K A R T I K    S U N A G A R  Assistant Professor Evolutionary Venomics Lab Centre for Ecological Sciences Indian Institute of Science Bangalore 560012, India ksunagar@iisc.ac.in www.venomicslab.com                                                                 Education PhD (Evolutionary Biology)   January 2010 – December 2013 Molecular Evolution of Animal Venom University of Porto, Portugal Master of Science (Genetics and Molecular Biology) 2006 – 2008 Karnatak University, India                                               Bachelor of Science (Genetics, Chemistry and Zoology) 2003 – 2006 Karnatak Science College – Dharwad, India                                                                                              Awards & Fellowships

  • Ramanujan Fellowship. Science and Engineering Research Board. April, 2018.
  • Gyandeep Award for excellence in scientific research on snakes by the Organisation for Wildlife Studies (OWLS) and the Department of Forest for the Maharashtra State. January, 2018.
  • Department of Science and Technology INSPIRE Faculty Award. August, 2017.
  • Young investigators registration reimbursement award from the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution. 2016.
  • Toxins (MDPI) Travel Award. 2016.
  • Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship from the European Union. 2015-17.
  • Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) from the Australian Research Council. University of Queensland, Australia. 2015. Not taken.
  • The PBC Fellowship Program for Outstanding Post-Doctoral Researchers from India. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. 2014.
  • The Lady Davis postdoctoral fellowship. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. 2014. Not taken.
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. May 2014 – October 2014; May 2017 – July 1 2017.
  • BIOL external Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) travel grant. University of Queensland, Australia. 2014.
  • Postdoctoral fellowship. PTDC/MAR/115199/2009. Funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). Oporto, Portugal.
  • Postdoctoral fellowship. PTDC/AAC-AMB/121301/2010. Funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). Oporto, Portugal. Not taken.
  • Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) Doctoral fellowship. University of Porto, Portugal. January, 2010.
  • Junior Research Fellowship at the National Centre for Biological Sciences. Bangalore, India.
  • D. C Pavate scholarship. Karnatak University Dharwad. 2006 and 2007.

Research Grants

  1. DST INSPIRE Faculty Award

Grant Amount: ₹35,00,000 Grant Duration: 10 August 2017 to 09 July 2022

  1. Ramanujan Fellowship

Grant Amount: ₹35,00,000 Grant Duration: April 2018

  1. Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA). Australian Research Council

Grant Amount: $373,000.0 / ₹1,92,78,667 Grant Duration: 2015 to 2018 Not taken.

  1. Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships

Grant Amount: €182,509.0 / ₹1,41,51,586 Grant Duration: May 2015 to May 2017     Publications   Total Citations: 1405         h-index: 20            i10-index: 26   Research Articles

  1. Sunagar K@*, Columbus-Shenkar Y*, Fridrich A, Gutkovich N, Aharoni R, and Moran Y@. 2018. Cell type-specific expression profiling unravels the development and evolution of stinging cells in sea anemone. BMC Biology. 16:108

* Joint first author      @ corresponding author   Impact Factor: 5.77

  1. Baumann K, Dashevsky D, Sunagar K, and Fry BG. 2018. Scratching the Surface of an Itch: Molecular Evolution of Aculeata Venom Allergens. Journal of Molecular Evoution, 86(7):484-500.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s00239-018-9860-x.   Impact Factor: 1.95

  1. Columbus-Shenkar Y, Sachkova M, Macrander J, Fridrich A, Modepalli V, Reitzel AM, Sunagar K, and Moran Y. Dynamics of venom composition across a complex life cycle. 2018. eLife 2018;7:e35014.

Impact Factor: 7.61

  1. Reeks T, Lavergne V, Sunagar K, Jones A, Undheim E, Dunstan N, Fry BG and Alewood P. 2015. Deep venomics of the Pseudonaja genus reveals inter- and intra-specific variation. Journal of Proteomics. 133:20-32

Impact Factor: 3.72

  1. Sunagar K@ and Moran Y@. 2015. The rise and fall of an evolutionary innovation: contrasting strategies of venom evolution in ancient and evolutionarily young animals. PLoS Genetics 11:e1005596

Impact Factor: 5.54      @ corresponding author

  1. Ujvari B*, Caswell NR*, Sunagar K*, Arbuckle K, Wüster W, Lo N, Conigrave AD, Mun H, O’Meally D, Beckmann C, King G, Deplazes E and Madsen T. 2015. Widespread convergence in toxin resistance by predictable molecular evolution. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112:11911-6

Impact Factor: 9.50      * Joint first author

  1. Jouiaei M*, Sunagar K*, Federman Gross A, Scheib H, Alewood PF, Moran Y and Fry BG. 2015. Evolution of an ancient venom: recognition of a novel family of cnidarian toxins and the common evolutionary origin of sodium and potassium neurotoxins in sea anemone. Molecular biology and evolution. 32:1598-610.

