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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2021

Book Chapter

Peptide-pegylated lipid conjugation via copper-catalyzed alkyne-azide 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition

Hussein, Waleed M. and Toth, Istvan (2021). Peptide-pegylated lipid conjugation via copper-catalyzed alkyne-azide 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition. Peptide conjugation: methods and protocols. (pp. 57-64) New York, NY United States: Humana Press. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1617-8_6

Peptide-pegylated lipid conjugation via copper-catalyzed alkyne-azide 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition

2021

Journal Article

A potent vaccine delivery system

Zhao, Guangzu, Azuar, Armira, Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2021). A potent vaccine delivery system. Bio-protocol, 11 (7) e3973, e3973. doi: 10.21769/bioprotoc.3973

A potent vaccine delivery system

2020

Journal Article

A dual-adjuvanting strategy for peptide-based subunit vaccines against group A Streptococcus: lipidation and polyelectrolyte complexes

Zhao, Lili, Yang, Jieru, Nahar, Ummey Jannatun, Khalil, Zeinab G., Capon, Robert J., Hussein, Waleed M., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2020). A dual-adjuvanting strategy for peptide-based subunit vaccines against group A Streptococcus: lipidation and polyelectrolyte complexes. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 28 (24) 115823, 115823. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2020.115823

A dual-adjuvanting strategy for peptide-based subunit vaccines against group A Streptococcus: lipidation and polyelectrolyte complexes

2020

Journal Article

Erratum for: An experimental group a Streptococcus vaccine that reduces pharyngitis and tonsillitis in a nonhuman primate model (mBio, (2019) 10, 2, 10.1128/mBio.00693-19)

Rivera-Hernandez, Tania, Carnathan, Diane G., Jones, Scott, Cork, Amanda J., Davies, Mark R., Moyle, Peter M., Toth, Istvan, Batzloff, Michael R., McCarthy, James, Nizet, Victor, Goldblatt, David, Silvestri, Guido and Walker, Mark J. (2020). Erratum for: An experimental group a Streptococcus vaccine that reduces pharyngitis and tonsillitis in a nonhuman primate model (mBio, (2019) 10, 2, 10.1128/mBio.00693-19). mBio, 11 (6) e02995-20, 1-1. doi: 10.1128/mBio.02995-20

Erratum for: An experimental group a Streptococcus vaccine that reduces pharyngitis and tonsillitis in a nonhuman primate model (mBio, (2019) 10, 2, 10.1128/mBio.00693-19)

2020

Journal Article

Carbohydrate immune adjuvants in subunit vaccines

Bashiri, Sahra, Koirala, Prashamsa, Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2020). Carbohydrate immune adjuvants in subunit vaccines. Pharmaceutics, 12 (10) 965, 965-33. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12100965

Carbohydrate immune adjuvants in subunit vaccines

2020

Journal Article

Polyethylenimine: an intranasal adjuvant for liposomal peptide-based subunit vaccine against Group A Streptococcus

Dai, Charles C., Yang, Jieru, Hussein, Waleed M., Zhao, Lili, Wang, Xiumin, Khalil, Zeinab G., Capon, Robert J., Toth, Istvan and Stephenson, Rachel J. (2020). Polyethylenimine: an intranasal adjuvant for liposomal peptide-based subunit vaccine against Group A Streptococcus. ACS Infectious Diseases, 6 (9) acsinfecdis.0c00452, 2502-2512. doi: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.0c00452

Polyethylenimine: an intranasal adjuvant for liposomal peptide-based subunit vaccine against Group A Streptococcus

2020

Journal Article

Progress in the development of subunit vaccines against malaria

Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Chandrudu, Saranya, Rigau-Planella, Berta, Islam, Md. Tanjir, Cheong, Yee S., Liu, Genan, Wang, Xiumin, Toth, Istvan and Hussein, Waleed M. (2020). Progress in the development of subunit vaccines against malaria. Vaccines, 8 (3) 373, 1-19. doi: 10.3390/vaccines8030373

Progress in the development of subunit vaccines against malaria

2020

Journal Article

Opsonic activity of conservative versus variable regions of the Group A Streptococcus M protein

Dai, Chuankai, Khalil, Zeinab G., Hussein, Waleed M., Yang, Jieru, Wang, Xiumin, Zhao, Lili, Capon, Robert J., Toth, Istvan and Stephenson, Rachel J. (2020). Opsonic activity of conservative versus variable regions of the Group A Streptococcus M protein. Vaccines, 8 (2) 210, 210. doi: 10.3390/vaccines8020210

Opsonic activity of conservative versus variable regions of the Group A Streptococcus M protein

2020

Journal Article

Structure–activity analysis of cyclic multicomponent lipopeptide self-adjuvanting vaccine candidates presenting Group A Streptococcus antigens

Madge, Harrison Y. R., Sharma, Hansa, Hussein, Waleed M., Khalil, Zeinab G., Capon, Robert John, Toth, Istvan and Stephenson, Rachel (2020). Structure–activity analysis of cyclic multicomponent lipopeptide self-adjuvanting vaccine candidates presenting Group A Streptococcus antigens. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 63 (10) acs.jmedchem.0c00203, 5387-5397. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c00203

Structure–activity analysis of cyclic multicomponent lipopeptide self-adjuvanting vaccine candidates presenting Group A Streptococcus antigens

2020

Journal Article

Development of polyelectrolyte complexes for the delivery of peptide-based subunit vaccines against group A streptococcus

