Overview
Background
Venoms play a range of adaptive roles in the animal kingdom from predation to defense to competitor deterrence. Remarkably, despite their biological importance and uniqueness, the evolution of venom systems is poorly understood. New insights into the evolution of venom systems and the importance of the associated toxins cannot be advanced without recognition of the true biochemical, ecological, morphological and pharmacological diversity of venoms and associated venom systems. A major limitation has been the very narrow taxonomical range studied. Entire groups of venomous animals remain virtually unstudied. My research is inherently interdisciplinary, integrating ecological, evolutionary, and functional genomics approaches in order to understand the evolution of venom systems. Studies range from discovering the shock-inducing hypotensive and anticoagulant venom of the iconic Komodo Dragon through to exploring the unique temperature specific adaptations of Antarctic octopus venoms.
Availability
- Professor Bryan Fry is:
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Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2023
Journal Article
Functional and proteomic insights into Aculeata venoms
Dashevsky, Daniel, Baumann, Kate, Undheim, Eivind A. B., Nouwens, Amanda, Ikonomopoulou, Maria P., Schmidt, Justin O., Ge, Lilin, Kwok, Hang Fai, Rodriguez, Juanita and Fry, Bryan G. (2023). Functional and proteomic insights into Aculeata venoms. Toxins, 15 (3) 224, 1-25. doi: 10.3390/toxins15030224
2023
Journal Article
Children and snakebite: snake venom effects on adult and paediatric plasma
Zdenek, Christina N., Rodrigues, Caroline F. B., Bourke, Lachlan A., Tanaka-Azevedo, Anita Mitico, Monagle, Paul and Fry, Bryan G. (2023). Children and snakebite: snake venom effects on adult and paediatric plasma. Toxins, 15 (2) 158, 1-16. doi: 10.3390/toxins15020158
2022
Journal Article
Extreme procoagulant potency in human plasma of venoms from the African viperid genera Atheris, Cerastes, and Proatheris and the relative efficacy of antivenoms and synthetic enzyme-inhibitors
Chowdhury, Abhinandan, Lewin, Matthew R., Carter, Rebecca, Soria, Raul, Aldridge, Matt and Fry, Bryan G. (2022). Extreme procoagulant potency in human plasma of venoms from the African viperid genera Atheris, Cerastes, and Proatheris and the relative efficacy of antivenoms and synthetic enzyme-inhibitors. Toxins, 14 (12) 836, 1-12. doi: 10.3390/toxins14120836
2022
Journal Article
Engineering the cyclization loop of MCoTI-II generates targeted cyclotides that potently inhibit factor XIIa
Tian, Sixin, Durek, Thomas, Wang, Conan K., Zdenek, Christina N., Fry, Bryan G., Craik, David J. and de Veer, Simon J. (2022). Engineering the cyclization loop of MCoTI-II generates targeted cyclotides that potently inhibit factor XIIa. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 65 (23), 15698-15709. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c01080
2022
Journal Article
Varespladib in the treatment of snakebite envenoming: development history and preclinical evidence supporting advancement to clinical trials in patients bitten by venomous snakes
Lewin, Matthew R., Carter, Rebecca W., Matteo, Isabel A., Samuel, Stephen P., Rao, Sunita, Fry, Bryan G. and Bickler, Philip E. (2022). Varespladib in the treatment of snakebite envenoming: development history and preclinical evidence supporting advancement to clinical trials in patients bitten by venomous snakes. Toxins, 14 (11) 783, 1-21. doi: 10.3390/toxins14110783
2022
Journal Article
Proteomic and toxicological characterization of the venoms of the most enigmatic group of rattlesnakes: the long-tailed rattlesnakes
Neri-Castro, Edgar, Zarzosa, Vanessa, Colis-Torres, Andrea, Fry, Bryan G., Olvera-Rodríguez, Alejandro, Jones, Jason, Reyes-Velasco, Jacobo, Zamudio, Fernando, Borja, Miguel, Alagón, Alejandro and Lomonte, Bruno (2022). Proteomic and toxicological characterization of the venoms of the most enigmatic group of rattlesnakes: the long-tailed rattlesnakes. Biochimie, 202, 226-236. doi: 10.1016/j.biochi.2022.08.015
2022
Journal Article
Keel venom: Rhabdophis subminiatus (red-necked keelback) venom pathophysiologically affects diverse blood clotting pathways
Chowdhury, Abhinandan, Lewin, Matthew R., Carter, Rebecca W., Casewell, Nicholas R. and Fry, Bryan G. (2022). Keel venom: Rhabdophis subminiatus (red-necked keelback) venom pathophysiologically affects diverse blood clotting pathways. Toxicon, 218, 19-24. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2022.08.017
2022
Journal Article
Diverse and dynamic alpha-neurotoxicity within venoms from the palearctic viperid snake clade of Daboia, Macrovipera, Montivipera, and Vipera
Chowdhury, Abhinandan, Zdenek, Christina N. and Fry, Bryan G. (2022). Diverse and dynamic alpha-neurotoxicity within venoms from the palearctic viperid snake clade of Daboia, Macrovipera, Montivipera, and Vipera. Neurotoxicity Research, 40 (6), 1-9. doi: 10.1007/s12640-022-00572-w
2022
Journal Article
Convergent evolution of toxin resistance in animals
