
Loma Linda University
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.
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
Sponsors and Exhibitors
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
Venom Week VIII
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