The 3rd International Online Conference on Toxins
The 3rd International Online Conference on Toxins
Part of the International Online Conferences on Toxins series
Event's Timezone: Central European Summer Time
12 May 2025
11 July 2025
5 September 2025
Novel Plant Toxins, Foodborne Toxins, Animal Venoms, Mycotoxins, Bacterial Toxins
Welcome from 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
Event Chair
Department of Microbiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA,
Editor-in-Chief, the journal Toxins of MDPI
Session Chairs
Prof. Dr. Jay W. Fox
Department of Microbiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Prof. Dr. Nilgun E. Tumer
Department of Plant Biology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, USA
Dr. Panagiota Katikou
Hellenic Agricultural Organization—DIMITRA, Veterinary Research Institute of Thessaloniki, Department of Hy-giene and Technology of Food of Animal Origin and Toxicology,Thermi, Greece
Prof. Dr. Joseph Barbieri
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA
Event Committee
Laboratoire de Chimie Agro-Industrielle, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
impact of climate changes on fungal biodiversity; fungi and indoors; modulation of mycotoxin synthesis by natural compoundsimpact of climate changes on fungal biodiversity; modulation of mycotoxin synthesis by natural compounds
Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Italy
drug delivery; toxins; immune conjugates; cancer therapy; protein structure; protein toxins; immunotoxins; endocytosis
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Venom-based peptide drug; Antibody therapy; Cancer biomarker; Drug resistance; photoelectrochemical immunoassay
mycotoxins; fungal metabolites; antimicrobial; anticancer; antinflammatory; antioxidant
Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, USA
Toxins, Diagnostics, and Therapies Basic Biology of Bacterial, Viral, or Parasite Diseases
Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova,
Institute for Neuroscience, National Research Council, Padova, Italy
neurotoxins; peripheral neurodegeneration; neuroregeneration
venom research; sequence, structure and functional analysis of venom proteins; development of diagnostic and improved therapeutic strategies for snakebites; the impact of venoms on the cardiovascular system; clinical management of snakebites in patients;
Sea and Marine Resources Department (DMRM), The Portuguese Sea and Atmosphere Institute, I.P. (IPMA, IP), Algés, Portugal
marine biotoxins; phycotoxins; harmful algal blooms; liquid (LC-UV, LC-FLD) and mass spectrometry (LC-MS) chromatography; microalgae cultures; monitoring programmes; food safety; public health; global change
Mycotoxins, Toxicology, Food Safety & Quality, Food analyses, Nutrition Health
Keynote Speaker
State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
Qiugang Ma works in the College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University（CAU）, Beijing, China. He obtained his Ph.D. in Animal Nutrition and Feed Science from one cooperative program between CAU and Hohenheim University (Germany) and then worked as a long-term fellow in CAU. The major research interest of his group includes the release, absorption, metabolism, and residues of mycotoxins in animals, the development of mycotoxin-degrading bacteria and the study of their degrading mechanisms to develop green and safe feedstuff additives, feed safety and healthy farming, and nutritional needs of monogastric animals.
mycotoxin bio-degradation; mycotoxin detoxification; feed-food safety; molecular toxicology of dietary mycotoxins
Invited Speaker
Postdoctoral Fellow (UPM), Visiting Scientist (Rutgers, USA),
Department of Applied Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad
Food Safety, Food preservation, food quality and food microbiology, Edible food packaging, mycotoxins in food, heterocyclic aromatic amines in meat, acrylamide in food
Sessions
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
S6. Foodborne Toxins
Registration
If you are registering several people under the same registration, please do not use the same email address for each person, but their individual university email addresses. Thank you for your understanding.
To apply for the Young Investigator Award at IOCT 2025, please select the "Young Investigator Award Application" option during registration, and upload the following documents:
1. Detailed curriculum vitae (CV), including an updated publication list and a list of the researcher’s own research grants;
2. Scanned copy of doctorate certificate or PhD student ID.
NOTE: This award is designed to honor and encourage the outstanding achievements of Young Investigators in toxins research. Eligibility for this award is based on the following criteria:
1. Not exceeding 35 years of age;
2. Submission of an abstract accepted by IOCT 2025;
3. Applicants must currently be pursuing a PhD or have obtained a PhD degree;
4. Applicants must have conducted groundbreaking research and made significant contributions to the field of toxins.
Please note that the submission and registration are two separate parts. Only scholars who registered can receive a link to access the conference live streaming. The deadline for registration is 5 September 2025.