Impact Factor: 10.21    * Joint first author

  1. Koludarov I, Jackson TN, Sunagar K, Nouwens A, Hendrikx I, Fry BG. 2014. Fossilized venom: the unusually conserved venom profiles of heloderma species (beaded lizards and gila monsters). Toxins 6:3582-3595.

Impact Factor: 3.27

  1. Zhang G et al. 2014. Comparative genomics reveals insights into avian genome evolution and adaptation. Science. 346:1311-20

Impact Factor: 37.20

  1. Mondol S, Kumar NS, Gopalaswamy A, Sunagar K, Karanth KU, Ramakrishnan U. 2014. Identifying species, sex and individual tigers and leopards in the Malenad-Mysore Tiger Landscape, Western Ghats, India. Conservation Genetics Resources:1-9.

Impact Factor: 0.74

  1. Maldonado E*, Sunagar K*, Almeida D*, Vasconcelos V, Antunes A. 2014. IMPACT_S: Integrated Multiprogram Platform to Analyze and Combine Tests of Selection. PloS One. 9(10):e96243.

Impact Factor: 2.76      * Joint first author

  1. Dutertre S, Jin A, Vetter I, Hamilton B, Sunagar K, Lavergne V, Dutertre V, Fry BG, Antunes A, Venter D, Alewood P and Lewis R. 2014. Evolution of separate predation-and defence-evoked venoms in carnivorous cone snails. Nature Communications. 5:3521

Impact Factor: 12.35

  1. Undheim E, Sunagar K, Hamilton BR, Brust A, Jones A, Morales JR, Winnen B, Vetter I, Lewis RJ, Venter D, Alewood P, Fry BG and King GF. 2014. Multifunctional Warheads: Diversification of the toxin arsenal of centipede venoms via novel multidomain transcripts. Journal of Proteomics. 102c: 1-10.

Impact Factor: 3.72

  1. Pineda SS*, Sollod BL*, Wilson D*, Darling A, Sunagar K, Undheim EA, Kely L, Antunes A, Fry B. G and King GF. Diversification of a single ancestral gene into a successful toxin superfamily in highly venomous Australian funnel-web spiders. 2014. BMC Genomics. 15:177.

Impact Factor: 3.73

  1. Sunagar K*, Undheim EA*, Scheib H*, Gren E*, Cochran C*, Person C*, Koludarov I, Kelln W, Hayes W, King GF, Antunes A and Fry BG. 2014. Intraspecific venom variation in the medically significant Southern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus helleri): Biodiscovery, clinical and evolutionary implications. Journal of Proteomics. 99:68-83

Impact Factor: 3.72     * Joint first author

  1. Jackson TNW*, Sunagar K*, Undheim EAB, Koludarov I, Chan AHC, Sanders K, Ali SA, Hendrikx I, Dunstan N and Fry B. G. 2013. Venom down under: Dynamic evolution of Australian elapid snake toxins. Toxins. 5:2621-2655.

Impact Factor: 3.27      * Joint first author

  1. Sunagar K*, Undheim EA*, Chan AHC, Jackson TNW, Koludarov I, Muñoz-Gómez SA, Antunes A and Fry BG. 2013. Evolution stings: The origin and diversification of scorpion toxin peptide scaffolds. Toxins. 5:2456-2487.

Impact Factor: 3.27      * Joint first author

  1. Undheim EA*, Sunagar K*, Herzig V*, Kely L, Low D, Jackson T, Jones A, Kurniawan N, King GF, Ali SA, Antunes A, Ruder T and Fry BG. 2013. A proteomics and transcriptomics investigation of the venom from the Barychelidae spider Trittame loki (Brush-foot trapdoor) venom. Toxins. 5: 2488-2503.

