The New COST Action European Venom Network (EUVEN)-synergy and Future Perspectives of Modern Venomics

Overview

Journal Gigascience

Publisher Oxford University Press

Specialties Biology
Genetics

Date 2021 Mar 25

PMID 33764467

Citations 5

Authors

Maria Vittoria Modica

Rafi Ahmad

Stuart Ainsworth

Gregor Anderluh

Agostinho Antunes

Dimitris Beis

Figen Caliskan

Mauro Dalla Serra

Sebastien Dutertre

Yehu Moran

Ayse Nalbantsoy

Naoual Oukkache

Stano Pekar

Maido Remm

Bjoern Marcus von Reumont

Yiannis Sarigiannis

Andrea Tarallo

Jan Tytgat

Eivind Andreas Baste Undheim

Yuri Utkin

Aida Verdes

Aude Violette

Giulia Zancolli

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Abstract

Venom research is a highly multidisciplinary field that involves multiple subfields of biology, informatics, pharmacology, medicine, and other areas. These different research facets are often technologically challenging and pursued by different teams lacking connection with each other. This lack of coordination hampers the full development of venom investigation and applications. The COST Action CA19144-European Venom Network was recently launched to promote synergistic interactions among different stakeholders and foster venom research at the European level.

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