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Curriculum Vitae — April 2026

Kartik Sunagar

Associate Professor · Evolutionary Biologist
Centre for Ecological Sciences — Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
+91-80-2293-2635 ksunagar@ iisc [dot] ac [dot] in www.venomicslab.com

Academic Positions

2017–Present Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India Associate Professor
2026–Present Venomics AI, AI-Accelerated Biodiscovery from Venoms Founder Director
2022–Present VISHAM: Venom Institute for Snakebite Health and Advanced Medicine Founder, Director
2022–Present Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology, Bangalore, India Adjunct Faculty
2015–2017 The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel Guest Scientist

Education

Doctor of Philosophy
Evolutionary Biology
University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
Distinction · Equivalent to Summa cum laude
December 2013
Master of Science
Applied Genetics
Karnataka University, Karnataka, India
Distinction · 1st Rank
August 2008
Bachelor of Science
Genetics, Chemistry & Zoology
Karnataka University, Karnataka, India
Distinction · 1st Rank (Genetics)
August 2006

Awards & Fellowships

2019 India Alliance/DBT Wellcome Fellow, Intermediate Fellowship India
2023 Professor Har Swarup Memorial Award, Indian National Science Academy India
2018 Ramanujan Fellowship, Science and Engineering Research Board India
2020 INSA Medal for Young Scientist, Indian National Science Academy India
2017 INSPIRE Faculty Award, Department of Science and Technology India
2026 Deccan Herald Changemaker, Deccan Herald India
2021 Merck Young Scientist Award, Merck India
2015 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship, European Commission EU
2015 Discovery Early Career Researcher Award, Australian Research Council Australia
2018 Gyandeep Award for excellence in scientific research, Department of Forest for the Maharashtra State India
2016 Toxins Travel Award, MDPI
2014 PBC Fellowship for Outstanding Postdoctoral Researchers from India, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Israel
2014 Lady Davis Postdoctoral Fellowship, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Israel
2014 Postdoctoral Fellowship, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Israel
2014 BIOL external Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) travel grant, University of Queensland Australia
2016 Young Investigators Registration Reimbursement Award, The Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution
2014 Postdoctoral fellowship, Foundation for Science and Technology (PTDC/MAR/115199/2009) Portugal
2014 Postdoctoral fellowship, Foundation for Science and Technology (PTDC/AAC-AMB/121301/2010) Portugal
2010 Doctoral fellowship, Foundation for Science and Technology Portugal

Recognition

Advisory & Committee Roles

  • 2024 Expert Committee, National Programme for Prevention and Control of Snakebite Envenoming in India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India
  • 2023 Expert Advisory Committee, National Action Plan for prevention and control of snakebite envenoming (NAP-SE), National Centre for Disease Control, Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India
  • 2022 Special Technical Advisory Committee, Aquaculture and Marine Biotechnology, Department of Biotechnology
  • 2022 Advisory Committee, Department of Atomic Energy and Maharashtra Government to develop Haffkine Institute
  • 2022 Expert Advisory Committee, ICMR Centre for Advance Research of Excellence on Snakebite
  • 2022 Expert Advisory Committee, National Task Force for Research on Snakebite in India, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
  • 2024–Present Key Opinion Leader on snakebite and antivenom, George Clinical
  • 2018 Technical Advisory Committee, Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission

Editorial Roles

  • 2021–2023 Deputy Editor, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • 2021–Present Guest Associate Editor, Frontiers in Tropical Diseases
  • 2021–Present Guest Editor, Journal of Biosciences
  • 2021 Guest Editor, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • 2022 Guest Associate Editor, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (Chemical Ecology section)
  • 2022 Review Editor, Frontiers in Tropical Diseases: Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • 2021–Present Steering Committee, The Snakebite Research Network
  • 2019–Present Executive Board Member, Indian Society for Toxinology and Snakebite Mitigation
  • 2015–2021 Editorial Board Member, Toxins MDPI
  • 2015–2020 Editorial Board Member, Toxins (Animal Venoms section)
  • 2018 Advisory Board, Snakebite Healing and Education Society
  • 2018 Advisory Board, ToxiVen Biotech Pvt. Ltd

