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Curriculum Vitae — April 2026

Kartik Sunagar

Associate Professor · Evolutionary Biologist
Centre for Ecological Sciences — Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
+91-80-2293-2635 ksunagar@iisc.ac.in www.venomicslab.com

Academic Positions

2017–PresentIndian Institute of Science, Bangalore, IndiaAssociate Professor
2017–PresentEvolutionary Venomics LabPrincipal Investigator
2026–PresentVenomics AI, AI-Accelerated Biodiscovery from VenomsFounder and Director
2022–PresentVISHAM: Venom Institute for Snakebite Health and Advanced MedicineDirector
2022–PresentInstitute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology, Bangalore, IndiaAdjunct Faculty
2015–2017The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, IsraelGuest Scientist

Education

Doctor of Philosophy
Evolutionary Biology
University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
Distinction · Equivalent to Summa cum laude
December 2013
Master of Science
Applied Genetics
Karnataka University, Karnataka, India
Distinction · 1st Rank
August 2008
Bachelor of Science
Genetics, Chemistry & Zoology
Karnataka University, Karnataka, India
Distinction · 1st Rank (Genetics)
August 2006

Awards & Fellowships

2026Deccan Herald Changemaker, Deccan HeraldIndia
2023Professor Har Swarup Memorial Award, Indian National Science AcademyIndia
2021Merck Young Scientist Award, MerckIndia
2020INSA Medal for Young Scientist, Indian National Science AcademyIndia
2019India Alliance/DBT Wellcome Fellow, Intermediate FellowshipIndia
2018Ramanujan Fellowship, Science and Engineering Research BoardIndia
2018Gyandeep Award for excellence in scientific research, Dept. of Forest, Maharashtra StateIndia
2017INSPIRE Faculty Award, Department of Science and TechnologyIndia
2016Toxins Travel Award, MDPI
2016Young Investigators Registration Reimbursement Award, Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution
2015Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship, European CommissionEU
2015Discovery Early Career Researcher Award, Australian Research CouncilAustralia
2014PBC Fellowship for Outstanding Postdoctoral Researchers from India, Hebrew University of JerusalemIsrael
2014Lady Davis Postdoctoral Fellowship, The Hebrew University of JerusalemIsrael
2014Postdoctoral Fellowship, The Hebrew University of JerusalemIsrael
2014BIOL external DECRA travel grant, University of QueenslandAustralia
2014Postdoctoral fellowship, Foundation for Science and Technology (PTDC/MAR/115199/2009)Portugal
2014Postdoctoral fellowship, Foundation for Science and Technology (PTDC/AAC-AMB/121301/2010)Portugal
2010Doctoral fellowship, Foundation for Science and TechnologyPortugal

Recognition

Advisory & Committee Roles

  • 2024–PresentKey Opinion Leader on snakebite and antivenom, George Clinical
  • 2024Expert Committee, National Programme for Prevention and Control of Snakebite Envenoming in India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India
  • 2023Expert Advisory Committee, National Action Plan for prevention and control of snakebite envenoming (NAP-SE), National Centre for Disease Control, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India
  • 2022Special Technical Advisory Committee, Aquaculture and Marine Biotechnology, Department of Biotechnology
  • 2022Advisory Committee, Department of Atomic Energy and Maharashtra Government to develop Haffkine Institute
  • 2022Expert Advisory Committee, ICMR Centre for Advance Research of Excellence on Snakebite
  • 2022Expert Advisory Committee, National Task Force for Research on Snakebite in India, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
  • 2021Snakebite Envenoming Roster of Experts and Technical Advisory Group, World Health Organization
  • 2018Technical Advisory Committee, Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission
  • 2018Advisory Board, Snakebite Healing and Education Society
  • 2018Advisory Board, ToxiVen Biotech Pvt. Ltd

Editorial Roles

  • 2021–PresentSteering Committee, The Snakebite Research Network
  • 2021–PresentGuest Associate Editor, Frontiers in Tropical Diseases
  • 2021–PresentGuest Editor, Journal of Biosciences
  • 2019–PresentExecutive Board Member, Indian Society for Toxinology and Snakebite Mitigation
  • 2022Guest Associate Editor, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (Chemical Ecology section)
  • 2022Review Editor, Frontiers in Tropical Diseases: Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • 2021Guest Editor, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • 2021–2023Deputy Editor, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • 2015–2021Editorial Board Member, Toxins MDPI
  • 2015–2020Editorial Board Member, Toxins (Animal Venoms section)

Plenary / Keynote Talks & Chair

Gordon Research Conference (2023, 2024) · World Congress of the International Toxinology Society (2015, 2022, 2024) · Annual Meeting of Proteomics Society of India (2023)

Invited Talks at Conferences

Total: 82

Contribution to Academia

Manuscript Review

Science, Nature, Nature Communications, PNAS, Molecular Biology and Evolution, GigaScience, Genome Biology and Evolution, Frontiers in Immunology, PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Scientific Reports, BMC Evolutionary Biology, BMC Genomics, G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, Current Medicinal Chemistry, Journal of Proteomics, Toxins, Toxicon, FEBS Letters, Biochemie, Molecules, Theoretical Ecology, Journal of Molecular Evolution, PLoS One, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C, MDPI Insects, Current Science, and Herpetological Journal.