Impact Factor: 3.27      * Joint first author

  1. Sunagar K, Fry B. G, Jackson TNW, Casewell NR, Undheim EAB, Vidal N, Ali S, King GF, Vasudevan K, Vasconcelos V and Antunes A. 2013. Molecular evolution of vertebrate neurotrophins: Co-option of the highly conserved nerve growth factor gene into the advanced snake venom arsenal. PLoS One 8(11):e81827.

Impact Factor: 2.76

  1. Sunagar K, Jackson TNW, Antunes A and Fry B. G. 2013. Three-fingered RAVERs: Rapid Accumulation of Variations in Exposed Residues of Snake Venom Toxins. Toxins. 5:2172-2208

Impact Factor: 3.27

  1. Terrat Y, Sunagar K, Fry BG, Jackson TNW, Scheib H, Fourmy R, Verdenaud M, Blanchet G, Antunes A and Ducancel F. 2013. Atractaspis aterrima toxins: The first insight into the molecular evolution of venom in side-stabbers. Toxins. 5:1948–1964

Impact Factor: 3.57

  1. Low D*, Sunagar K*, Undheim E*, Ali SA*, Alagon AC, Ruder T, Jackson T, Kurniawan N, Gonzalez SP, King GF, Antunes A and Fry B. G. 2013. Dracula’s Children: Molecular evolution of vampire bat venom. Journal of Proteomics. 89:95-111.

Impact Factor: 3.72      * Joint first author

  1. Fry BG, Undheim E, (11 authors) and Sunagar K. 2013. Squeezers and leaf-cutters: differential diversification and degeneration of the venom system in toxicoferan reptiles. Molecular and Cellular Proteomics. 12:1881-1899.

Impact Factor: 5.23

  1. Brust A*, Sunagar K*, Vetter* I, Yang D*, Undheim E, Casewell N, Ruder T, Jackson T, Koludarov I, Alewood P, Hodgson W. C, Lewis R, King G. F, Antunes A and Fry BG. 2013. Differential evolution and neofunctionalization of snake venom metalloprotease domains. Molecular and Cellular Proteomics. 2:651–663.

Impact Factor: 5.23      * Joint first author

  1. Ruder T*, Sunagar K*, Undheim E*, Ali SA, Wai T, Low D, Jackson T, King GF, Antunes A and Fry B. G. 2013. Molecular phylogeny and evolution of the proteins encoded by coleoid (Cuttlefish, Octopus, Squid) posterior venom glands. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 1:13.

Impact Factor: 1.84      * Joint first author

  1. Koludarov I*, Sunagar K*, Undheim E*, Jackson T. N. W, Ruder T, Whitehead D, Saucedo AC, Mora G. R, Alagon A.C, King G.F, Antunes A and Fry B.G. 2012. Structural and molecular diversification of the Anguimorpha lizard venom gland system in the arboreal species Abronia graminea. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 75:168–183.

Impact Factor: 1.84      * Joint first author

  1. Sunagar K, Johnson WE, O’Brien SJ, Vasconcelos V and Antunes A. 2012. Evolution of CRISPs associated with toxicoferan-reptilian venom and mammalian reproduction. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 29:1807–1822.

Impact Factor: 10.21

  1. Mondol S, Navya R, Athreya V, Sunagar K, Selvaraj VM and Ramakrishnan U. 2009. A panel of microsatellites to individually identify leopards and its application to leopard monitoring in human dominated landscapes. BMC Genetics. 10:79.

Impact Factor: 2.46   Reviews

  1. Sunagar K, Morgenstern D, Reitzel A, and Moran Y. 2015. Ecological venomics: how genomics, transcriptomics and proteomics can shed new light on the ecology and evolution of venom. Journal of Proteomics. 15: 30131-7.
  2. Senji Laxme RR, Suranse V, and Sunagar K@. 2018. Biochemistry, ecology and evolution of arthropod venoms (under review).

