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:
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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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2022

Other Outputs

New peptide comprising specified amino acid sequence useful for treating or preventing inflammatory or autoimmune condition including inflammatory bowel disease, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis and celiac disease.

Cobos, C., Daly, N., Loukas, A., Bansal, P., Toth, I. and Skwarczynski, M. (2022). New peptide comprising specified amino acid sequence useful for treating or preventing inflammatory or autoimmune condition including inflammatory bowel disease, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis and celiac disease. . WO2022120423.

New peptide comprising specified amino acid sequence useful for treating or preventing inflammatory or autoimmune condition including inflammatory bowel disease, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis and celiac disease.

2022

Journal Article

Peptide-based vaccine against SARS-CoV-2: peptide antigen discovery and screening of adjuvant systems

Shalash, Ahmed O., Azuar, Armira, Madge, Harrison Y. R., Modhiran, Naphak, Amarilla, Alberto A., Liang, Benjamin, Khromykh, Alexander A., Hussein, Waleed M., Chappell, Keith J., Watterson, Daniel, Young, Paul R., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2022). Peptide-based vaccine against SARS-CoV-2: peptide antigen discovery and screening of adjuvant systems. Pharmaceutics, 14 (4) 856, 856. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14040856

Peptide-based vaccine against SARS-CoV-2: peptide antigen discovery and screening of adjuvant systems

2022

Journal Article

Structure-activity relationship of lipid, cyclic peptide and antigen rearrangement of physically mixed vaccines

Huang, Wenbin, Madge, Harrison Y. R., Zhang, Jiahui, Gilmartin, Lachlan, Hussein, Waleed M., Khalil, Zeinab G., Koirala, Prashamsa, Capon, Robert J., Toth, Istvan and Stephenson, Rachel J. (2022). Structure-activity relationship of lipid, cyclic peptide and antigen rearrangement of physically mixed vaccines. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 617 121614, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2022.121614

Structure-activity relationship of lipid, cyclic peptide and antigen rearrangement of physically mixed vaccines

2022

Journal Article

Antimicrobial activity enhancers: towards smart delivery of antimicrobial agents

Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Bashiri, Sahra, Yuan, Ye, Ziora, Zyta M., Nabil, Osama, Masuda, Keita, Khongkow, Mattaka, Rimsueb, Natchanon, Cabral, Horacio, Ruktanonchai, Uracha, Blaskovich, Mark A. T. and Toth, Istvan (2022). Antimicrobial activity enhancers: towards smart delivery of antimicrobial agents. Antibiotics, 11 (3) 412, 412. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics11030412

Antimicrobial activity enhancers: towards smart delivery of antimicrobial agents

2022

Journal Article

Investigation of liposomal self-adjuvanting peptide epitopes derived from conserved blood-stage Plasmodium antigens

Islam, Md. Tanjir, Ho, Mei-Fong, Nahar, Ummey J., Shalash, Ahmed O., Koirala, Prashamsa, Hussein, Waleed M., Stanisic, Danielle I., Good, Michael F., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2022). Investigation of liposomal self-adjuvanting peptide epitopes derived from conserved blood-stage Plasmodium antigens. PLoS One, 17 (3) e0264961, e0264961. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264961

Investigation of liposomal self-adjuvanting peptide epitopes derived from conserved blood-stage Plasmodium antigens

2022

Journal Article

Developing an effective glycan‐based vaccine for Streptococcus pyogenes

Mahmoud, Asmaa, Toth, Istvan and Stephenson, Rachel (2022). Developing an effective glycan‐based vaccine for Streptococcus pyogenes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 61 (11) e202115342, 1-21. doi: 10.1002/anie.202115342

Developing an effective glycan‐based vaccine for Streptococcus pyogenes

2022

Journal Article

Peptide-based nanovaccines in the treatment of cervical cancer: a review of recent advances

Zhang, Jiahui, Fan, Jingyi, Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Stephenson, Rachel J, Toth, Istvan and Hussein, Waleed M (2022). Peptide-based nanovaccines in the treatment of cervical cancer: a review of recent advances. International Journal of Nanomedicine, 17, 869-900. doi: 10.2147/ijn.s269986

Peptide-based nanovaccines in the treatment of cervical cancer: a review of recent advances

2022

Journal Article

Physical mixture of a cyclic lipopeptide vaccine induced high titres of opsonic IgG antibodies against group A streptococcus

Madge, Harrison Y. R., Huang, Wenbin, Gilmartin, Lachlan, Rigau-Planella, Berta, Hussein, Waleed M., Khalil, Zeinab G., Koirala, Prashamsa, Santiago, Viviene S., Capon, Robert J., Toth, Istvan and Stephenson, Rachel J. (2022). Physical mixture of a cyclic lipopeptide vaccine induced high titres of opsonic IgG antibodies against group A streptococcus. Biomaterials Science, 10 (1), 281-293. doi: 10.1039/d1bm01333e

Physical mixture of a cyclic lipopeptide vaccine induced high titres of opsonic IgG antibodies against group A streptococcus

2022

Book Chapter

Developments in vaccine adjuvants

Firdaus, Farrhana Ziana, Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2022). Developments in vaccine adjuvants. Vaccine Design: Methods and Protocols, Volume 3: Resources for Vaccine Development. (pp. 145-178) edited by Sunil Thomas. New York, United States: Humana Press. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1892-9_8

