Emeritus Professor Istvan Toth
Emeritus Professor

Istvan Toth

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Background

Professor István Tóth is Chair in Biological Chemistry at The University of Queensland (UQ), Brisbane, Australia, and Affiliated Professorial Research Fellow at the Institute of Molecular Biosciences, UQ. He graduated with a degree in Chemical Engineering from the Technical University, Budapest, Hungary and was awarded his PhD for his Alkaloid Chemistry research. Professor Tóth undertook a postdoctoral fellowship at Carleton University, Ottawa Canada before returning to Hungary to work as a Research Associate, then Scientific Group Leader at the Central Research Institute for Chemistry, Hungarian Academy of Science. He joined the School of Pharmacy at the University of London in 1987 as a Senior Lecturer and Royal Society sponsored Senior Research Fellow. He became a Reader in Medicinal Organic Chemistry in 1994 and was awarded a Doctor of Science degree (DSc 1994) for his work in Drug Delivery (Hungarian Academy of Sciences), before relocating to the University of Queensland in 1998 where he has built a productive research group. Professor Tóth was a visiting professor at the School of Pharmacy, University of London (1994-2004) and at the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Science, University of California, San Francisco (2011-2013). Professor Tóth’s major research interests are: drug delivery, immunoadjuvants, carbohydrates, lipids, peptides, nucleosides, and nucleotides. This research has attracted over $85 million in competitive grants, research contracts and investment funds in the past 10 years. Professor Tóth has over 500 peer-reviewed publications, 45 patents, and an excellent track record in research commercialisation. He is a one of key founders of Alchemia, Implicit Bioscience Pty Ltd, Neurotide Pty Ltd and TetraQ (the commercial arm of Centre of Integrated Preclinical Drug Development). Professor Tóth is an elected RACI Fellow and Fellow of the Queensland Academy of Arts and Sciences. and Feklloiw of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (since 2016) In 2009 he was awarded the Adrian Albert award for sustained and outstanding research in medicinal biochemistry, and a Business/Higher Education Round Table (BHERT) Award for Outstanding Achievement in International Collaborative Research and Development he obtained the Doctor Honoris Causa degree at Semmelweis university budapest Hungary (2019). Professor Tóth was appointed as a member of the ARC College of Experts (2008-2010). He was the founding (2007) then the elected (2008-2009) President of the Australian Chapter of Controlled Release Society.

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Emeritus Professor Istvan Toth is:
Not available for supervision
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Fields of research

Medicinal and biomolecular chemistry Organic chemistry

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy of Medicinal and Biomolecular Chemistry, Budapest University of Technology and Economics
  • Doctoral Diploma of Medicinal and Biomolecular Chemistry, Budapest University of Technology and Economics

Search Professor Istvan Toth’s works on UQ eSpace

683 works between 1972 and 2025
All (683) Journal Article (480) Book Chapter (42) Conference Publication (151) Book (3) Other Outputs (6) Edited Outputs (1)

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2023

Journal Article

Synthetic anti-cocaine nanoaccine successfully prevents cocaine-induced hyperlocomotion

Madge, Harrison Y. R., Alexander, Suzy, Azuar, Armira, Zhang, Jiahui, Koirala, Prashamsa, Burne, Thomas H., Toth, Istvan and Stephenson, Rachel J. (2023). Synthetic anti-cocaine nanoaccine successfully prevents cocaine-induced hyperlocomotion. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 66 (17), 12407-12419. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c00889

Synthetic anti-cocaine nanoaccine successfully prevents cocaine-induced hyperlocomotion

2023

Journal Article

Activity relationship of poly(ethylenimine)-based liposomes as group A Streptococcus vaccine delivery systems

Jin, Shengbin, Zhang, Jiahui, Nahar, Ummey J., Huang, Wenbin, Alharbi, Nedaa A., Shalash, Ahmed O., Koirala, Prashamsa, Yang, Jieru, Kiong, Jolynn J. E., Khalil, Zeinab G., Capon, Robert J., Stephenson, Rachel J., Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Toth, Istvan and Hussein, Waleed M. (2023). Activity relationship of poly(ethylenimine)-based liposomes as group A Streptococcus vaccine delivery systems. ACS Infectious Diseases, 9 (8), 1570-1581. doi: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.3c00159

Activity relationship of poly(ethylenimine)-based liposomes as group A Streptococcus vaccine delivery systems

2023

Journal Article

Anti-cocaine vaccine development: where are we now and where are we going?

Stephenson, Rachel J. and Toth, Istvan (2023). Anti-cocaine vaccine development: where are we now and where are we going?. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 66 (11), 7086-7100. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c00366

Anti-cocaine vaccine development: where are we now and where are we going?