Plenary / Keynote Talks & Chair

Gordon Research Conference (2023, 2024) · World Congress of the International Toxinology Society (2015, 2022, 2024) · Annual Meeting of Proteomics Society of India (2023)

Contribution to Academia

Manuscript Review

Science, Nature, Nature Communications, PNAS, Molecular Biology and Evolution, GigaScience, Genome Biology and Evolution, Frontiers in Immunology, PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Scientific Reports, BMC Evolutionary Biology, BMC Genomics, G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, Current Medicinal Chemistry, Journal of Proteomics, Toxins, Toxicon, FEBS Letters, Biochemie, Molecules, Theoretical Ecology, Journal of Molecular Evolution, PLoS One, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C, MDPI Insects, Current Science, and Herpetological Journal.

Grant Review

European Research Council, National Science Foundation (USA), Wellcome Trust, The Natural Environment Research Council (UK), Wellcome Trust DBT India Alliance, Australian Research Council, The Science Foundation Ireland, Department of Biotechnology, Department of Science and Technology, Rufford Small Grants Foundation.

Research Funding

Total Research Funding  Rs. 66,95,49,187
# Grant Funding Duration Role
1 AI-Accelerated Biodiscovery from Venoms.
Venomics AI Pvt. Ltd., India
 Rs.27,50,00,000 2026 – Present Founder and Director
2 Discovery and expression of recombinant camelid antibodies against 'Big Four' Indian snakes for snakebite diagnosis and treatment.
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), India
 Rs.7,00,00,000 01.11.2025 – 01.11.2029 Principal Investigator
3 Production of India's first regional antivenom.
Bharat Serums Ltd., India
 Rs.14,96,940 01.08.2022 – 01.08.2023 Principal Investigator
4 Cross-neutralisation potential of PANF African 14 antivenoms.
Premium Serums, India
 Rs.9,07,029 01.12.2021 – 01.12.2022 Principal Investigator
5 Venomics and antivenomics of medically important African snakes.
VINS Bio Products Ltd., India
 Rs.15,53,420 01.11.2021 – 01.11.2022 Principal Investigator
6 Detection of biting snake species from clinical samples.
The Hamish Ogston Foundation, UK
 Rs.78,00,000 01.02.2022 – 31.01.2023 Principal Investigator
7 SRPNTS continuation grant.
Wellcome Trust, UK
 Rs.1,99,67,674 01.04.2021 – 30.03.2023 Co-Investigator
8 Capacity development grant.
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, UK
 Rs.1,74,60,488 01.04.2021 – 30.03.2023 Co-Investigator
9 The Indian Venom Research Unit.
Government of Karnataka, India
 Rs.7,00,00,000 01.05.2021 – 01.04.2026 Principal Investigator
10 Anti-necrosis grant.
Wellcome Trust, UK
 Rs.8,93,85,347 01.04.2021 – 31.12.2025 Co-investigator
11 Antibody Discovery and Development Against Non-Immunogenic Snake Venom Toxins.
Wellcome Trust, UK
 Rs.1,42,11,219 01.07.2021 – 31.12.2024 Co-investigator
12 Wellcome Trust DBT India Alliance Intermediate Fellowship.
Wellcome Trust DBT India Alliance, UK-India
 Rs.3,60,00,000 01.09.2020 – 31.08.2025 Principal Investigator
13 Establishing quality analyses protocols for Indian and African snake venoms.
VINS Bio Products Ltd., India
 Rs.10,00,000 01.07.2020 – 31.04.2021 Principal Investigator
14 Fangs in the Ghats.
The Hamish Ogston Foundation & Global Snakebite Initiative, UK-Global
 Rs.4,67,070 01.03.2020 – 31.12.2021 Principal Investigator
15 SRPNTS program.
Department for International Development, UK
 Rs.4,50,00,000 01.08.2018 – 31.03.2021 Co-Investigator
16 INSPIRE Faculty Award.
Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India
 Rs.35,00,000 01.08.2018 – 31.03.2021 Principal Investigator
17 Formulation and preclinical evaluation of the second-generation Indian antivenom.
Serum Institute of India
 Rs.20,00,000 01.04.2019 – 31.12.2021 Principal Investigator
18 Biological Science Interdisciplinary Proposal.
Indian Institute of Science
 Rs.3,00,000 01.04.2019 Principal Investigator
19 Ramanujan Fellowship.
Science and Engineering Research Board, India
 Rs.35,00,000 Not taken Principal Investigator
20 Madras Crocodile Bank Trust and Centre for Herpetology.
USV Private Ltd., India
 Rs.4,75,000 26.02.2018 – 31.05.2019 Principal Investigator
21 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship.
European Commission
 Rs.1,42,00,000 01.05.2015 – 30.04.2017 Principal Investigator
22 Discovery Early Career Researcher Award.
Australian Research Council
 Rs.1,93,00,000 Not taken Principal Investigator

