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International Symposium “Snake Toxins and Venoms: From Molecular Mechanisms to Therapeutic Perspectives”

International Symposium “Snake Toxins and Venoms: From Molecular Mechanisms to Therapeutic Perspectives”

This event will be held on January 28 and 29, 2021 in virtual mode and is organized by Network for Snake Venom Research and Drug Discovery, as a network of laboratories of Universities in Chile, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia and Argentina that seek collaboration multidisciplinary study in the applied study of snake venom from South America. The symposium will have guest speakers from South America and we will have free communications so that students can show their work as well.

Researchers of Network for snake venom research and Drug Discovery comment on their finding on the presence of the invasive gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris in continental Chile

Researchers of Network for snake venom research and Drug Discovery comment on their finding on the presence of the invasive gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris in continental Chile

Recently, Dr. Urra, together with researchers Bruno Miranda, Nel Melero, and Alejandro Zúñiga reported the discovery of the first specimen of the invasive gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris in the historic center of Santiago, capital of Chile. This record is the southernmost known in South America for this species and was recently reported on Chilean television.