Professor Irina Vetter
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Irina Vetter

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Background

I am an NHMRC Leadership Fellow with joint apointments at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB) and School of Pharmacy, UQ. My research interests lie in the fields of peripheral pain mechanisms, target identification and analgesic drug discovery. I investigate the contribution of ion channels to sensory neuronal physiology using highly subtype-selective toxins isolated from venomous animals with the aim to develop novel analgesics with improved efficacy and tolerability.

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Professor Irina Vetter is:
Available for supervision
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Fields of research

Clinical sciences Neurosciences Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Research interests

  • Understanding pain pathways

    Pain is a major medical and socio-economic issue affecting one in five Australians. Our research aims to understand the molecular mechanisms behind pain. The current focus of the lab is to use toxins from plants and venomous animals to understand the molecular pharmacology of pain. These toxins are highly selective for ion channels and receptors found in the sensory neurons that detect pain and can potentially be developed into novel analgesics. Our research also investigates the mechanisms contributing to chemotherapy-induced pain, cancer-associated pain, inflammatory and neuropathic pain, and the painful marine toxin disease known as ciguatera. To investigate the neuropharmacology of pain we use a range of techniques including: in vivo pain pathway characterisation, high-content imaging of cultured sensory neurons, high-throughput screening using calcium and membrane potential assays, and traditional pharmacological assays. While all pain has similar symptoms, it is becoming clear that the underlying mechanisms behind pain can vary. Our research has already challenged traditional understanding of pain pathways and sensory neuronal physiology. We work in collaboration with other leading Australian and international researchers to identify novel therapeutic pain pathways and targets. By uncovering these new pain pathways, as well as identifying novel targets on peripheral sensory neurons, we aim to develop more effective pain therapies that treat the underlying cause of the pain, not just the symptoms.

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242 works between 2004 and 2024
All (242) Journal Article (191) Book Chapter (13) Conference Publication (37) Other Outputs (1)

21 - 40 of 242 works

2023

Journal Article

Changes in potency and subtype selectivity of bivalent NaV toxins are knot-specific

Tran, Poanna, Tran, Hue N. T., McMahon, Kirsten L., Deuis, Jennifer R., Ragnarsson, Lotten, Norman, Alexander, Sharpe, Simon J., Payne, Richard J., Vetter, Irina and Schroeder, Christina I. (2023). Changes in potency and subtype selectivity of bivalent NaV toxins are knot-specific. Bioconjugate Chemistry, 34 (6), 1072-1083. doi: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.3c00135

Changes in potency and subtype selectivity of bivalent NaV toxins are knot-specific

Featured

2023

Journal Article

Ant venoms contain vertebrate-selective pain-causing sodium channel toxins

Robinson, Samuel D., Deuis, Jennifer R., Touchard, Axel, Keramidas, Angelo, Mueller, Alexander, Schroeder, Christina I., Barassé, Valentine, Walker, Andrew A., Brinkwirth, Nina, Jami, Sina, Bonnafé, Elsa, Treilhou, Michel, Undheim, Eivind A. B., Schmidt, Justin O., King, Glenn F. and Vetter, Irina (2023). Ant venoms contain vertebrate-selective pain-causing sodium channel toxins. Nature Communications, 14 (1) 2977, 1-11. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-38839-1

Ant venoms contain vertebrate-selective pain-causing sodium channel toxins

2023

Journal Article

A chemo-enzymatic approach to produce a cyclic analogue of the analgesic drug MVIIA (Ziconotide)

Zhou, Yan, Harvey, Peta J., Koehbach, Johannes, Chan, Lai Yue, Jones, Alun, Andersson, Åsa, Vetter, Irina, Durek, Thomas and Craik, David J. (2023). A chemo-enzymatic approach to produce a cyclic analogue of the analgesic drug MVIIA (Ziconotide). Angewandte Chemie, 62 (29) e202302812, e202302812. doi: 10.1002/anie.202302812

A chemo-enzymatic approach to produce a cyclic analogue of the analgesic drug MVIIA (Ziconotide)

2023

Journal Article

Pain-causing stinging nettle toxins target TMEM233 to modulate NaV1.7 function

Jami, Sina, Deuis, Jennifer R., Klasfauseweh, Tabea, Cheng, Xiaoyang, Kurdyukov, Sergey, Chung, Felicity, Okorokov, Andrei L., Li, Shengnan, Zhang, Jiangtao, Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Israel, Mathilde R., Ju, Robert J., Robinson, Samuel D., Zhao, Peng, Ragnarsson, Lotten, Andersson, Åsa, Tran, Poanna, Schendel, Vanessa, McMahon, Kirsten L., Tran, Hue N. T., Chin, Yanni K.-Y., Zhu, Yifei, Liu, Junyu, Crawford, Theo, Purushothamvasan, Saipriyaa, Habib, Abdella M., Andersson, David A., Rash, Lachlan D., Wood, John N. ... Vetter, Irina (2023). Pain-causing stinging nettle toxins target TMEM233 to modulate NaV1.7 function. Nature Communications, 14 (1) 2442. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-37963-2