Zhao, Lili, Jin, Wanli, Cruz, Jazmina Gonzalez, Marasini, Nirmal, Khalil, Zeinab G., Capon, Robert J., Hussein, Waleed M., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2020). Development of polyelectrolyte complexes for the delivery of peptide-based subunit vaccines against group A streptococcus. Nanomaterials, 10 (5) 823, 823. doi: 10.3390/nano10050823

Development of polyelectrolyte complexes for the delivery of peptide-based subunit vaccines against group A streptococcus

2020

Journal Article

Immunology of carbohydrate-based vaccines

Khatun, Farjana, Toth, Istvan and Stephenson, Rachel J. (2020). Immunology of carbohydrate-based vaccines. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 165-166, 117-126. doi: 10.1016/j.addr.2020.04.006

Immunology of carbohydrate-based vaccines

2020

Journal Article

Lipopeptide-based oral vaccine against hookworm infection

Bartlett, Stacey, Eichenberger, Ramon M., Nevagi, Reshma J., Ghaffar, Khairunnisa Abdul, Marasini, Nirmal, Dai, Yang, Loukas, Alex, Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2020). Lipopeptide-based oral vaccine against hookworm infection. The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 221 (6), 934-942. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiz528

Lipopeptide-based oral vaccine against hookworm infection

2020

Journal Article

Non-invasive mucosal vaccine delivery: advantages, challenges and the future

Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2020). Non-invasive mucosal vaccine delivery: advantages, challenges and the future. Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery, 17 (4), 1-3. doi: 10.1080/17425247.2020.1731468

Non-invasive mucosal vaccine delivery: advantages, challenges and the future

2020

Journal Article

Development of natural and unnatural amino acid delivery systems against hookworm infection

Bartlett, Stacey, Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Xie, Xin, Toth, Istvan, Loukas, Alex and Eichenberger, Ramon M. (2020). Development of natural and unnatural amino acid delivery systems against hookworm infection. Precision Nanomedicine, 3 (1), 471-482. doi: 10.33218/prnano3(1).191210.1

Development of natural and unnatural amino acid delivery systems against hookworm infection

2020

Journal Article

Poly(amino acids) as a potent self-adjuvanting delivery system for peptide-based nanovaccines

Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Zhao, Guangzu, Boer, Jennifer C., Ozberk, Victoria, Azuar, Armira, Gonzalez Cruz, Jazmina, Kumar Giddam, Ashwini, Khalil, Zeinab G., Pandey, Manisha, Shibu, Mohini A., Hussein, Waleed M., Nevagi, Reshma J., Batzloff, Michael R., Wells, James W., Capon, Robert J., Plebanski, Magdalena, Good, Michael F. and Toth, Istvan (2020). Poly(amino acids) as a potent self-adjuvanting delivery system for peptide-based nanovaccines. Science Advances, 6 (5) eaax2285, eaax2285. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aax2285

Poly(amino acids) as a potent self-adjuvanting delivery system for peptide-based nanovaccines

2020

Journal Article

Polyacrylate–peptide antigen conjugate as a single-dose oral vaccine against Group A Streptococcus

Faruck, Mohammad Omer, Zhao, Lili, Hussein, Waleed M., Khalil, Zeinab G., Capon, Robert J., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2020). Polyacrylate–peptide antigen conjugate as a single-dose oral vaccine against Group A Streptococcus. Vaccines, 8 (1) 23, 1-10. doi: 10.3390/vaccines8010023

Polyacrylate–peptide antigen conjugate as a single-dose oral vaccine against Group A Streptococcus

2020

Book Chapter

A koronavírus-járvány társadalmi hatásai a közvélemény-kutatások tükrében

Tóth, István György and Hudácskó, Szilvia (2020). A koronavírus-járvány társadalmi hatásai a közvélemény-kutatások tükrében. Társadalmi Riport 2020. (pp. 553-572) TÁRKI Társadalomkutatási Intézet Zrt.. doi: 10.61501/trip.2020.25

A koronavírus-járvány társadalmi hatásai a közvélemény-kutatások tükrében

2020

Journal Article

Application of Fmoc-SPPS, thiol-maleimide conjugation, and copper(I)-catalyzed alkyne-azide cycloaddition "click" reaction in the synthesis of a complex peptide-based vaccine candidate against Group A Streptococcus

Dai, Chuankai, Stephenson, Rachel J., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2020). Application of Fmoc-SPPS, thiol-maleimide conjugation, and copper(I)-catalyzed alkyne-azide cycloaddition "click" reaction in the synthesis of a complex peptide-based vaccine candidate against Group A Streptococcus. Methods in Molecular Biology, 2103, 13-27. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-0227-0_2

Application of Fmoc-SPPS, thiol-maleimide conjugation, and copper(I)-catalyzed alkyne-azide cycloaddition "click" reaction in the synthesis of a complex peptide-based vaccine candidate against Group A Streptococcus

2020

Journal Article

Lipids as activators of innate immunity in peptide vaccine delivery

Bartlett, Stacey, Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2020). Lipids as activators of innate immunity in peptide vaccine delivery. Current Medicinal Chemistry, 25 (17), 2887-2901. doi: 10.2174/0929867325666181026100849

Lipids as activators of innate immunity in peptide vaccine delivery

2020

Book Chapter

Preface

Hussein, Waleed M., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2020). Preface. Peptide synthesis: methods and protocols. (pp. v-v) edited by Waleed M. Hussein, Mariusz Skwarczynski and Istvan Toth. New York, NY, United States: Springer.

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Emeritus Professor Istvan Toth is:
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Supervision history

Current supervision

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Enquiries

Contact Emeritus Professor Istvan Toth directly for media enquiries about:

  • 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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