Grant Review

European Research Council, National Science Foundation (USA), Wellcome Trust, The Natural Environment Research Council (UK), Wellcome Trust DBT India Alliance, Australian Research Council, The Science Foundation Ireland, Department of Biotechnology, Department of Science and Technology, Rufford Small Grants Foundation.

Research Funding

Total Research Funding  Rs. 66,95,49,187
# Grant Funding Duration Role
1 AI-Accelerated Biodiscovery from Venoms.
Venomics AI Pvt. Ltd., India
 Rs.27,50,00,000 2026 – Present Founder and Director
2 Discovery and expression of recombinant camelid antibodies against 'Big Four' Indian snakes for snakebite diagnosis and treatment.
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), India
 Rs.7,00,00,000 01.11.2025 – 01.11.2029 Principal Investigator
3 Production of India's first regional antivenom.
Bharat Serums Ltd., India
 Rs.14,96,940 01.08.2022 – 01.08.2023 Principal Investigator
4 Cross-neutralisation potential of PANF African 14 antivenoms.
Premium Serums, India
 Rs.9,07,029 01.12.2021 – 01.12.2022 Principal Investigator
5 Venomics and antivenomics of medically important African snakes.
VINS Bio Products Ltd., India
 Rs.15,53,420 01.11.2021 – 01.11.2022 Principal Investigator
6 Detection of biting snake species from clinical samples.
The Hamish Ogston Foundation, UK
 Rs.78,00,000 01.02.2022 – 31.01.2023 Principal Investigator
7 SRPNTS continuation grant.
Wellcome Trust, UK
 Rs.1,99,67,674 01.04.2021 – 30.03.2023 Co-Investigator
8 Capacity development grant.
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, UK
 Rs.1,74,60,488 01.04.2021 – 30.03.2023 Co-Investigator
9 The Indian Venom Research Unit.
Government of Karnataka, India
 Rs.7,00,00,000 01.05.2021 – 01.04.2026 Principal Investigator
10 Anti-necrosis grant.
Wellcome Trust, UK
 Rs.8,93,85,347 01.04.2021 – 31.12.2025 Co-investigator
11 Antibody Discovery and Development Against Non-Immunogenic Snake Venom Toxins.
Wellcome Trust, UK
 Rs.1,42,11,219 01.07.2021 – 31.12.2024 Co-investigator
12 Wellcome Trust DBT India Alliance Intermediate Fellowship.
Wellcome Trust DBT India Alliance, UK-India
 Rs.3,60,00,000 01.09.2020 – 31.08.2025 Principal Investigator
13 Establishing quality analyses protocols for Indian and African snake venoms.
VINS Bio Products Ltd., India
 Rs.10,00,000 01.07.2020 – 31.04.2021 Principal Investigator
14 Fangs in the Ghats.
The Hamish Ogston Foundation & Global Snakebite Initiative, UK-Global
 Rs.4,67,070 01.03.2020 – 31.12.2021 Principal Investigator
15 SRPNTS program.
Department for International Development, UK
 Rs.4,50,00,000 01.08.2018 – 31.03.2021 Co-Investigator
16 INSPIRE Faculty Award.
Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India
 Rs.35,00,000 01.08.2018 – 31.03.2021 Principal Investigator
17 Formulation and preclinical evaluation of the second-generation Indian antivenom.
Serum Institute of India
 Rs.20,00,000 01.04.2019 – 31.12.2021 Principal Investigator
18 Biological Science Interdisciplinary Proposal.
Indian Institute of Science
 Rs.3,00,000 01.04.2019 Principal Investigator
19 Ramanujan Fellowship.
Science and Engineering Research Board, India
 Rs.35,00,000 Not taken Principal Investigator
20 Madras Crocodile Bank Trust and Centre for Herpetology.
USV Private Ltd., India
 Rs.4,75,000 26.02.2018 – 31.05.2019 Principal Investigator
21 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship.
European Commission
 Rs.1,42,00,000 01.05.2015 – 30.04.2017 Principal Investigator
22 Discovery Early Career Researcher Award.
Australian Research Council
 Rs.1,93,00,000 Not taken Principal Investigator