Pain-causing stinging nettle toxins target TMEM233 to modulate NaV1.7 function

2023

Journal Article

Pmu1a, a novel spider toxin with dual inhibitory activity at pain targets hNaV1.7 and hCaV3 voltage‐gated channels

Giribaldi, Julien, Chemin, Jean, Tuifua, Marie, Deuis, Jennifer R., Mary, Rosanna, Vetter, Irina, Wilson, David T., Daly, Norelle L., Schroeder, Christina I., Bourinet, Emmanuel and Dutertre, Sébastien (2023). Pmu1a, a novel spider toxin with dual inhibitory activity at pain targets hNaV1.7 and hCaV3 voltage‐gated channels. The FEBS Journal, 290 (14), 3688-3702. doi: 10.1111/febs.16773

Pmu1a, a novel spider toxin with dual inhibitory activity at pain targets hNaV1.7 and hCaV3 voltage‐gated channels

2023

Journal Article

The voltage‐gated sodium channel NaV 1 .7 underlies endometriosis‐associated chronic pelvic pain

Castro, Joel, Maddern, Jessica, Chow, Chun Yuen, Tran, Poanna, Vetter, Irina, King, Glenn F. and Brierley, Stuart M. (2023). The voltage‐gated sodium channel NaV 1 .7 underlies endometriosis‐associated chronic pelvic pain. Journal of Neurochemistry. doi: 10.1111/jnc.15795

The voltage‐gated sodium channel NaV 1 .7 underlies endometriosis‐associated chronic pelvic pain

2023

Journal Article

A bivalent remipede toxin promotes calcium release via ryanodine receptor activation

Maxwell, Michael J., Thekkedam, Chris, Lamboley, Cedric, Chin, Yanni K.-Y., Crawford, Theo, Smith, Jennifer J., Liu, Junyu, Jia, Xinying, Vetter, Irina, Laver, Derek R., Launikonis, Bradley S., Dulhunty, Angela, Undheim, Eivind A. B. and Mobli, Mehdi (2023). A bivalent remipede toxin promotes calcium release via ryanodine receptor activation. Nature Communications, 14 (1) 1036, 1-13. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-36579-w

A bivalent remipede toxin promotes calcium release via ryanodine receptor activation

2023

Journal Article

Intra-colony venom diversity contributes to maintaining eusociality in a cooperatively breeding ant

Robinson, Samuel D., Schendel, Vanessa, Schroeder, Christina I., Moen, Sarah, Mueller, Alexander, Walker, Andrew A., McKinnon, Naomi, Neely, G. Gregory, Vetter, Irina, King, Glenn F. and Undheim, Eivind A. B. (2023). Intra-colony venom diversity contributes to maintaining eusociality in a cooperatively breeding ant. BMC Biology, 21 (1) 5, 5. doi: 10.1186/s12915-022-01507-9

Intra-colony venom diversity contributes to maintaining eusociality in a cooperatively breeding ant

2022

Journal Article

Anti-seizure mechanisms of midazolam and valproate at the β2(L51M) variant of the GABAA receptor

Kuanyshbek, Alibek, Wang, Meng, Andersson, Åsa, Tuifua, Marie, Palmer, Elizabeth E., Sachdev, Rani K., Mu, Ting-Wei, Vetter, Irina and Keramidas, Angelo (2022). Anti-seizure mechanisms of midazolam and valproate at the β2(L51M) variant of the GABAA receptor. Neuropharmacology, 221 109295, 109295. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2022.109295

Anti-seizure mechanisms of midazolam and valproate at the β2(L51M) variant of the GABAA receptor

2022

Journal Article

Venom composition and pain-causing toxins of the Australian great carpenter bee Xylocopa aruana

Shi, Naiqi, Szanto, Tibor G., He, Jia, Schroeder, Christina I., Walker, Andrew A., Deuis, Jennifer R., Vetter, Irina, Panyi, György, King, Glenn F. and Robinson, Samuel D. (2022). Venom composition and pain-causing toxins of the Australian great carpenter bee Xylocopa aruana. Scientific Reports, 12 (1) 22168, 1-13. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-26867-8

