Section I Spider biodiversity
The Philippine Spider Research: From Taxonomy to Drug Discovery.
Dr. Leonardo A. Guevarra Jr The University of Santo Tomas, Philippines
Phylogeny and Biogeography of Tarantula in the Philippines. (online)
Dr. Darrell Acuña The University of Santo Tomas, Philippines
Phylogenetic and comparative analyses of retreat-building behavior in theridiid spiders of the “Achaearanea clade.
Dr. Ren-Chung Cheng National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan
Diversity of Spider Venom Peptides.
Dr. Lorenz Rhuel Ragasa The University of Santo Tomas, Philippines
Section II Biochemistry of venoms
Tools for peptide/protein chemical biology
Dr. Todd L. Lowary Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Bionic manufacturing melittin in a probiotic yeast to evaluate its functions
Dr. Yu-Ju Lin National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan
Regulation of Cav3.2 and toxin screen of Cav3 channel blockers.
Dr. Yu-Wang Chang Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica
Antinociceptive Peptides from Spider Venom (online)
Dr. Earl Justin Lagman The University of Santo Tomas, Philippines
Cytotoxic Mechanism of the Philippine Orange Tarantula Venom Fractions (online)
Dr. Jeffrey Mabanag The University of Santo Tomas, Philippines
In vivo screening of neurotoxic spider venom components.
Dr. Cydee Ramones The University of Santo Tomas, Philippines