Publications

6113
Total Citations
39
h-index
71
i10-index

* Equal contribution    @ Corresponding author

95
Devi MR, Kumar M, Rudresha GV, Nayak M, Rajashekar Y, Brockmann A, and Sunagar K@
2026. Aquatic assassins: Proteo-transcriptomic and functional profiling of giant water bug and water scorpion venoms.
Toxicon
94
Naik HC, Baro R, Sarkar A, Nayak M, Sunagar K, and Gayen S
2026. The role of m6A RNA methylation in the maintenance of X-chromosome inactivation and X to autosome dosage compensation in early embryonic lineages.
Stem Cell Reports
93
Gond PG, Kumar M, Unawane A, and Sunagar K@
2025. Hiss and tell: What influences venom yields of India's big four snakes?
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
92
Seneci L, Suranse V, Mancuso M, Senoner T, Xie B, Koludarov I, Sunagar K@ and Fry BG@
2025. Deadly innovations: Molecular phylogenetics and evolution of phospholipases A2 toxins in viperid snake venoms.
Biochemie
91
Rudresha GV, Bhatia S, Samanta A, Naik M and Sunagar K@
2025. Dissecting Daboia: Investigating synergistic effects of Russell's viper venom toxins.
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
90
Gond PG, Javed S, Samanta A, Unawane A, Nayak M, Jaglan A and Sunagar K@
2025. Explaining Echis: Proteotranscriptomic profiling of Echis carinatus venom.
Toxins
89
Rudresha GV, Khochare S, Casewell NR, and Sunagar K@
2025. Preclinical evaluation of small molecule inhibitors as early-intervention therapeutics against the pan-Indian Russell's viper envenoming.
Communications BiologyIF: 5.15
88
Abraham SV, Mathew D, Sreekumar A, George AV, Chanchal V, Kuzhikkathu KP, Rajeev PC, Valuvil UB, Kumar J, Mohan KB, Thomas J, Ayyan M, Das S, Sirur FM, Madhavan I, Rafi AM, Mukundan PK, Sunagar K, Krishnan SV, and Palatty BU
2025. Clinical challenges, controversies, and regional strategies in snakebite care in India.
The Lancet Regional Health — Southeast Asia 37(100598), 100598IF: 5.0
87
Sarangi N, Senji Laxme RR, and Sunagar K@
2025. Significant Serpents: Predictive Modelling of Bioclimatic Venom Variation in Russell's Viper.
PLoS Neglected Tropical DiseasesIF: 3.50
86
Takjoo R, Schmidt C, Wilson D, Shaikh NY, Sunagar K, Loukas A, Smout M, and Daly N
2024. Structural analysis of an Asterias rubens peptide indicates the presence of a disulfide directed β-hairpin.
FEBS Open BioIF: 5.54
85
U Rashmi, Bhatia S, Nayak M, Khochare S and Sunagar K@
2024. Elusive elapid: Biogeographic venom variation in Indian kraits and its repercussion on snakebite therapy.
Frontiers in PharmacologyIF: 4.32Citations: 3
doi: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1443073
84
Senji Laxme RR, Khochare S, Bhatia S, Martin G, and Sunagar K@
2024. From birth to bite: the evolutionary ecology of India's medically most important snake venoms.
BMC Biology 22, Article 161IF: 4.32
doi: 10.1186/s12915-024-01960-8
83
Khochare S, Jaglan A, Rashmi U, Dam P, and Kartik Sunagar@
2024. Harnessing the Cross-Neutralisation Potential of Existing Antivenoms for Mitigating the Outcomes of Snakebite in Sub-Saharan Africa.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences 25(8):4213IF: 5.00Citations: 3
doi: 10.3390/ijms25084213
82
Khalek IS*, Senji Laxme RR*, Nguyen YTK*, Khochare S, Patel RN, Woehl J, Smith JM, Saye-Francisco K, Kim Y, Misson Mindrebo L, Tran Q, Kędzior M, Boré E, Limbo O, Verma M, Stanfield RL, Menzies SK, Ainsworth S, Harrison RA, Burton DR, Sok D, Wilson IA, Casewell NR, Sunagar K@ and Jardine JG@
2024. Synthetic development of a broadly neutralizing antibody against snake venom long-chain α-neurotoxins.
Science Translational MedicineIF: 14.71Journal CoverCitations: 33
81
Jaglan A, Bhatia S, Martin G, and Sunagar K@
2023. The Royal Armoury: Venomics of King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) and the preclinical inefficacy of Indian antivenoms.
International Journal of Biological MacromoleculesIF: 8.54Citations: 5
80
Khochare S, Senji Laxme RR, Kaur N, Attarde S, Martin G, and Sunagar K@
2023. Fangs in the Ghats: preclinical insights into the medical importance of endemic pit vipers from the Western Ghats.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24, 9516IF: 5.00Citations: 10
doi: 10.3390/ijms24119516
79
Shaikh NY and Sunagar K@
2023. The deep-rooted origin of disulfide-rich spider venom toxins.
eLife 12:e83761IF: 6.16Citations: 18
doi: 10.7554/eLife.83761
78
Sunagar K@, Khochare S, Jaglan A, Senthil S and Suranse V
2022. Stings on wings: proteotranscriptomic and biochemical profiling of the lesser banded hornet (Vespa affinis) venom.
Frontiers in Molecular BiosciencesIF: 3.76Citations: 1
doi: 10.3389/fmolb.2022.1066793
77
Cardoso F, Pineda S, Herzig V, Sunagar K, Shaikh NY, Jin A, King GF, Alewood P, Lewis R and Dutertre S
2022. The deadly toxin arsenal of the tree-dwelling Australian funnel-web spiders.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23(21):13077IF: 5.00Citations: 11