Venom composition and pain-causing toxins of the Australian great carpenter bee Xylocopa aruana

2022

Journal Article

The role of the neuronal microenvironment in sensory function and pain pathophysiology

Starobova, Hana, Alshammari, Ammar, Winkler, Ingrid G. and Vetter, Irina (2022). The role of the neuronal microenvironment in sensory function and pain pathophysiology. Journal of Neurochemistry. doi: 10.1111/jnc.15724

The role of the neuronal microenvironment in sensory function and pain pathophysiology

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2022

Journal Article

Venom-derived pain-causing toxins: insights into sensory neuron function and pain mechanisms

Robinson, Samuel D., Deuis, Jennifer R., Klasfauseweh, Tabea, Schendel, Vanessa and Vetter, Irina (2022). Venom-derived pain-causing toxins: insights into sensory neuron function and pain mechanisms. Pain, 163 (S1), S46-S56. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002701

Venom-derived pain-causing toxins: insights into sensory neuron function and pain mechanisms

2022

Journal Article

Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in children and adolescent cancer patients

Tay, Nicolette, Laakso, E-Liisa, Schweitzer, Daniel, Endersby, Raelene, Vetter, Irina and Starobova, Hana (2022). Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in children and adolescent cancer patients. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 9 1015746, 1015746. doi: 10.3389/fmolb.2022.1015746

Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in children and adolescent cancer patients

2022

Journal Article

µ-Conotoxins targeting the human voltage-gated sodium channel subtype NaV1.7

McMahon, Kirsten L., Tran, Hue N. T., Deuis, Jennifer R., Craik, David J., Vetter, Irina and Schroeder, Christina I. (2022). µ-Conotoxins targeting the human voltage-gated sodium channel subtype NaV1.7. Toxins, 14 (9) 600, 1-16. doi: 10.3390/toxins14090600

µ-Conotoxins targeting the human voltage-gated sodium channel subtype NaV1.7

2022

Journal Article

Neurotoxic and cytotoxic peptides underlie the painful stings of the tree nettle Urtica ferox

Xie, Jing, Robinson, Samuel D., Gilding, Edward K., Jami, Sina, Deuis, Jennifer R., Rehm, Fabian B.H., Yap, Kuok, Ragnarsson, Lotten, Chan, Lai Yue, Hamilton, Brett R., Harvey, Peta J., Craik, David J., Vetter, Irina and Durek, Thomas (2022). Neurotoxic and cytotoxic peptides underlie the painful stings of the tree nettle Urtica ferox. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 298 (8) 102218, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102218

Neurotoxic and cytotoxic peptides underlie the painful stings of the tree nettle Urtica ferox

2022

Journal Article

Low potency inhibition of NaV1.7 by externally applied QX-314 via a depolarizing shift in the voltage-dependence of activation

Klasfauseweh, Tabea, Israel, Mathilde R., Ragnarsson, Lotten, Cox, James J., Durek, Thomas, Carter, David A., Leffler, Andreas, Vetter, Irina and Deuis, Jennifer R. (2022). Low potency inhibition of NaV1.7 by externally applied QX-314 via a depolarizing shift in the voltage-dependence of activation. European Journal of Pharmacology, 925 175013, 175013. doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2022.175013

Low potency inhibition of NaV1.7 by externally applied QX-314 via a depolarizing shift in the voltage-dependence of activation

2022

Journal Article

A kinase-dead Csf1r mutation associated with adult-onset leukoencephalopathy has a dominant inhibitory impact on CSF1R signalling

Stables, Jennifer, Green, Emma K., Sehgal, Anuj, Patkar, Omkar L., Keshvari, Sahar, Taylor, Isis, Ashcroft, Maisie E., Grabert, Kathleen, Wollscheid-Lengeling, Evi, Szymkowiak, Stefan, McColl, Barry W., Adamson, Antony, Humphreys, Neil E., Mueller, Werner, Starobova, Hana, Vetter, Irina, Shabestari, Sepideh Kiani, Blurton-Jones, Matthew M., Summers, Kim M., Irvine, Katharine M., Pridans, Clare and Hume, David A. (2022). A kinase-dead Csf1r mutation associated with adult-onset leukoencephalopathy has a dominant inhibitory impact on CSF1R signalling. Development, 149 (8) dev200237. doi: 10.1242/dev.200237

A kinase-dead Csf1r mutation associated with adult-onset leukoencephalopathy has a dominant inhibitory impact on CSF1R signalling

2022

Journal Article

A peptide toxin in ant venom mimics vertebrate EGF-like hormones to cause long-lasting hypersensitivity in mammals