Publications

6121
Total Citations
39
h-index
71
i10-index

* Equal contribution    @ Corresponding author

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Prasad Gopalkrishna Gond, Mihir Kumar, Ajinkya Unawane, and Sunagar K@
2026. Aquatic assassins: Proteo-transcriptomic and functional profiling of giant water bug and water scorpion venoms.
ToxiconIF: 4.2
93
Abraham SV, Mathew D, Sreekumar A, George AV, Chanchal V, Kuzhikkathu KP, Rajeev PC, Valuvil UB, Kumar J, Mohan KB, Thomas J, Ayyan M, Das S, Sirur FM, Madhavan I, Rafi AM, Mukundan PK, Sunagar K, Krishnan SV and Palatty BU
2025. Clinical challenges, controversies, and regional strategies in snakebite care in India.
The Lancet Regional Health — Southeast AsiaIF: 4.2
92
Prasad Gopalkrishna Gond, Mihir Kumar, Ajinkya Unawane, and Sunagar K@
2025. Hiss and tell: What influences venom yields of India's big four snakes?
PLoS Neglected Tropical DiseasesIF: 4.2
91
Seneci L, Suranse V, Mancuso M, Senoner T, Xie B, Koludarov I, Sunagar K@ and Fry BG@
2025. Deadly innovations: Molecular phylogenetics and evolution of phospholipases A2 toxins in viperid snake venoms.
BiochemieIF: 4.2
90
Rudresha GV, Bhatia S, Samanta A, Naik M and Sunagar K@
2025. Dissecting Daboia: Investigating synergistic effects of Russell's viper venom toxins.
International Journal of Biological MacromoleculesIF: 8.5
89
Gond PG, Javed S, Samanta A, Unawane A, Nayak M, Jaglan A and Sunagar K@
2025. Explaining Echis: Proteotranscriptomic profiling of Echis carinatus venom.
ToxinsIF: 4.0
88
Rudresha G. V., Khochare S, Casewell NR, and Sunagar K@
2025. Preclinical evaluation of small molecule inhibitors as early-intervention therapeutics against the pan-Indian Russell's viper (Daboia russelii) envenoming.
Communications BiologyIF: 5.2
87
Sarangi N, Senji Laxme R. R. and Sunagar K@
2025. Significant Serpents: Predictive Modelling of Bioclimatic Venom Variation in Russell's Viper.
PLoS Neglected Tropical DiseasesIF: 4.41
86
Takjoo R, Schmidt C, Wilson D, Shaikh NY, Sunagar K, Loukas A, Smout M, and Daly N
2024. Structural analysis of an Asterias rubens peptide indicates the presence of a disulfide directed beta-hairpin.
FEBS Open BioIF: 2.8
85
U Rashmi, Bhatia S, Nayak M, Khochare S and Sunagar K@
2024. Elusive elapid: Biogeographic venom variation in Indian kraits and its repercussion on snakebite therapy.
Frontiers in PharmacologyIF: 5.35
84
Senji Laxme RR, Khochare S, Bhatia S, Martin G, and Sunagar K@
2024. From Birth to Bite: The Evolutionary Ecology of India's Medically Most Important Snake Venoms.
BMC BiologyIF: 5.04
83
Khochare S, Jaglan A, Rashmi U, Dam P, and Sunagar K@
2024. Harnessing the Cross-Neutralisation Potential of Existing Antivenoms for Mitigating the Outcomes of Snakebite in Sub-Saharan Africa.
International Journal of Molecular SciencesIF: 8.5
82
Khalek I, Senji Laxme, Nguyen I, (other authors), Sunagar K@ and Jardine J@
2024. Synthetic development of a broadly neutralizing antibody against snake venom long-chain alpha-neurotoxins.
Science Translational MedicineIF: 19.343Journal Cover
81
Jaglan A, Bhatia S, Martin G, and Sunagar K@
2023. The Royal Armoury: Venomics and antivenomics of king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) from the Indian Western Ghats.