doi: 10.3390/ijms232113077
76
Senji Laxme RR, Khochare S, Attarde S, Kaur N, Jaikumar P, Shaikh NY, Aharoni R, Primor N, Hawlena D, Moran Y@ and Sunagar K@
2022. The Middle Eastern cousin: Comparative venomics of Daboia palaestinae and Daboia russelii.
Toxins 14(11):725IF: 3.97Citations: 9
doi: 10.3390/toxins14110725
75
Suranse V, Jackson TNW and Sunagar K@
2022. Contextual constraints: dynamic evolution of snake venom phospholipase A2.
Toxins 14(6):420IF: 3.97Citations: 9
doi: 10.3390/toxins14060420
74
Attarde S, Iyer A, Khochare S, Shaligram U, Vikharankar M and Sunagar K@
2022. The preclinical evaluation of a second-generation antivenom for treating snake envenoming in India.
Toxins 14(3):168IF: 3.97Citations: 12
doi: 10.3390/toxins14030168
73
Attarde S*, Khochare S*, Iyer A*, Dam P, Martin G and Sunagar K@
2021. Venomics of the enigmatic Andaman cobra (N. sagittifera) and the preclinical failure of Indian antivenoms in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Frontiers in Pharmacology 12:768210IF: 4.32Citations: 12
doi: 10.3389/fphar.2021.768210
72
Calvete JJ, Lomonte B, Saviola AJ, Bonilla F, Sasa M, Williams D, Undheim E, Sunagar K and Jackson TNW
2021. Mutual enlightenment: A toolbox of concepts and methods for integrating evolutionary and clinical toxinology via snake venomics and the contextual stance.
Toxicon: X 9–10:100070IF: 3.03Citations: 43
doi: 10.1016/j.toxcx.2021.100070
71
Rashmi U*, Khochare S*, Attarde S, Senji Laxme RR, Suranse V, Martin G and Sunagar K@
2021. Remarkable intrapopulation venom variability in the monocellate cobra (Naja kaouthia) unveils neglected aspects of India's snakebite problem.
Journal of Proteomics 242:104256IF: 3.01Citations: 35
doi: 10.1016/j.jprot.2021.104256
70
Senji Laxme RR*, Attarde S*, Khochare S*, Suranse V, Iyer A, Martin G, Casewell NRC, Whitaker R, and Sunagar K@
2021. Biogeographic venom variation in Russell's viper (Daboia russelii) and the preclinical inefficacy of antivenom therapy in snakebite hotspots.
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 15(3):e0009247IF: 3.01Citations: 73
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009247
69
Suranse V, Iyer A, Jackson TNW and Sunagar K@
2021. Origin and Early Diversification of the Enigmatic Squamate Venom Cocktail. In: A Contribution to the Origin and Early Evolution of Snakes (D. Gower and H. Zaher Ed.), Systematics Association Special Volume Series.
Cambridge University PressCitations: 1
doi: 10.1017/9781108938891
68
Kaur N, Iyer A, and Sunagar K@
2021. Evolution bites: Timeworn inefficacious snakebite therapy in the era of recombinant vaccines.
Indian Pediatrics 58(3):219–223IF: 0.81Citations: 8
67
Senji Laxme RR*, Attarde S*, Khochare S*, Suranse V, Martin G, Casewell NRC, Whitaker R, and Sunagar K@
2021. Biogeographical venom variation in the Indian spectacled cobra (Naja naja) underscores the pressing need for pan-India efficacious snakebite therapy.
PLOS Neglected Tropical DiseasesIF: 3.50Journal CoverCitations: 79
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009150
66
Sunagar K@ and Abraham SV
2021. The Curious Case of the "Neurotoxic Skink": Scientific Literature Points to the Absence of Venom in Scincidae.
Toxins 13(2):114IF: 3.97Citations: 2
65
Sunagar K*@, Khochare S*, Senji Laxme RR, Attarde S, Dam P, Suranse V, Khaire A, Martin G, and Captain A
2021. A wolf in another wolf's clothing: Post-genomic regulation dictates venom profiles of medically-important cryptic kraits in India.
Toxins 13(1):69IF: 3.97Citations: 31
64
Herzig V*, Sunagar K*, Wilson DR, Pineda SS, Israel MR, Duterte S, McFarland BS, Undheim EAB, Hodgson WC, Alewood PF, Lewis RJ, Bosmans F, Vetter I, King GF, and Fry BG
2020. Australian funnel-web spiders evolved human-lethal δ-hexatoxins for defense against vertebrate predators.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 117(40):24920–24928IF: 8.18Citations: 45
doi: 10.1073/pnas.2004516117
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Casewell NRC*, Jackson TMW*, Laustsen A*, and Sunagar K*
2020. Causes and consequences of medically-important snake venom variation.
Trends in Pharmacological SciencesIF: 10.30Citations: 360
doi: 10.1016/j.tips.2020.05.006
62
Modica MV, Sunagar K, Holford M, and Dutertre S
2020. Editorial: Diversity and Evolution of Animal Venoms: Neglected Targets, Ecological Interactions, Future Perspectives.
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 8:65IF: 2.41Citations: 7
doi: 10.3389/fevo.2020.00065
61
Tournière O, Dolan D, Richards GS, Sunagar K, Columbus-Shenkar Y, Moran Y and Rentzsch F
2020. The POU domain transcription factor NvPOU4/Brain3 is required for the terminal differentiation of neural cells in Nematostella vectensis.
Cell Reports 30(13):4473–4489IF: 7.37Journal CoverCitations: 63
60
Senji Laxme RR, Khochare S, DeSouza HF, Ahuja B, Suranse V, Martin G, Whitaker R and Sunagar K@