Eagles, David A., Saez, Natalie J., Krishnarjuna, Bankala, Bradford, Julia J., Chin, Yanni K.-Y., Starobova, Hana, Mueller, Alexander, Reichelt, Melissa E., Undheim, Eivind A. B., Norton, Raymond S., Thomas, Walter G., Vetter, Irina, King, Glenn F. and Robinson, Samuel D. (2022). A peptide toxin in ant venom mimics vertebrate EGF-like hormones to cause long-lasting hypersensitivity in mammals. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119 (7) e2112630119. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2112630119

A peptide toxin in ant venom mimics vertebrate EGF-like hormones to cause long-lasting hypersensitivity in mammals

2022

Journal Article

Structural and functional insights into inhibition of human voltage-gated sodium channels by μ‐conotoxin KIIIA disulfide isomers

Tran, Hue N. T., McMahon, Kirsten L., Deuis, Jennifer R., Vetter, Irina and Schroeder, Christina I. (2022). Structural and functional insights into inhibition of human voltage-gated sodium channels by μ‐conotoxin KIIIA disulfide isomers. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 298 (3) 101728, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.101728

Structural and functional insights into inhibition of human voltage-gated sodium channels by μ‐conotoxin KIIIA disulfide isomers

2022

Journal Article

Multitarget nociceptor sensitization by a promiscuous peptide from the venom of the King Baboon spider

Finol-Urdaneta, Rocio K., Ziegman, Rebekah, Dekan, Zoltan, McArthur, Jeffrey R., Heitmann, Stewart, Luna-Ramirez, Karen, Tae, Han-Shen, Mueller, Alexander, Starobova, Hana, Chin, Yanni K.-Y., Wingerd, Joshua S., Undheim, Eivind A. B., Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Hill, Adam P., Herzig, Volker, King, Glenn F., Vetter, Irina, Rash, Lachlan D., Adams, David J. and Alewood, Paul F. (2022). Multitarget nociceptor sensitization by a promiscuous peptide from the venom of the King Baboon spider. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119 (5) e2110932119. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2110932119

Multitarget nociceptor sensitization by a promiscuous peptide from the venom of the King Baboon spider

