Last verified September 7, 2026

Associate Professor for Toxinology Volker Herzig

University of the Sunshine Coast · School of Science, Technology & Engineering

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Research focus

Healthcare and Venom ResearchInsect and Pesticide ResearchAntimicrobial Peptides and Activitiesvenompeptidespiderscorpionbioinsecticides

Recent publications

A Draft Male Genome Assembly of the Slipper Lobster (Thenus australiensis) Reveals an XY System and a Validated Diagnostic Marker for Monosex Aquaculture. (2026)
Bioactivity profiling of spider venoms reveals predominant hyaluronidase activities (2026)
Corrigendum to ‘Intersexual variations in the venom of the Brazilian ‘armed’ spider Phoneutria nigriventer (Keyserling, 1891)’ [Toxicon 40 (2002) 1399-1406, (S0041010102001368), (10.1016/S0041-0101(02)00136-8)] (2026)
Evaluation of the insecticidal activity of the spider-venom peptides Dc1a and Ta1a against economically important lepidopteran pests (2026)
Roles of a Y-Linked iDmrt1 Paralogue and Insulin-like Androgenic Gland Hormone in Sexual Development in the Tropical Rock Lobster, Panulirus ornatus (2025)
'Venom' – a manipulative weapon for overcoming the victim’s protective barriers (2025)
A hydrophobic loop of the spider-venom peptide Tl1a drives activity at NaV1.8 (2025)
A review of the venom microbiome and its utility in ecology and evolution including future directions for emerging research (2025)
Comparative venomics suggests an evolutionary adaption of spider venom from predation to defense (2025)
Convergent evolutionary adaption of spider venom from predation to defense (2025)

Previous affiliations

The University of Queensland (AU)

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