2019. Beyond the 'big four': Venom profiling of the medically important yet neglected Indian snakes reveals disturbing antivenom deficiencies.
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 13(12):e0007899IF: 3.50Journal CoverCitations: 162
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007899
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Casewell NR*, Petras D, Card DC, Suranse V, Mychajliw AM, Richards D, Koludarov I, Albulescu L-O, Slagboom J, Hempel B-F, Ngum NM, Kennerley RJ, Brocca JL, Whiteley G, Harrison RA, Bolton FMS, Debono J, Vonk FJ, Alföldi J, Johnson J, Karlsson EK, Lindblad-Toh K, Mellor IR, Süssmuth RD, Fry BG, Kuruppu S, Hodgson WC, Kool J, Castoe TA, Barnes I, Sunagar K, Undheim EAB, and Turvey ST
2019. Solenodon genome reveals convergent evolution of venom in eulipotyphlan mammals.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 116(51):25745–25755IF: 8.18Citations: 52
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1906117116
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Senji Laxme RR*, Suranse V*, and Sunagar K@
2018. Arthropod venoms: Biochemistry, Ecology and Evolution.
Toxicon (Special edition) 158:84–103IF: 4.11Citations: 52
57
Sunagar K*@, Columbus-Shenkar Y*, Fridrich A, Gutkovich N, Aharoni R, and Moran Y@
2018. Cell type-specific expression profiling unravels the development and evolution of stinging cells in sea anemone.
BMC Biology 16(1):108IF: 4.32Citations: 69
doi: 10.1186/s12915-018-0578-4
56
Baumann K, Dashevsky D, Sunagar K, and Fry BG
2018. Scratching the Surface of an Itch: Molecular Evolution of Aculeata Venom Allergens.
Journal of Molecular Evolution 86(7):484–500IF: 1.87Citations: 9
doi: 10.1007/s00239-018-9860-x
55
Suranse V, Srikanthan A, and Sunagar K@
2018. Animal Venoms: Origin, Diversity and Evolution. In eLS, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd (Ed.).
John Wiley & SonsCitations: 15
doi: 10.1002/9780470015902.a0000939.pub2
54
Columbus-Shenkar Y, Sachkova M, Macrander J, Fridrich A, Modepalli V, Reitzel AM, Sunagar K, and Moran Y
2018. Dynamics of venom composition across a complex life cycle.
eLife 7:e35014IF: 6.16Journal CoverCitations: 101
53
Sunagar K, Morgenstern A, Reitzel A and Moran Y
2016. Ecological venomics: how genomics, transcriptomics and proteomics can shed new light on the ecology and evolution of venom.
Journal of Proteomics 135:62–72IF: 3.01Citations: 102
doi: 10.1016/j.jprot.2015.09.015
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Reeks T, Lavergne V, Sunagar K, Jones A, Undheim E, Dunstan N, Fry BG and Alewood P
2016. Deep venomics of the Pseudonaja genus reveals inter- and intra-specific variation.
Journal of Proteomics 133:20–32IF: 3.01Citations: 38
doi: 10.1016/j.jprot.2015.11.019
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Sunagar K* and Moran Y*
2015. The Rise and Fall of an Evolutionary Innovation: Contrasting Strategies of Venom Evolution in Ancient and Young Animals.
PLoS Genetics 11(10):e1005596IF: 3.94Citations: 163
doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005596
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Ujvari B*, Caswell NR*, Sunagar K*, Arbuckle K, Wüster W, Lo N, Conigrave AD, Mun H, O'Meally D, Beckmann C, King G, Deplazes E and Madsen T
2015. Widespread convergence in toxin resistance by predictable molecular evolution.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 112(38):11911–11916IF: 8.18Journal CoverCitations: 163
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1511706112
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Jouiaei M, Sunagar K*, Federman Gross A, Scheib H, Alewood PF, Moran Y, et al.
2015. Evolution of an ancient venom: recognition of a novel family of cnidarian toxins and the common evolutionary origin of sodium and potassium neurotoxins in sea anemone.
Molecular Biology and Evolution 32(6):1598–610IF: 10.73Citations: 112
doi: 10.1093/molbev/msv050
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Fry BG, Koludarov I, Jackson TNW, Holford M, Terrat Y, Casewell NR, Undheim EAB, Vetter I, Ali SA, Low DHW, and Sunagar K
2015. Seeing the woods for the trees: understanding venom evolution as a guide for biodiscovery. In: Venoms to Drugs (G.F. King, ed.), Royal Society of Chemistry, London, UK. pp. 1–36.
Royal Society of ChemistryIF: 9.969Citations: 37
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Fry BG, Sunagar K, Casewell NR, Kochva E, Roelants K, Scheib H, Wüster W, Vidal N, Young B, Burbrink F, Pyron RA, Vonk FJ, and Jackson TNW
2015. The Origin and Evolution of the Toxicofera Reptile Venom System. In: Venomous reptiles and their toxins (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA.
Oxford University PressCitations: 34
46
Boyer L, Alagón A, Fry BG, Jackson TNW, Sunagar K, and Chippaux J-P
2015. Signs, Symptoms, and Treatment of Envenomation. In: Venomous reptiles and their toxins (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA.