Current funding

  • 2024
    Super-resolution platform to accelerate biological and molecular research
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2027
    Defining a new family of sodium channel accessory proteins
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2025
    IL-1RAP: novel target for chemotherapy-induced neuropathy
    Cantargia AB
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2028
    DISCERN - Disciplinary Integration to Solve the Enigma of Chronic Pain: Evaluating Personalised Care and its Impact with Innovative Clinical Trials and Research in Neurobiology, Psychology and Society
    NHMRC Synergy Grants
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2026
    Tuning the activating stimulus of voltage-gated sodium channels
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2027
    Mechanistic and pharmacological insights into peripheral sensory neuron function in physiological and pathological pain
    NHMRC Investigator Grants
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2024
    Reducing long-term side-effects of chemotherapy in cancer survivors
    The Kid's Cancer Project
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2023 - 2024
    Studying the basis of and developing new therapies to treat heart disease
    IPF Healthy - Medical Research
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2024
    A humanised sensory neuron high-throughput screening platform
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2023
    Bivalent analgesics: rational design of selective ion channel inhibitors with optimised mechanism of action
    NHMRC IDEAS Grants
    Open grant
  • 2020
    Electrophysiology Platform for Ion-channel Characterisation
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2020
    New VAST frontiers in non-opioid pain therapies
    VAST Biosciences Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2021
    An integrated, multi-node bio-layer interferometry facility
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2023
    Mechanism-based treatments for chemotherapy-induced pain
    NHMRC IDEAS Grants
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2022
    Toxins from Down Under: Novel tools to understand and modulate ion channels
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2021
    Developing treatments for vincristine-induced neuropathy
    The Kid's Cancer Project
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2022
    Gain from pain: new tools from venomous animals for exploring pain pathways
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2019
    Chemical Purification Network
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2019
    In vivo imaging system for tracking inflammation, infection, cancer, pain and bioactive molecules
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2022
    The role of ion channels in pain pathways
    NHMRC Career Development Fellowship
    Open grant
  • 2019
    Vevo 3100 Imaging System for ultrahigh resolution and frame rate echocardiographic assessment of small animals.
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    Coagulotoxic effects of Brazilian snake venoms: Role in adaptive evolution and human pathophysiological implications
    UQ-FAPESP Strategic Research Fund SPRINT
    Open grant
  • 2018
    High-throughput ion channel pharmacology
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2018
    Multichannel peptide synthesiser to accelerate UQ's biodiscovery pipeline and peptide drug development programs
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2020
    Novel non-opioid analgesics
    NHMRC Development Grant
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2020
    Silencing visceral nociceptors by targeting NaV1.1: A novel therapeutic approach for treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome (NHMRC Project Grant led by The Flinders University of South Australia)
    Flinders University
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2024
    ACRF Cancer Ultrastructure and Function Facility
    Australian Cancer Research Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2019
    Novel analgesic approaches: harnessing functional interactions between sodium channels and opioids
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2018
    The role of Nav1.6 in peripheral pain pathways
    International Association for the Study of Pain
    Open grant
  • 2016
    4D Mass Spectrometer
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2018
    A pharmacological approach to define the contribution of Nav1.7 to pain pathways
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2016
    Establishing a High-Throughput, Microwave-Assisted Automated Peptide Synthesis Facility at PACE
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2016
    Integrative blood coagulation research core facility
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2016
    Patch-clamp electrophysiology platform for drug and insecticide discovery
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2015
    Murine behavioural phenotyping facility
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2015
    Protein Analysis Facility
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2015
    The assessment of mitochondrial oxygen consumption and cytoplasmic glycolysis in cells to identify and characterize new therapeutic targets for diseases
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    TRPC5 in teeth - a novel target for tooth pain treatment
    Go8 Australia - Germany Joint Research Co-operation Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2018
    Using toxins to understand the mechanisms of pain
    ARC Future Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2014
    A medium-throughput cell isolation and analysis suite
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2017
    A VAST potential for ion channel drug discovery
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2018
    Efficacy Profiling Innovation in Novel Pain Therapeutics Discovery
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2016
    The role of sodium channels in pain and cold allodynia
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2014
    Understanding the fundamental molecular basis of sensory perception
    Ramaciotti Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2013
    High throughput identification of novel analgesic peptides from cone snail and spider venom
    Queensland Pharmacy Research Trust
    Open grant
  • 2012
    Structure-activity relationship of the novel uO-conotoxin MfVIA
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2013
    The pharmacology and molecular mechanisms of ciguatoxin-induced cold allodynia
    Cancer Council Queensland
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2012
    Development of a mouse model of ciguatoxin-induced cold allodymia to dissect the underlying mechanisms of cold pain
    IASP Early Career Research Grant
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2011
    Molecular Targets and Mechanisms involved in ciguatoxin-induced cold allodynia
    Go8 Australia - Germany Joint Research Co-operation Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2011
    ResTeach 2010 0.1 FTE School of Pharmacy
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2013
    NHMRC Training Fellowship: Using conesnail venom to better understand chronic pain
    NHMRC Training (Postdoctoral) Fellowship
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Irina Vetter is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Investigating ion channel function and pathology using toxins as tools

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Jennifer Deuis, Dr Angelo Keramidas

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Understanding pain mechanisms in the path towards target-specific analgesic agent design

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Ingrid Winkler, Dr Hana Starobova

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Developing Models of Cancer Therapy-Induced Late Effects

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Hana Starobova

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Discovery and characterisation of multi-valent peptides

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Mehdi Mobli

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Understanding the function of sodium channel accessory proteins to develop new treatments for chronic pain

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Jennifer Deuis, Professor Mehdi Mobli

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Structure and function of ion channels in pain pathways: a toxin perspective

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Jennifer Deuis

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Reducing long-term side-effects of chemotherapy in cancer survivors

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Ingrid Winkler, Dr Hana Starobova

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Accessing structurally elusive states of sodium channels as novel analgesic targets

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Mehdi Mobli

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Probing ion channel function using venom peptides

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Angelo Keramidas

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Identification and characterisation of new pain-causing toxins from animal venoms

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Jennifer Deuis, Dr Sam Robinson

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Using genomics to predict the mechanism-of-action of a chemical entity

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Sonia Shah

  • Doctor Philosophy

    New Toxin Tools for Dissecting Pain

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Thomas Durek, Dr Sam Robinson

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Using toxins as tools to understand sodium channel structure and function

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Jennifer Deuis

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Evolutionary shifts in venom function and chemistry within Bees (Hymenoptera: Apiformes)

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Andrew Walker, Dr Sam Robinson

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Professor Irina Vetter directly for media enquiries about:

  • analgesics
  • cancer
  • cancer pain
  • chemotherapy pain
  • chronic pain
  • ciguatera
  • diabetes
  • drug development
  • drug discovery
  • ion channels
  • irritable bowel syndrome
  • neuropathic pain
  • neuropathy
  • neuropharmacology
  • toxins

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