International Journal of Biological MacromoleculesIF: 8.025
80
Khochare S, Laxme S, Jaikumar P, Kaur N, Attarde S, Martin G, and Sunagar K@
2023. Fangs in the Ghats: preclinical insights into the medical importance of endemic pit vipers from the Western Ghats.
International Journal of Molecular SciencesIF: 6.208
79
Shaikh NY and Sunagar K@
2023. The deep-rooted origin of disulfide-rich spider venom toxins.
eLifeIF: 8.713
78
Sunagar K@, Khochare S, Jaglan A, Senthil S and Suranse V
2022. Stings on wings: proteotranscriptomic and biochemical profiling of the lesser banded hornet (Vespa affinis) venom.
Frontiers in Molecular BiosciencesIF: 6.113
77
Cardoso F, Pineda S, Herzig V, Sunagar K, Shaikh NY, Jin A, King GF, Alewood P, Lewis R and Dutertre S
2022. The deadly toxin arsenal of the tree-dwelling Australian funnel-web spiders.
International Journal of Molecular SciencesIF: 6.208
76
Senji Laxme RR, Khochare S, Attarde S, Kaur N, Jaikumar P, Shaikh NY, Aharoni R, Primor N, Hawlena D, Moran Y@ and Sunagar K@
2022. The Middle Eastern cousin: Comparative venomics of Daboia palaestinae and Daboia russelii.
ToxinsIF: 5.07
75
Suranse V, Jackson TNW and Sunagar K@
2022. Contextual constraints: dynamic evolution of snake venom phospholipase A2.
ToxinsIF: 5.07
74
Attarde S, Iyer A, Khochare S, Shaligram U, Vikharankar M and Sunagar K@
2022. The preclinical evaluation of a second-generation antivenom for treating snake envenoming in India.
ToxinsIF: 5.07
73
Attarde SA, Khochare S, Iyer A, Jackson TNW and Sunagar K@
2022. To the islands their own: Venomics of the enigmatic Andaman cobra (N. sagittifera) and the preclinical failure of Indian antivenoms in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Frontiers in PharmacologyIF: 5.988
72
Suranse V, Iyer A, Jackson TNW and Sunagar K@
2021. Origin and Early Diversification of the Enigmatic Squamate Venom Cocktail. In: A Contribution to the Origin and Early Evolution of Snakes.
Cambridge University Press
71
Rashmi*, Khochare S*, Attarde S, Senji Laxme RR, Suranse V, Martin G, and Sunagar K@
2021. Remarkable intrapopulation venom variability in the monocellate cobra (Naja kaouthia) unveils India's snakebite problem.
Journal of ProteomicsIF: 3.855
70
Senji Laxme RR*, Attarde S*, Khochare S*, Suranse V, Martin G, Casewell NRC, Whitaker R, and Sunagar K@
2021. Biogeographic venom variation in Russell's viper (Daboia russelii) and the preclinical inefficacy of antivenom therapy in snakebite hotspots.
PLOS Neglected Tropical DiseasesIF: 4.781
69
Senji Laxme RR*, Attarde S*, Khochare S*, Suranse V, Martin G, Casewell NRC, Whitaker R, and Sunagar K@
2021. Biogeographical venom variation in the Indian spectacled cobra (Naja naja) underscores the pressing need for pan-India efficacious snakebite therapy.
PLOS Neglected Tropical DiseasesIF: 4.781Journal Cover
68
Kaur N, Iyer A, and Sunagar K@
2021. Evolution bites: Timeworn inefficacious snakebite therapy in the era of recombinant vaccines.
Indian PediatricsIF: 2.3
67
Sunagar K@ and Abraham SV
2021. The Curious Case of the "Neurotoxic Skink": Scientific Literature Points to the Absence of Venom in Scincidae.
ToxinsIF: 5.07
66
Sunagar K@*, Khochare S*, Laxme RRS, Attarde S, Dam P, Suranse V, Khaire A, Martin G and Captain A