Oxford University PressCitations: 34
45
Bénard-Valle M, Neri-Castro EE, Fry BG, Boyer L, Cochran C, Alam M, Jackson TNW, Paniagua D, Olvera-Rodríguez F, Koludarov I, Sunagar K, and Alagón A
2015. Antivenom Research and Development. In: Venomous reptiles and their toxins (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA.
Oxford University PressCitations: 16
44
Bénard-Valle M, Neri-Castro EE, Boyer L, Jackson TNW, Sunagar K, Clarkson M, and Fry BG
2015. Ineffective Traditional and Modern Techniques for the Treatment of Snakebite. In: Venomous reptiles and their toxins (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA.
Oxford University PressCitations: 10
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Fry BG, Hendrikx I, Rowley P, Jackson TNW, van der Ploeg H, Johnson R, Sasa M, Dunstan N, Barve S, Lock B, Phillip T, Zivkovic M, Boyer L, Wiley K, Harrison J, Carmichael R, Morris MC, Martelli P, Brandl D, Shankar G, McCarthy S, Sunagar K, Pittman J, and Cochran C
2015. Maintaining Venomous Reptile Collections: Protocols and Occupational Safety. In: Venomous reptiles and their toxins (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA.
Oxford University PressCitations: 10
42
Haberfid J, Martelli P, Johnson R, Barten S, Gillett A, Lock B, Jones R, Simpson S, Jackson TNW, Cochran C, Dunstan N, Sunagar K, and Fry BG
2015. Veterinary Care of Venomous Reptiles. In: Venomous reptiles and their toxins (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA.
Oxford University PressCitations: 4
41
Fry BG, Undheim EAB, Jackson TNW, Roelants K, Georgieva D, Vetter I, Calvete JJ, Scheib H, Cribb BW, Yang DC, Daly NL, Roy Manchadi ML, Gutiérrez JM, Lomonte B, Nicholson GM, Dziemborowicz S, Lavergne V, Ragnarsson L, Rash LD, Mobli M, Hodgson WC, Casewell NR, Nouwens A, Wagstaff SC, Ali SA, Whitehead DL, Herzig V, Monagle P, Kurniawan ND, Reeks T, and Sunagar K
2015. Research Methods. In: Venomous reptiles and their toxins (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA.
Oxford University PressCitations: 17
40
Utkin Y, Sunagar K, Jackson TNW, Reeks T, and Fry BG
2015. Three-Finger Toxins (3FTx). In: Venomous reptiles and their toxins (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA.
Oxford University PressCitations: 41
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Prieto da Silva ARB, Fry BG, Sunagar K, Scheib H, Jackson TNW, Rádis-Baptista G, Zaharenko AJ, de Sá Jr PL, Pereira A, Oguiura N, Hayashi MAF, Kerkis A, Yamane T, and Kerkis I
2015. Beta-Defensins. In: Venomous reptiles and their toxins (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA.
Oxford University Press
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Sunagar K, Jackson TNW, Reeks T, and Fry BG
2015. Cysteine-Rich Secretory Proteins. In: Venomous reptiles and their toxins (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA.
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Fry BG, Roelants K, Jackson TNW, Sunagar K, Takacs Z, Reeks T, and Kwok HF
2015. Exendin Peptides. In: Venomous reptiles and their toxins (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA.
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Earl S, Sunagar K, Jackson TNW, Reeks T, and Fry BG
2015. Factor Va Proteins. In: Venomous reptiles and their toxins (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA.
Oxford University PressCitations: 3
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Trabi M, Sunagar K, Jackson TNW, and Fry BG
2015. Factor Xa Enzymes. In: Venomous reptiles and their toxins (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA.
Oxford University PressCitations: 10
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Vaiyapuri S, Sunagar K, Gibbins JM, Jackson TNW, Reeks T, and Fry BG
2015. Kallikrein Enzymes. In: Venomous reptiles and their toxins (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA.
Oxford University PressCitations: 18
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Eng WS, Fry BG, Sunagar K, Takacs Z, Jackson TNW, and Guddat LW
2015. Kunitz Peptides. In: Venomous reptiles and their toxins (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA.
Oxford University PressCitations: 14
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Tan NH, Fry BG, Sunagar K, Jackson TNW, Reeks T, and Fung SY
2015. L-Amino Acid Oxidase Enzymes. In: Venomous reptiles and their toxins (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA.
Oxford University PressCitations: 7
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Arlinghaus FT, Fry BG, Sunagar K, Jackson TNW, Eble JA, Reeks T, and Clemetson KJ
2015. Lectin Proteins. In: Venomous reptiles and their toxins (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA.
Oxford University PressCitations: 15
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Fry BG, Sunagar K, Jackson TNW, Reeks T, and Kwok HF