Developments in vaccine adjuvants

2022

Book Chapter

Liposomes for the delivery of lipopeptide vaccines

Yang, Jieru, Azuar, Armira, Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2022). Liposomes for the delivery of lipopeptide vaccines. Methods in Molecular Biology. (pp. 295-307) New York, NY, United States: Humana Press. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1892-9_15

Liposomes for the delivery of lipopeptide vaccines

2022

Book Chapter

Preparation of Trimethyl Chitosan-Based Polyelectrolyte Complexes for Peptide Subunit Vaccine Delivery

Zhao, Lili, Bashiri, Sahra, Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2022). Preparation of Trimethyl Chitosan-Based Polyelectrolyte Complexes for Peptide Subunit Vaccine Delivery. Methods in Molecular Biology. (pp. 141-149) New York, NY: Humana Press Inc.. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1900-1_9

Preparation of Trimethyl Chitosan-Based Polyelectrolyte Complexes for Peptide Subunit Vaccine Delivery

2022

Book Chapter

Current Prospects in Peptide-Based Subunit Nanovaccines

Koirala, Prashamsa, Bashiri, Sahra, Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2022). Current Prospects in Peptide-Based Subunit Nanovaccines. Methods in Molecular Biology. (pp. 309-338) New York, NY: Humana Press Inc.. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1892-9_16

Current Prospects in Peptide-Based Subunit Nanovaccines

2022

Book Chapter

Kompország lakói 2022-ben: Az USA, az EU, Oroszország és Kína megítélése a magyar közvéleményben

Tóth, István György (2022). Kompország lakói 2022-ben: Az USA, az EU, Oroszország és Kína megítélése a magyar közvéleményben. Társadalmi Riport 2022. (pp. 431-453) Budapest, Hungary: TÁRKI Társadalomkutatási Intézet. doi: 10.61501/trip.2022.22

Kompország lakói 2022-ben: Az USA, az EU, Oroszország és Kína megítélése a magyar közvéleményben

2022

Book Chapter

Polymer–Peptide Conjugate Vaccine for Oral Immunization

Faruck, Mohammad Omer, Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2022). Polymer–Peptide Conjugate Vaccine for Oral Immunization. Methods in Molecular Biology. (pp. 35-44) New York, NY: Humana Press Inc.. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1892-9_3

Polymer–Peptide Conjugate Vaccine for Oral Immunization

2022

Journal Article

Dendrimers in vaccine delivery: recent progress and advances

Chowdhury, Silvia, Toth, Istvan and Stephenson, Rachel J. (2022). Dendrimers in vaccine delivery: recent progress and advances. Biomaterials, 280 121303, 121303. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2021.121303

Dendrimers in vaccine delivery: recent progress and advances

2022

Journal Article

Development of a hyperbranched polymer-based methotrexate nanomedicine for rheumatoid arthritis

Marasini, Nirmal, Er, Gerald, Fu, Changkui, Subasic, Christopher N., Ibrahim, Jibriil, Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Toth, Istvan, Whittaker, Andrew K. and Kaminskas, Lisa M. (2022). Development of a hyperbranched polymer-based methotrexate nanomedicine for rheumatoid arthritis. Acta Biomaterialia, 142, 298-307. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2022.01.054

Development of a hyperbranched polymer-based methotrexate nanomedicine for rheumatoid arthritis

2021

Journal Article

Detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain neutralization by a sensitive competitive ELISA assay

Shalash, Ahmed O., Azuar, Armira, Madge, Harrison Y. R., Modhiran, Naphak, Amarilla, Alberto A., Liang, Benjamin, Khromykh, Alexander A., Watterson, Daniel, Young, Paul R., Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2021). Detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain neutralization by a sensitive competitive ELISA assay. Vaccines, 9 (12) 1493, 1-21. doi: 10.3390/vaccines9121493

Detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain neutralization by a sensitive competitive ELISA assay

2021

Journal Article

Hookworm infection: toward development of safe and effective peptide vaccines

Shalash, Ahmed O., Hussein, Waleed M., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2021). Hookworm infection: toward development of safe and effective peptide vaccines. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 148 (6), 1394-1419.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2021.10.013

Hookworm infection: toward development of safe and effective peptide vaccines

2021

Conference Publication

Lipopeptide nanoparticulate vaccine candidates for the induction of protective immune responses

Tóth, István and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2021). Lipopeptide nanoparticulate vaccine candidates for the induction of protective immune responses. DDRS 2021 Conference, Budapest, Hungary, 15-17 November 2021. Budapest, Hungary: Hungarian Pharmaceutical Association. doi: 10.33892/aph.2021.91.124-125

Lipopeptide nanoparticulate vaccine candidates for the induction of protective immune responses

2021

Journal Article

Development and evaluation of a cryopreserved whole-parasite vaccine in a rodent model of blood-stage malaria

Stanisic, Danielle I., Ho, Mei-Fong, Nevagi, Reshma, Cooper, Emily, Walton, Maddison, Islam, Md Tanjir, Hussein, Waleed M., Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Toth, Istvan and Good, Michael F. (2021). Development and evaluation of a cryopreserved whole-parasite vaccine in a rodent model of blood-stage malaria. mBio, 12 (5) e02657-21, e0265721. doi: 10.1128/mBio.02657-21

Development and evaluation of a cryopreserved whole-parasite vaccine in a rodent model of blood-stage malaria

Availability

Emeritus Professor Istvan Toth is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Current supervision

Completed supervision

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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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