2021. A wolf in another wolf's clothing: Post-genomic regulation dictates venom profiles of medically-important cryptic kraits in India.
ToxinsIF: 5.07
65
Indian Council of Medical Research, Department of Health Research
2021. White paper on venomous snakebite in India.
Indian Journal of Medical ResearchIF: 5.274
64
Herzig V*, Sunagar K*, Wilson DR*, Pineda SS*, Israel MR, Duterte S, McFarland BS, Undheim EAB, Hodgson WC, Alewood PF, Lewis RJ, Bosmans F, Vetter I, King GF and Fry BG
2020. Australian funnel-web spiders evolved human-lethal delta-hexatoxins for defense against vertebrate predators.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USAIF: 11.205
63
Casewell NRC*, Jackson TNW*, Lausten AH*, and Sunagar K*
2020. Causes and consequences of snake venom variation.
Trends in Pharmacological SciencesIF: 17.638
62
Tourniere O, Dolan D, Richards GS, Sunagar K, Columbus-Shenkar YY, Moran Y and Rentzsch F
2020. NvPOU4/Brain3 functions as a terminal selector gene in the nervous system of the cnidarian Nematostella vectensis.
Cell ReportsIF: 9.995Journal Cover
61
Editorial. Modica MV, Sunagar K, Holford M and Duterte S
2020. Diversity and Evolution of Animal Venoms: Neglected Targets, Ecological Interactions, Future Perspectives.
Frontiers in Ecology and EvolutionIF: 4.496
60
Senji Laxme RR*, Khochare S*, de Souza HF*, Ahuja B, Suranse V, Martin G, Whitaker R, and Sunagar K@
2019. Beyond the 'big four': Venom profiling of the medically important yet neglected Indian snakes reveals disturbing antivenom deficiencies.
PLoS Neglected Tropical DiseasesIF: 4.781Journal Cover
59
Casewell NR*, Petras D, Card DC, Suranse V, Mychajliw AM, Richards D, Koludarov I, Albulescu L-O, Slagboom J, Hempel B-F, Ngum NM, Kennerley RJ, Brocca JL, Whiteley G, Harrison RA, Bolton FMS, Debono J, Vonk FJ, Alfoldi J, Johnson J, Karlsson EK, Lindblad-Toh K, Mellor IR, Sussmuth RD, Fry BG, Kuruppu S, Hodgson WC, Kool J, Castoe TA, Barnes I, Sunagar K, Undheim EAB and Turvey ST
2019. Solenodon genome reveals convergent evolution of venom in eulipotyphlan mammals.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USAIF: 11.205
58
Sunagar K@*, Columbus-Shenkar Y*, Fridrich A, Gutkovich N, Aharoni R, and Moran Y@
2018. Cell type-specific expression profiling unravels the development and evolution of stinging cells in sea anemone.
BMC BiologyIF: 7.364
57
Baumann K, Dashevsky D, Sunagar K, and Fry BG
2018. Scratching the Surface of an Itch: Molecular Evolution of Aculeata Venom Allergens.
Journal of Molecular EvolutionIF: 3.973
56
Columbus-Shenkar Y, Sachkova M, Macrander J, Fridrich A, Modepalli V, Reitzel AM, Sunagar K, and Moran Y
2018. Dynamics of venom composition across a complex life cycle.
eLifeIF: 8.713Journal Cover
55
Laxme S.R.R*, Suranse V*, and Sunagar K@
2018. Arthropod venoms: Biochemistry, Ecology and Evolution.
Toxicon (Special edition)IF: 3.033
54
Suranse V, Srikantan A, and Sunagar K@
2018. Animal Venoms: origin, diversity, and evolution. In eLS, John Wiley and Sons, Ltd.
John Wiley and Sons
53
Sunagar K, Morgenstern A, Reitzel A and Moran Y
2016. Ecological venomics: how genomics, transcriptomics and proteomics can shed new light on the ecology and evolution of venom.
Journal of ProteomicsIF: 3.855
52