2015. B-Type Natriuretic Peptides. In: Venomous reptiles and their toxins (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA.
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Fry BG, Jackson TNW, Takacs Z, Reeks T, and Sunagar K
2015. C-Type Natriuretic Peptides. In: Venomous reptiles and their toxins (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA.
Oxford University PressCitations: 11
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Sunagar K, Jackson TNW, Reeks T, and Fry BG
2015. Group I Phospholipase A2 Enzymes. In: Venomous reptiles and their toxins (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA.
Oxford University PressCitations: 29
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Sunagar K, Tsai IH, Lomonte B, Jackson TNW, and Fry BG
2015. Group II Phospholipase A2 Enzymes. In: Venomous reptiles and their toxins (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA.
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Bdolah A, Ducancel F, Sunagar K, Jackson TNW, and Fry BG
2015. Sarafotoxin Peptides. In: Venomous reptiles and their toxins (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA.
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Casewell NR, Sunagar K, Takacs Z, Calvete JJ, Jackson TNW, and Fry BG
2015. Snake Venom Metalloprotease Enzymes. In: Venomous reptiles and their toxins (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA.
Oxford University PressCitations: 37
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Fry BG, Richards R, Earl S, Cousin X, Jackson TNW, Weise C, and Sunagar K
2015. Lesser-Known or Putative Reptile Toxins. In: Venomous reptiles and their toxins (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA.
Oxford University PressCitations: 9
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Fry BG, Scheib H, Messenger K, Tyrrell KL, Hocknull S, Wroe S, Sunagar K, Goldstein EJC, Citron DM, and Jackson TNW
2015. Poisonous Snakes and Komodo Dragon Weaponized Bacteria: Which Is Myth and Which Is Reality? In: Venomous reptiles and their toxins (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA.
Oxford University PressCitations: 2
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Koludarov I, Jackson TN, Sunagar K, Nouwens A, Hendrikx I, and Fry BG
2014. Fossilized venom: the unusually conserved venom profiles of heloderma species (beaded lizards and gila monsters).
Toxins 6(12):3582–95IF: 3.97Citations: 36
doi: 10.3390/toxins6123582
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Zhang G et al.
2014. Comparative genomics across modern bird species reveal insights into pan-avian genome evolution and trait biodiversity.
Science 346(6215):1311–20IF: 61.71Journal CoverCitations: 1114
doi: 10.1126/science.1251385
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Mondol S, Kumar NS, Gopalaswamy A, Sunagar K, Karanth KU, and Ramakrishnan U
2014. Identifying species, sex and individual tigers and leopards in the Malenad-Mysore Tiger Landscape, Western Ghats, India.
Conservation Genetics Resources 7:353–361IF: 0.98Citations: 11
doi: 10.1007/s12686-014-0371-9
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Maldonado E*, Sunagar K*, Almeida D*, Vasconcelos V and Antunes A
2014. IMPACT_S: Integrated Multiprogram Platform to Analyze and Combine Tests of Selection.
PLoS ONE 9(10):e96243IF: 3.11Citations: 31
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096243
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Pineda SS*, Sollod BL*, Wilson D*, Darling A, Sunagar K, Undheim EA, Kely L, Antunes A, Fry BG and King GF
2014. Diversification of a single ancestral gene into a successful toxin superfamily in highly venomous Australian funnel-web spiders.
BMC Genomics 15:177IF: 3.51Citations: 55
doi: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-177
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Sunagar K, Casewell NR, Varma S, Kolla R, Antunes A, and Moran Y
2014. Deadly innovations: unravelling the molecular evolution of animal venoms. In: Toxinology, Venom Genomics and Proteomics (P. Gopalakrishnakone, ed.), pp. 1–23.
Springer Handbooks of ToxinologyCitations: 29
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Dutertre S, Jin A, Vetter I, Hamilton B, Sunagar K, Lavergne V, Dutertre V, Fry BG, Antunes A, Venter D, Alewood P and Lewis R
2014. Evolution of separate predatory and defensive venoms in killer snails.
Nature Communications 5(1):3521IF: 13.79Citations: 332
doi: 10.1038/ncomms4521
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Undheim E, Sunagar K, Hamilton BR, Brust A, Jones A, Morales JR, Winnen B, Vetter I, Lewis RJ, Venter D, Alewood P, Fry BG and King GF
2014. Multifunctional Warheads: Diversification of the toxin arsenal of centipede venoms via novel multidomain transcripts.
Journal of Proteomics 102:1–10IF: 3.01Citations: 51
doi: 10.1016/j.jprot.2014.02.024
