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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