Reeks T, Lavergne V, Sunagar K, Jones A, Undheim E, Dunstan N, Fry BG and Alewood P
2015. Deep venomics of the Pseudonaja genus reveals inter- and intra-specific variation.
Journal of ProteomicsIF: 3.855
51
Sunagar K@ and Moran Y@
2015. The rise and fall of an evolutionary innovation: contrasting strategies of venom evolution in ancient and evolutionarily young animals.
PLoS GeneticsIF: 6.02
50
Ujvari B*, Caswell NR*, Sunagar K*, Arbuckle K, Wuster W, Lo N, Conigrave AD, Mun H, O'Meally D, Beckmann C, King G, Deplazes E and Madsen T
2015. Widespread convergence in toxin resistance by predictable molecular evolution.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USAIF: 11.1Journal Cover
49
Jouiaei M*, Sunagar K*, Federman Gross A, Scheib H, Alewood PF, Moran Y and Fry BG
2015. Evolution of an ancient venom: recognition of a novel family of cnidarian toxins and the common evolutionary origin of sodium and potassium neurotoxins in sea anemone.
Molecular Biology and EvolutionIF: 8.8
48–23
K. Sunagar et al.
2015. Multiple book chapters in Venomous reptiles and their toxins: Evolution, pathophysiology and Biodiscovery (ed. B.G. Fry), Oxford Press, USA; and Venoms to Drugs (ed. Glenn King), The Royal Society of Chemistry.
Oxford Press / The Royal Society of Chemistry
22
Sunagar K@, Casewell NR, Varma S, Kolla R, Antunes A, and Moran Y
2014. Deadly innovations: unravelling the molecular evolution of animal venoms. In: Toxinology, Venom Genomics and Proteomics (ed. P. Gopalakrishnakone). p. 1-23
Springer Handbooks of Toxinology
21
Koludarov I, Jackson TN, Sunagar K, Nouwens A, Hendrikx I, Fry BG
2014. Fossilized venom: the unusually conserved venom profiles of heloderma species (beaded lizards and gila monsters).
ToxinsIF: 5.075
20
Zhang G et al.
2014. Comparative genomics reveals insights into avian genome evolution and adaptation.
ScienceIF: 47.728
19
Mondol S, Kumar NS, Gopalaswamy A, Sunagar K, Karanth KU, Ramakrishnan U
2014. Identifying species, sex and individual tigers and leopards in the Malenad-Mysore Tiger Landscape, Western Ghats, India.
Conservation Genetics ResourcesIF: 0.973
18
Maldonado E*, Sunagar K*, Almeida D*, Vasconcelos V, Antunes A
2014. IMPACTS: Integrated Multiprogram Platform to Analyze and Combine Tests of Selection.
PloS OneIF: 3.7
17
Dutertre S, Jin A, Vetter I, Hamilton B, Sunagar K, Lavergne V, Dutertre V, Fry BG, Antunes A, Venter D, Alewood P and Lewis R
2014. Evolution of separate predation-and defence-evoked venoms in carnivorous cone snails.
Nature CommunicationsIF: 16.6
16
Undheim E, Sunagar K, Hamilton BR, Brust A, Jones A, Morales JR, Winnen B, Vetter I, Lewis RJ, Venter D, Alewood P, Fry BG and King GF
2014. Multifunctional Warheads: Diversification of the toxin arsenal of centipede venoms via novel multidomain transcripts.
Journal of ProteomicsIF: 3.855
15
Pineda SS*, Sollod BL*, Wilson D*, Darling A, Sunagar K, Undheim EA, Keby L, Antunes A, Fry BG and King GF
2014. Diversification of a single ancestral gene into a successful toxin superfamily in highly venomous Australian funnel-web spiders.
BMC GenomicsIF: 4.558
14
Sunagar K*, Undheim EA*, Scheib H*, Gren E*, Cochran C*, Person C*, Koludarov I, Kelln W, Hayes W, King GF, Antunes A and Fry BG