Instructions for Authors
The 3rd International Online Conference on Toxins will accept abstracts only.
The accepted abstracts will be available online on Sciforum.net during and after the conference.
1. Deadline for abstract submission: 12 May 2025.
2. Deadline for abstract acceptance notification: 11 July 2025.
You will be notified of the acceptance of an oral presentation in a separate email.
Certificates of Participation will only be available in your logged-in area of Sciforum.net, under “My certificates” after the conference.
Abstract submissions should be completed online by registering with www.sciforum.net and using the "New Submission" function once logged into the system. No physical template is necessary.
1. The abstract structure should include the introduction, methods, results, and conclusions sections of about 200–300 words in length.
2. All abstracts should be submitted and presented in clear, publication-ready English with accurate grammar and spelling.
3. You may submit multiple abstracts. However, only one abstract will be selected for oral presentation.
Detailed Requirements:
1. The submitting author must ensure that all co-authors are aware of the contents of the abstract.
2. Please select only one presenter for each submission. If you would like to change the presenter after submission, please email us accordingly.
Note: We only accept live presentations.
- Size in pixel: 1080 width x 1536 height–portrait orientation.
- Size in cm: 38,1 width x 54,2 height–portrait orientation.
- Font size: ≥16.
Examples of successful submissions can be viewed here at the following links: (1), (2), (3).
It is the authors' responsibility to identify and declare any personal circumstances or interests that may be perceived as inappropriately influencing the representation or interpretation of clinical research. If there is no conflict, please state "The authors declare no conflicts of interest." This should be conveyed in a separate "Conflict of Interest" statement preceding the "Acknowledgments" and "References" sections at the end of the manuscript. Any financial support for the study must be fully disclosed in the "Acknowledgments" section.
MDPI, the publisher of the Sciforum.net platform, is an open access publisher. We believe authors should retain the copyright to their scholarly works. Hence, by submitting an abstract to this conference, you retain the copyright to the work, but you grant MDPI the non-exclusive right to publish this abstract online on the Sciforum.net platform. This means you can easily submit your full paper (with the abstract) to any scientific journal at a later stage and transfer the copyright to its publisher if required.
Publication Opportunity
Participants in this conference are cordially invited to contribute a full manuscript to a Special Issue published in Toxins (ISSN: 2072-6651, Impact Factor 3.9), with a 20% discount on the publication fee. All submitted papers will undergo MDPI’s standard peer-review procedure. The abstracts should be cited and noted on the first page of the paper.
All accepted abstracts will be published in the conference report of IOCT 2025 in Biology and Life Sciences Forum (ISSN: 2673-9976); if you wish to publish an extended proceeding paper (3-6 pages), please submit it to the same journal after the conference.
Authors are asked to disclose that it is a proceeding paper of the IOCT 2025 conference paper in their cover letter.
Proceedings submission deadline: 27 October 2025
Carefully read the rules outlined in the 'Instructions for Authors' on the journal’s website and ensure that your submission adheres to these guidelines.
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Title
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Full author names
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Affiliations (including full postal address) and authors' e-mail addresses
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Abstract
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Keywords
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Introduction
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Methods
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Results and Discussion
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Conclusions
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Acknowledgements
Event Awards
The Awards
Number of Awards Available: 3
The Best Oral Presentation Awards are given to the submission judged to make the most significant oral contribution to the conference.
There will be three winners selected for this award. The winner will receive a certificate and 200 CHF each.
Number of Awards Available: 3
The Best Poster Awards are given to the submission judged to make the most significant and interesting poster for the conference.
There will be three winners selected for this award. The winner will receive a certificate and 200 CHF each.
Number of Awards Available: 1
In recognition of the significant contributions made by young investigators in the field of toxins, the IOCT 2025 conference is proud to introduce the Young Investigator Award.
This award is designed to honor and encourage the outstanding achievements of young investigators in toxins research.
The winner will receive a full waiver of the APC in Toxins.
To be considered for this award, please select the "Young Investigator Award Application" option during the registration process. Please carefully review the eligibility criteria and upload the required documents as specified.
We encourage all eligible young investigators to apply for this prestigious award！
Sponsors and Partners
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Organizers
Media Partners
Conference Secretariat
Ms. Dora Szepesi
Ms. Liz Cui
Email: ioct2025@mdpi.com
For inquiries regarding submissions and sponsorship opportunities, please feel free to contact us.
