The 3rd International Online Conference on Toxins
Thank you for attending IOCT2025 !
On behalf of the conference organizing committee of The 3rd International Online Conference on Toxins (IOCT 2025) , we would like to express our appreciation to all of the participants for their contributions. From all accounts, the event was a success.
We are pleased to announce that all IOCT 2025 award winners have now been selected, and the recipients have been notified.
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Click HERE for the Book of Abstracts.
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Publication Opportunities for IOCT 2025 Participants.
For any inquiries, please contact us at: ioct2025@mdpi.com
the chair
- Plant, Animal, Insect and Microbial Toxins: New Developments;
- Novel Insights on The Mechanism of Action and/or Pathophysiology of Toxins;
- Use of Toxins as Tools for Research, Drug Discovery, and Therapeutics;
- Impact of Toxins on Public Health;
- Impact of Toxins on Agriculture;
- Foodborne Toxins.
Prof. Dr. Jay W. Fox,
Department of Microbiology, University of Virginia Medical School, United States
Editor-in-Chief, the journal Toxins of MDPI
Meet the Event Chair
Important Dates
- Abstract submission deadlineJun 12, 2025
- Abstract acceptance notificationJul 11, 2025
- Registration end dateSep 05, 2025
Meet Our Speakers
Dr. Ashleigh Paparella
The University of Sydney School of Medical Sciences, Camperdown, Australia;
Dr Ashleigh S. Paparella is a Lecturer in the School of Medical Sciences at the University of Sydney. She specializes in enzymology, protein biochemistry, and antimicrobial drug discovery, with a focus on Clostridioides difficile toxins. Previously, she was a staff scientist at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. Dr Paparella earned her PhD from the University of Adelaide and has recently started her own research group at the University of Sydney.
Dr. Michael J. Rudolph
New York Structural Biology Center, New York, USA;
Michael J. Rudolph, Ph.D. is a structural biologist and molecular biochemist specializing in protein crystallography and drug discovery. With a Ph.D. from Stony Brook University and postdoctoral work at Harvard and Columbia, his research has led to high-impact publications and collaborations with the Department of Defense. He combines structural insight with advanced biochemical techniques to design novel small-molecule inhibitors and has extensive experience in teaching and mentoring.
Dr. Andreas Rummel
Hannover Medical School | MHH · Institute for Toxicology;
Andreas Rummel, PhD, Senior Group Leader at the Institut für Toxikologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (Germany), is an internationally recognized expert on clostridial neurotoxins. He has authored over 50 peer-reviewed articles, 13 reviews/book chapters, co-edited Botulinum Neurotoxins, and holds multiple patents. Since 2015, he has served on the board of the International Neurotoxin Association and as editor of Toxins. Dr. Rummel is frequently invited to speak at international conferences and acts as a litigation expert for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Prof. Dr. Colin Berry
Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University Park Place, Wales, UK;
Professor Berry obtained his BSc in Biochemistry from the University of Southampton and his PhD from the University of Bristol, later completing postdoctoral work at the National University of Singapore. He has held positions at Cardiff University since 1992, progressing from Royal Society Research Fellow to Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Reader, and, since 2019, Professor of Biochemistry.
He is an active member of the Society for Invertebrate Pathology, where he has served as Chair of the Bacterial Division, and he serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Invertebrate Pathology.
Professor Colin Berry is based at the Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, where his research focuses on bacterial insecticidal proteins used in the biological control of agricultural pests and insect vectors of disease. His laboratory investigates the specificity and mechanisms of action of these proteins, as well as their structural properties through X-ray crystallography, Xfel, and cryo-electron microscopy. He also leads studies on mosquito behaviour and their responses to semiochemicals and artificial feedants.
Dr. Mònica Campàs
Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA), La Ràpita, Spain;
Mònica Campàs graduated in Chemical Sciences and obtained the European PhD in Chemical Engineering from the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Spain). After her PhD, she worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Université de Perpignan-Via Domitia (France). Currently, she is a researcher at the Marine and Continental Waters Program of IRTA, where she is leading a research line on the development and application of biosensors and other biotechnological tools for the detection of toxins, microalgae, viruses and bacteria. She has published more than 100 articles and 14 book chapters, and has co-edited a book on marine toxins analysis. She has been principal investigator of 13 projects. She has directed 5 PhD thesis, 3 more being in progress. She is Executive Editor of Analytical Biochemistry (Elsevier) and Scientific Reports (Nature).
- S1. Plant, Animal, Insect and Microbial Toxins: New Developments
- S2. Novel Insights on the Mechanism of Action and/or Pathophysiology of Toxins
- S3. Use of Toxins as Tools for Research, Drug Discovery, and Therapeutics
- S4. Impact of Toxins on Public Health
- S5. Impact of Toxins on Agriculture
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On behalf of the Event Chair and Organizing Committee of IOCT 2025, we are pleased to announce the winners of the Best Oral Presentation Awards, Best Poster Awards and the Young Investigator Award.
The Best Oral Presentation Awards have been awarded to:
|
ID |
Title |
Presenter |
| sciforum-126273 |
Modeling Neuromuscular Junction Intoxication Using Human iPSC-derived Organoids |
Caleb Alejandro Aguayo |
| sciforum-127703 | Alejandra Bravo | |
| sciforum-116014 | Reinhard Zeleny |
The Best Poster Awards have been awarded to:
|
ID |
Title |
Authors |
| sciforum-128929 | Snake venom toxicity in Artemia salina |
Federico Camicia |
| sciforum-125532 |
Determination of Cannabinoids in Hemp Seeds, Oil, and Tea Samples Using LC-MS/MS |
Ewelina Kowalczyk |
| sciforum-125991 | Evaluation of Ciguatoxin-like Activity in Non-Native Fish Species from the Canary Islands |
Daniel Tavío |
The Young Investigator Award have been awarded to:
|
ID |
Title |
Authors |
| sciforum-125155 | Combined Detection of Tetrodotoxin and Saxitoxin in Seafood with a Multiplexed Electrochemical Biosensor |
Jaume Reverté |
Day 1
Session 4: Impact of Toxins on Public Health
Session 5: Impact of Toxins on Agriculture
Session 6: Foodborne Toxins
Session 1: Plant, Animal, Insect and Microbial Toxins: New Developments
Day 2
Flash Poster Session
Session 3: Use of Toxins as Tools for Research, Drug Discovery and Therapeutics
Day 3
Session 2: Novel Insights on the Mechanism of Action and/or Pathophysiology of Toxins
Ms. Dora Szepesi
Mr. Ionut Spatar
Mr. Russel Wang
Email: ioct2025@mdpi.com
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