2014. Intraspecific venom variation in the medically significant Southern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus helleri).
Journal of ProteomicsIF: 3.855
13
Jackson TNW*, Sunagar K*, Undheim EAB, Koludarov I, Chan AHC, Sanders K, Ali SA, Hendrikx I, Dunstan N and Fry BG
2013. Venom down under: Dynamic evolution of Australian elapid snake toxins.
ToxinsIF: 5.07
12
Sunagar K*, Undheim EA*, Chan AHC, Jackson TNW, Koludarov I, Munoz-Gomez SA, Antunes A and Fry BG
2013. Evolution stings: The origin and diversification of scorpion toxin peptide scaffolds.
ToxinsIF: 5.07
11
Undheim EA*, Sunagar K*, Herzig V*, Kely L, Low D, Jackson T, Jones A, Kurniawan N, King GF, Ali SA, Antunes A, Ruder T and Fry BG
2013. A proteomics and transcriptomics investigation of the venom from the Barychelidae spider Trittame loki.
ToxinsIF: 5.07
10
Sunagar K, Fry BG, Jackson TNW, Casewell NR, Undheim EAB, Vidal N, Ali S, King GF, Vasudevan K, Vasconcelos V and Antunes A
2013. Molecular evolution of vertebrate neurotrophins: Co-option of the highly conserved nerve growth factor gene into the advanced snake venom arsenal.
PLoS OneIF: 3.240
9
Sunagar K, Jackson TNW, Antunes A and Fry BG
2013. Three-fingered RAVERs: Rapid Accumulation of Variations in Exposed Residues of Snake Venom Toxins.
ToxinsIF: 5.07
8
Terrat Y, Sunagar K, Fry BG, Jackson TNW, Scheib H, Fourmy R, Verdenaud M, Blanchet G, Antunes A and Ducancel F
2013. Atractaspis aterrima toxins: The first insight into the molecular evolution of venom in side-stabbers.
ToxinsIF: 5.07
7
Low D*, Sunagar K*, Undheim E*, Ali SA*, Alagon AC, Ruder T, Jackson T, Kurniawan N, Gonzalez SP, King GF, Antunes A and Fry BG
2013. Dracula's Children: Molecular evolution of vampire bat venom.
Journal of ProteomicsIF: 3.855
6
Fry BG, Undheim E, (11 authors) and Sunagar K
2013. Squeezers and leaf-cutters: differential diversification and degeneration of the venom system in toxicoferan reptiles.
Molecular and Cellular ProteomicsIF: 7.381
5
Brust A*, Sunagar K*, Vetter I*, Yang D*, Undheim E, Casewell N, Ruder T, Jackson T, Koludarov I, Alewood P, Hodgson WC, Lewis R, King GF, Antunes A and Fry BG
2013. Differential evolution and neofunctionalization of snake venom metalloprotease domains.
Molecular and Cellular ProteomicsIF: 7.381
4
Ruder T*, Sunagar K*, Undheim E*, Ali SA, Wai T, Low D, Jackson T, King GF, Antunes A and Fry BG
2013. Molecular phylogeny and evolution of the proteins encoded by coleoid (Cuttlefish, Octopus, Squid) posterior venom glands.
Journal of Molecular EvolutionIF: 3.973
3
Koludarov I*, Sunagar K*, Undheim E*, Jackson TNW, Ruder T, Whitehead D, Saucedo AC, Mora GR, Alagon AC, King GF, Antunes A and Fry BG
2012. Structural and molecular diversification of the Anguimorpha lizard venom gland system in the arboreal species Abronia graminea.
Journal of Molecular EvolutionIF: 3.973
2
Sunagar K, Johnson WE, O'Brien SJ, Vasconcelos V and Antunes A
2012. Evolution of CRISPs associated with toxicoferan-reptilian venom and mammalian reproduction.
Molecular Biology and EvolutionIF: 8.80
1
Mondol S, Navya R, Athreya V, Sunagar K, Selvaraj VM and Ramakrishnan U
2009. A panel of microsatellites to individually identify leopards and its application to leopard monitoring in human dominated landscapes.
BMC GeneticsIF: 2.797