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Sunagar K*, Undheim EA*, Scheib H*, Gren E*, Cochran C*, Person C*, Koludarov I, Kelln W, Hayes W, King GF, Antunes A and Fry BG
2014. Intraspecific venom variation in the medically significant Southern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus helleri): Biodiscovery, clinical and evolutionary implications.
Journal of Proteomics 99:68–83IF: 3.01Citations: 169
doi: 10.1016/j.jprot.2014.01.013
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Jackson TNW*, Sunagar K*, Undheim EAB, Koludarov I, Chan AHC, Sanders K, Ali SA, Hendrikx I, Dunstan N and Fry BG
2013. Venom down under: Dynamic evolution of Australian elapid snake toxins.
Toxins 5(12):2621–2655IF: 3.97Citations: 79
doi: 10.3390/toxins5122621
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Undheim EAB*, Sunagar K*, Herzig V*, Kely L, Low D, Jackson T, Jones A, Kurniawan N, King GF, Ali SA, Antunes A, Ruder T and Fry BG
2013. A proteomics and transcriptomics investigation of the venom from the Barychelidae spider Trittame loki (Brush-foot trapdoor).
Toxins 5(12):2488–2503IF: 3.97Citations: 88
doi: 10.3390/toxins5122488
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Sunagar K*, Undheim EAB*, Chan AHC, Jackson TNW, Koludarov I, Muñoz-Gómez SA, Antunes A and Fry BG
2013. Evolution stings: The origin and diversification of scorpion toxin peptide scaffolds.
Toxins 5(12):2456–2487IF: 3.97Citations: 104
doi: 10.3390/toxins5122456
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Sunagar K, Fry BG, Jackson TNW, Casewell NR, et al.
2013. Molecular Evolution of Vertebrate Neurotrophins: Co-Option of the Highly Conserved Nerve Growth Factor Gene into the Advanced Snake Venom Arsenal.
PLoS ONE 8(11):e81827IF: 3.11Citations: 77
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081827
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Sunagar K, Jackson TNW, Undheim EAB, Ali S, Antunes A and Fry BG
2013. Three-fingered RAVERs: Rapid Accumulation of Variations in Exposed Residues of snake venom toxins.
Toxins 5(11):2172–208IF: 3.97Citations: 148
doi: 10.3390/toxins5112172
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Terrat Y, Sunagar K, Fry BG, Jackson TNW, Scheib H, Fourmy R, Verdenaud M, Blanchet G, Antunes A and Ducancel F
2013. Atractaspis aterrima toxins: The first insight into the molecular evolution of venom in side-stabbers.
Toxins 5(11):1948–64IF: 3.97Citations: 27
doi: 10.3390/toxins5111948
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Low D*, Sunagar K*, Undheim E*, Ali SA*, Alagon AC, Ruder T, Jackson T, Kurniawan N, Gonzalez SP, King GF, Antunes A and Fry BG
2013. Dracula's Children: Molecular evolution of vampire bat venom.
Journal of Proteomics 89:95–111IF: 3.01Citations: 86
doi: 10.1016/j.jprot.2013.05.034
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Fry BG, Undheim E, (11 authors) and Sunagar K
2013. Squeezers and leaf-cutters: differential diversification and degeneration of the venom system in toxicoferan reptiles.
Molecular and Cellular Proteomics 12(7):1881–1899IF: 6.07Citations: 80
doi: 10.1074/mcp.M112.023143
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Brust A*, Sunagar K*, Vetter I*, Yang D*, Undheim E, Casewell N, Ruder T, Jackson T, Koludarov I, Alewood P, Hodgson WC, Lewis R, King GF, Antunes A and Fry BG
2013. Differential evolution and neofunctionalization of snake venom metalloprotease domains.
Molecular and Cellular Proteomics 12(3):651–663IF: 6.07Citations: 114
doi: 10.1074/mcp.M112.023135
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Ruder T*, Sunagar K*, Undheim E*, Ali SA, Wai T, Low D, Jackson T, King GF, Antunes A and Fry BG
2013. Molecular phylogeny and evolution of the proteins encoded by coleoid (Cuttlefish, Octopus, Squid) posterior venom glands.
Journal of Molecular Evolution 76(4):192–204IF: 1.87Citations: 86
doi: 10.1007/s00239-013-9552-5
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Koludarov I*, Sunagar K*, Undheim E*, Jackson TNW, Ruder T, Whitehead D, Saucedo AC, Mora GR, Alagon AC, King GF, Antunes A and Fry BG
2012. Structural and molecular diversification of the Anguimorpha lizard venom gland system in the arboreal species Abronia graminea.
Journal of Molecular Evolution 75(5–6):168–183IF: 1.87Citations: 28
doi: 10.1007/s00239-012-9529-9
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Sunagar K, Johnson WE, O'Brien SJ, Vasconcelos V and Antunes A
2012. Evolution of CRISPs associated with toxicoferan-reptilian venom and mammalian reproduction.
Molecular Biology and Evolution 29:1807–1822IF: 10.73Citations: 116
doi: 10.1093/molbev/mss058
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Mondol S, Navya R, Athreya V, Sunagar K, Selvaraj VM and Ramakrishnan U
2009. A panel of microsatellites to individually identify leopards and its application to leopard monitoring in human dominated landscapes.
BMC Genetics 10:79IF: 2.09Citations: 64
doi: 10.1186/1471-2156-10-79