van Thiel, Jory, Khan, Muzaffar A., Wouters, Roel M., Harris, Richard J., Casewell, Nicholas R., Fry, Bryan G., Kini, R. Manjunatha, Mackessy, Stephen P., Vonk, Freek J., Wüster, Wolfgang and Richardson, Michael K. (2022). Convergent evolution of toxin resistance in animals. Biological Reviews, 97 (5), 1823-1843. doi: 10.1111/brv.12865
2022
Journal Article
Untangling interactions between Bitis vipers and their prey using coagulotoxicity against diverse vertebrate plasmas
Youngman, Nicholas J., Llinas, Joshua, Haworth, Mark, Gillett, Amber, Jones, Lee, Walker, Andrew A. and Fry, Bryan G. (2022). Untangling interactions between Bitis vipers and their prey using coagulotoxicity against diverse vertebrate plasmas. Toxicon, 216, 37-44. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2022.06.012
2022
Journal Article
The relative efficacy of chemically diverse small-molecule enzyme-inhibitors against anticoagulant activities of Black Snake (Pseudechis spp.) venoms
Chowdhury, Abhinandan, Youngman, Nicholas J., Liu, Jiaojiao, Lewin, Matthew R., Carter, Rebecca W. and Fry, Bryan G. (2022). The relative efficacy of chemically diverse small-molecule enzyme-inhibitors against anticoagulant activities of Black Snake (Pseudechis spp.) venoms. Toxicology Letters, 366, 26-32. doi: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2022.06.009
2022
Journal Article
The target selects the toxin: specific amino acids in snake-prey nicotinic acetylcholine receptors that are selectively bound by king cobra venoms
Chandrasekara, Uthpala, Harris, Richard J. and Fry, Bryan G. (2022). The target selects the toxin: specific amino acids in snake-prey nicotinic acetylcholine receptors that are selectively bound by king cobra venoms. Toxins, 14 (8) 528, 1-12. doi: 10.3390/toxins14080528
2022
Journal Article
The structural conformation of the tachykinin domain drives the anti‐tumoral activity of an octopus peptide in melanoma BRAF <sup>V600E</sup>
Moral‐Sanz, Javier, Fernandez‐Rojo, Manuel A., Colmenarejo, Gonzalo, Kurdyukov, Sergey, Brust, Andreas, Ragnarsson, Lotten, Andersson, Åsa, Vila, Sabela F., Cabezas‐Sainz, Pablo, Wilhelm, Patrick, Vela‐Sebastian, Ana, Fernández‐Carrasco, Isabel, Chin, Yanni K. Y., López‐ Mancheño, Yaiza, Smallwood, Taylor B., Clark, Richard J., Fry, Bryan G., King, Glenn F., Ramm, Grant A., Alewood, Paul F., Lewis, Richard J., Mulvenna, Jason P., Boyle, Glen M., Sanchez, Laura E., Neely, G. Gregory, Miles, John J. and Ikonomopoulou, Maria P. (2022). The structural conformation of the tachykinin domain drives the anti‐tumoral activity of an octopus peptide in melanoma BRAF V600E. British Journal of Pharmacology, 179 (20), 4878-4896. doi: 10.1111/bph.15923
2022
Journal Article
Differential antivenom and small-molecule inhibition of novel coagulotoxic variations in Atropoides, Cerrophidion, Metlapilcoatlus, and Porthidium American viperid snake venoms
Jones, Lee, Youngman, Nicholas J., Neri-Castro, Edgar, Guadarrama-Martínez, Alid, Lewin, Matthew R., Carter, Rebecca, Frank, Nathaniel and Fry, Bryan G. (2022). Differential antivenom and small-molecule inhibition of novel coagulotoxic variations in Atropoides, Cerrophidion, Metlapilcoatlus, and Porthidium American viperid snake venoms. Toxins, 14 (8) 511, 1-19. doi: 10.3390/toxins14080511
2022
Journal Article
Envenoming by a marine blood worm (Glycera)
Durkin, Daniela M., Young, Alison N., Khtikian, Kent, Karjala, Zuzana, Isenstein, Arin L., Fry, Bryan G. and Lewin, Matthew R. (2022). Envenoming by a marine blood worm (Glycera). Toxins, 14 (7) 495, 1-5. doi: 10.3390/toxins14070495
2022
Journal Article
Differential coagulotoxic and neurotoxic venom activity from species of the arboreal viperid snake genus Bothriechis (palm-pitvipers)
Youngman, Nicholas J., Peng, Yin-Hsuan, Harris, Richard J., Jones, Lee, Llinas, Joshua, Haworth, Mark, Gillett, Amber and Fry, Bryan G. (2022). Differential coagulotoxic and neurotoxic venom activity from species of the arboreal viperid snake genus Bothriechis (palm-pitvipers). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part - C: Toxicology and Pharmacology, 256 109326, 109326. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2022.109326
2022
Journal Article
Cloud serpent coagulotoxicity: the biochemical mechanisms underpinning the anticoagulant actions of Mixcoatlus and Ophryacus venoms
Youngman, Nicholas J., Carlsson, Demi J., Jones, Lee, Neri-Castro, Edgar, Alagon, Alejandro and Fry, Bryan G. (2022). Cloud serpent coagulotoxicity: the biochemical mechanisms underpinning the anticoagulant actions of Mixcoatlus and Ophryacus venoms. Toxicon, 211, 44-49. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2022.03.009
2022
Journal Article
Clinical and evolutionary implications of dynamic coagulotoxicity divergences in Bothrops (Lancehead Pit Viper) venoms
Bourke, Lachlan Allan, Zdenek, Christina N., Tanaka-Azevedo, Anita Mitico, Silveira, Giovanni Perez Machado, Sant’Anna, Sávio Stefanini, Grego, Kathleen Fernandes, Rodrigues, Caroline Fabri Bittencourt and Fry, Bryan Grieg (2022). Clinical and evolutionary implications of dynamic coagulotoxicity divergences in Bothrops (Lancehead Pit Viper) venoms. Toxins, 14 (5) 297, 297. doi: 10.3390/toxins14050297