2023

Journal Article

Recent advances in the delivery and applications of nonviral CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing

Sinclair, Frazer, Begum, Anjuman A., Dai, Charles C., Toth, Istvan and Moyle, Peter M. (2023). Recent advances in the delivery and applications of nonviral CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing. Drug Delivery and Translational Research, 13 (5), 1500-1519. doi: 10.1007/s13346-023-01320-z

Recent advances in the delivery and applications of nonviral CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing

2023

Book Chapter

Bioconjugated materials in the development of subunit vaccines

Fan, Jingyi, Toth, Istvan and Stephenson, Rachel J. (2023). Bioconjugated materials in the development of subunit vaccines. Bioconjugated Materials Part 2 Applications in Drug Delivery, Vaccine Formulations and Important Conjugates for Cancer Therapy. (pp. 59-103) Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/bs.coac.2023.02.005

Bioconjugated materials in the development of subunit vaccines

2023

Journal Article

Towards the development of subunit vaccines against tuberculosis: The key role of adjuvant

Duong, Viet Tram, Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2023). Towards the development of subunit vaccines against tuberculosis: The key role of adjuvant. Tuberculosis, 139 102307, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.tube.2023.102307

Towards the development of subunit vaccines against tuberculosis: The key role of adjuvant

2023

Journal Article

Multiepitope subunit peptide-based nanovaccine against porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) elicited high antibody titers in vaccinated mice

Duong, Viet Tram, Koirala, Prashamsa, Chen, Sung-Po R., Monteiro, Michael J., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2023). Multiepitope subunit peptide-based nanovaccine against porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) elicited high antibody titers in vaccinated mice. Molecules, 28 (5) 2248, 1-15. doi: 10.3390/molecules28052248

Multiepitope subunit peptide-based nanovaccine against porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) elicited high antibody titers in vaccinated mice

2023

Journal Article

Liposomal formulations of a polyleucine–antigen conjugate as therapeutic vaccines against cervical cancer

Firdaus, Farrhana Z., Bartlett, Stacey, Hussein, Waleed M., Lu, Lantian, Wright, Quentin, Huang, Wenbin, Nahar, Ummey J., Yang, Jieru, Khongkow, Mattaka, Veitch, Margaret, Koirala, Prashamsa, Ruktanonchai, Uracha R., Monteiro, Michael J., Gonzalez Cruz, Jazmina L., Stephenson, Rachel J., Wells, James W., Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2023). Liposomal formulations of a polyleucine–antigen conjugate as therapeutic vaccines against cervical cancer. Pharmaceutics, 15 (2) 602, 1-15. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15020602

Liposomal formulations of a polyleucine–antigen conjugate as therapeutic vaccines against cervical cancer

2023

Journal Article

The development of surface-modified liposomes as an intranasal delivery system for group A Streptococcus vaccines

Yang, Jieru, Boer, Jennifer C., Khongkow, Mattaka, Phunpee, Sarunya, Khalil, Zeinab G., Bashiri, Sahra, Deceneux, Cyril, Goodchild, Georgia, Hussein, Waleed M., Capon, Robert J., Ruktanonchai, Uracha, Plebanski, Magdalena, Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2023). The development of surface-modified liposomes as an intranasal delivery system for group A Streptococcus vaccines. Vaccines, 11 (2) 305. doi: 10.3390/vaccines11020305

The development of surface-modified liposomes as an intranasal delivery system for group A Streptococcus vaccines

2023

Journal Article

Confinement of triple-enzyme-involved antioxidant cascade in two-dimensional nanostructure

Szerlauth, Adel, Varga, Árpád, Madácsy, Tamara, Sebők, Dániel, Bashiri, Sahra, Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Toth, Istvan, Maléth, József and Szilagyi, Istvan (2023). Confinement of triple-enzyme-involved antioxidant cascade in two-dimensional nanostructure. ACS Materials Letters, 5 (2), 565-573. doi: 10.1021/acsmaterialslett.2c00580

Confinement of triple-enzyme-involved antioxidant cascade in two-dimensional nanostructure

2023

Journal Article

Polymeric nanoparticles as a self‐adjuvanting peptide vaccine delivery system: the role of shape

Koirala, Prashamsa, Chen, Sung‐Po R., Boer, Jennifer C., Khalil, Zeinab G., Deceneux, Cyril, Goodchild, Georgia, Lu, Lantian, Faruck, Mohammad Omer, Shalash, Ahmed O., Bashiri, Sahra, Capon, Robert J., Hussein, Waleed M., Monteiro, Michael J., Plebanski, Magdalena, Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2023). Polymeric nanoparticles as a self‐adjuvanting peptide vaccine delivery system: the role of shape. Advanced Functional Materials, 33 (12) 2209304, 2209304. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202209304

Polymeric nanoparticles as a self‐adjuvanting peptide vaccine delivery system: the role of shape

2023

Journal Article

Polyphenylalanine as a self-adjuvanting delivery system for peptide-based vaccines: the role of peptide conformation

Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Zhao, Guangzu, Ozberk, Victoria, Giddam, Ashwini Kumar, Khalil, Zeinab G., Pandey, Manisha, Hussein, Waleed M., Nevagi, Reshma J., Batzloff, Michael R., Capon, Robert J., Good, Michael F. and Toth, Istvan (2023). Polyphenylalanine as a self-adjuvanting delivery system for peptide-based vaccines: the role of peptide conformation. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 76 (8), 429-436. doi: 10.1071/ch22167

Polyphenylalanine as a self-adjuvanting delivery system for peptide-based vaccines: the role of peptide conformation

2022

Journal Article

Mannose in vaccine delivery

Nahar, Ummey Jannatun, Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2022). Mannose in vaccine delivery. Journal of Controlled Release, 351, 284-300. doi: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2022.09.038

Mannose in vaccine delivery

2022

Journal Article

The influence of component structural arrangement on peptide vaccine immunogenicity

Alharbi, Nedaa, Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2022). The influence of component structural arrangement on peptide vaccine immunogenicity. Biotechnology Advances, 60 108029, 1-24. doi: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2022.108029

The influence of component structural arrangement on peptide vaccine immunogenicity

2022

Journal Article

Development of multilayer nanoparticles for the delivery of peptide-based subunit vaccine against group a Streptococcus

Kiong, Jolynn, Nahar, Ummey Jannatun, Jin, Shengbin, Shalash, Ahmed O., Zhang, Jiahui, Koirala, Prashamsa, Khalil, Zeinab G., Capon, Robert J., Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Toth, Istvan and Hussein, Waleed M. (2022). Development of multilayer nanoparticles for the delivery of peptide-based subunit vaccine against group a Streptococcus. Pharmaceutics, 14 (10) 2151, 1-12. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14102151

Development of multilayer nanoparticles for the delivery of peptide-based subunit vaccine against group a Streptococcus

2022

Journal Article

Perspectives in the vaccine development against Opisthorchis viverrini liver fluke

Shalash, Ahmed O., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2022). Perspectives in the vaccine development against Opisthorchis viverrini liver fluke. MedComm – Biomaterials and Applications, 1 (2) e21, 1-8. doi: 10.1002/mba2.21

Perspectives in the vaccine development against Opisthorchis viverrini liver fluke

2022

Journal Article

Poly(hydrophobic amino acids) and liposomes for delivery of vaccine against Group A Streptococcus

Azuar, Armira, Madge, Harrison Y. R., Boer, Jennifer C., Gonzalez Cruz, Jazmina L., Wang, Jingwen, Khalil, Zeinab G., Deceneux, Cyril, Goodchild, Georgia, Yang, Jieru, Koirala, Prashamsa, Hussein, Waleed M., Capon, Robert J., Plebanski, Magdalena, Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2022). Poly(hydrophobic amino acids) and liposomes for delivery of vaccine against Group A Streptococcus. Vaccines, 10 (8) 1212, 1-14. doi: 10.3390/vaccines10081212

Poly(hydrophobic amino acids) and liposomes for delivery of vaccine against Group A Streptococcus

2022

Journal Article

Advances in infectious disease vaccine adjuvants

Fan, Jingyi, Jin, Shengbin, Gilmartin, Lachlan, Toth, Istvan, Hussein, Waleed M. and Stephenson, Rachel J. (2022). Advances in infectious disease vaccine adjuvants. Vaccines, 10 (7) 1120, 1-62. doi: 10.3390/vaccines10071120

Advances in infectious disease vaccine adjuvants

2022

Journal Article

Development of a peptide vaccine against hookworm infection: immunogenicity, efficacy, and immune correlates of protection

Shalash, Ahmed O., Becker, Luke, Yang, Jieru, Giacomin, Paul, Pearson, Mark, Hussein, Waleed M., Loukas, Alex, Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2022). Development of a peptide vaccine against hookworm infection: immunogenicity, efficacy, and immune correlates of protection. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 150 (1), 157-169.e10. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2022.02.020

Development of a peptide vaccine against hookworm infection: immunogenicity, efficacy, and immune correlates of protection

2022

Journal Article

The potential of developing a protective peptide‐based vaccines against SARS‐CoV‐2

Shalash, Ahmed O., Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2022). The potential of developing a protective peptide‐based vaccines against SARS‐CoV‐2. Drug Development Research, 83 (6), 1251-1256. doi: 10.1002/ddr.21969

The potential of developing a protective peptide‐based vaccines against SARS‐CoV‐2

Availability

Emeritus Professor Istvan Toth is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Current supervision

Completed supervision

Enquiries

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  • Chemistry - lipid
  • Chemistry - medicinal
  • Chemistry - peptide
  • Chemistry - sugar
  • Drug - oral administration
  • Drug delivery
  • Genes and vaccines
  • Immunisation
  • Lipid chemistry
  • Medicinal chemistry
  • Oral administration of vaccines
  • Peptide chemistry
  • Peptide drug delivery
  • Sugar chemistry
  • Vaccines - oral administration
  • Vaccines and genes

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