2022
Journal Article
Cystine knot peptides with tuneable activity and mechanism
Li, Choi Yi, Rehm, Fabian B. H., Yap, Kuok, Zdenek, Christina N., Harding, Maxim D., Fry, Bryan G., Durek, Thomas, Craik, David J. and Veer, Simon J. (2022). Cystine knot peptides with tuneable activity and mechanism. Angewandte Chemie, 61 (19) e202200951, e202200951. doi: 10.1002/ange.202200951
2022
Journal Article
Efficacy and limitations of chemically diverse small-molecule enzyme-inhibitors against the synergistic coagulotoxic activities of Bitis viper venoms
Youngman, Nicholas J., Lewin, Matthew R., Carter, Rebecca, Naude, Arno and Fry, Bryan G. (2022). Efficacy and limitations of chemically diverse small-molecule enzyme-inhibitors against the synergistic coagulotoxic activities of Bitis viper venoms. Molecules, 27 (5) 1733, 1733. doi: 10.3390/molecules27051733
Funding
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- Professor Bryan Fry is:
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Evaluation of Phylogenetic Patterns of Scorpion Pathophysiological Effects and Effectiveness of Next-Generation Antivenoms
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Glenn King, Dr Sam Robinson
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Doctor Philosophy
The evolution of prey-selectivity for snake venom neurotoxins, and the parallel evolution of neurotoxin resistance in prey
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Venom variation in New World pit vipers
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Fernanda Cardoso, Dr Andrew Walker
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Doctor Philosophy
Venom variation in American pit vipers
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Andrew Walker
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Doctor Philosophy
Evolutionary and clinical implications of differential pathophysiological effects of rattlesnake venoms upon blood coagulation, cell function, and nerve transmission.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Andrew Walker
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Doctor Philosophy
Utilising invertebrates to identify novel coagulotoxins
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Glenn King, Dr Andrew Walker
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Therapeutic options for divergent snake venom.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Mary-Louise Roy Manchadi
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Coagulotoxicity and neurotoxicity variation in Bitis venoms: Evolutionary, pathophysiological and biodiscovery implications
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Andrew Walker
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
The Co-Evolutionary Dynamics of alpha-Neurotoxic Snake Venoms and their Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Targets
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Andrew Walker
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Evolution and Diversification of the Anguimorphan Lizard Venom System
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Irina Vetter
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Characterising venom variation and antivenom effectiveness within the "True" vipers (Viperinae: Viperidae)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Irina Vetter
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Novelty in three-finger toxin evolution
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Irina Vetter
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Effects of Australian snake venoms on coagulation: Differential potency, biochemistry, and antivenom efficacy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Irina Vetter
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Tarantulas of Australia: phylogenetics and venomics
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Glenn King, Associate Professor Lyn Cook
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
A Blood Bond: Evolutionary, Pathophysiological and Biodiscovery implications of coagulotoxic snake venoms
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Irina Vetter
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Evolution of the venom system in aculeate hymenoptera
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Irina Vetter
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
An investigation of the evolution of the Anguimorph lizard venom system
Principal Advisor
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
A philosophical and empirical investigation of the evolution of the toxicoferan reptile venom system
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Irina Vetter, Professor Glenn King
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Evolution and diversification of the cnidarian venom system
Principal Advisor
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Centipede Venom Evolution: Casting light on a neglected group of venomous animals
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Glenn King
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