Book chapter contributions

  1. Fry BG, Koludarov I, Jackson TNW, Holford M, Terrat Y, Casewell NR, Undheim EAB, Vetter I, Ali SA, Low DHW and K. Sunagar. 2015. Chapter 1. Seeing the Woods for the Trees: Understanding Venom Evolution as a Guide for Biodiscovery. In. Venoms to Drugs: Venom as a Source for the Development of Human Therapeutics (ed. Glenn King). The Royal Society of Chemistry. p. 1-36.
  2. Sunagar K@, Casewell NR, Varma S, Kolla R, Antunes A, and Moran Y. “Deadly innovations: unravelling the molecular evolution of animal venoms” In. Toxinology. Venom Genomics and Proteomics (ed. P. Gopalakrishnakone). Springer Handbooks of Toxinology. p. 1-23

@ corresponding author

  1. B.G. Fry, K. Sunagar, N. R. Casewell, E. Kochva, K. Roelants, H. Scheib, W. Wüster, N. Vidal, B. Young, F. Burbrink, R. A. Pyron, F. J. Vonk, and T. N. W. Jackson. The Origin and Evolution of the Toxicofera Reptile Venom System. In Venomous reptiles and their toxins: Evolution, pathophysiology and Biodiscovery (ed. B.G. Fry). Oxford Press, USA. p. 1-33
  2. Signs, Symptoms, and Treatment of Envenomation L. Boyer, A. Alagón, B.G. Fry, T. N. W. Jackson, K. Sunagar, and J.-P. Chippaux. Venomous reptiles and their toxins: Evolution, pathophysiology and Biodiscovery. (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA. p. 32-60
  3. Antivenom Research and Development M. Bénard-Valle, E. E. Neri-Castro, B.G. Fry, L. Boyer, C. Cochran, M. Alam, T. N. W. Jackson, D. Paniagua, F. Olvera-Rodríguez, I. Koludarov, K. Sunagar, and A. Alagón. Venomous reptiles and their toxins: Evolution, pathophysiology and Biodiscovery. (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA. p. 61-72
  4. Ineffective Traditional and Modern Techniques for the Treatment of Snakebite M. Bénard-Valle, E. E. Neri-Castro, L. Boyer, T. N. W. Jackson, K. Sunagar, M. Clarkson, and B.G. Fry. Venomous reptiles and their toxins: Evolution, pathophysiology and Biodiscovery. (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA. p. 73-88
  5. Maintaining Venomous Reptile Collections: Proitemols and Occupational Safety B.G. Fry, I. Hendrikx, P. Rowley, T. N. W. Jackson, H. van der Ploeg, R. Johnson, M. Sasa, N. Dunstan, S. Barve, B. Lock, T. Phillip, M. Zivkovic, L. Boyer, K. Wiley, J. Harrison, R. Carmichael, M. C. Morris, P. Martelli, D. Brandl, G. Shankar, S. McCarthy, K. Sunagar, J. Pittman, and C. Cochran. Venomous reptiles and their toxins: Evolution, pathophysiology and Biodiscovery. (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA. p. 89-132
  6. Veterinary Care of Venomous Reptiles J. Haberfild, P. Martelli, R. Johnson, S. Barten, A. Gillett, B. Lock, R. Jones, S. Simpson, T. N. W. Jackson, C. Cochran, N. Dunstan, K. Sunagar, and B.G. Fry. Venomous reptiles and their toxins: Evolution, pathophysiology and Biodiscovery. (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA. p. 133-152
  7. Research Methods B.G. Fry, E. A. B. Undheim, T. N. W. Jackson, K. Roelants, D. Georgieva, I. Vetter, J. J. Calvete, H. Scheib, B. W. Cribb, D. C. Yang, N. L. Daly, M. L. Roy Manchadi, J. M. Gutiérrez, B. Lomonte, G. M. Nicholson, S. Dziemborowicz, V. Lavergne, L. Ragnarsson, L. D. Rash, M. Mobli, W. C. Hodgson, N. R. Casewell, A. Nouwens, S. C. Wagstaff S. A. Ali, D. L. Whitehead, V. Herzig, P. Monagle, N. D. Kurniawan, T. Reeks, and K. Sunagar@. Venomous reptiles and their toxins: Evolution, pathophysiology and Biodiscovery. (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA. p. 153-214

@ corresponding author

  1. Three-Finger Toxins (3FTx) Y. Utkin, K. Sunagar, T. N. W. Jackson, T. Reeks, and B.G. Fry. Venomous reptiles and their toxins: Evolution, pathophysiology and Biodiscovery. (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA. p. 215-227
  2. Beta-Defensins A. R. B. Prieto da Silva, B.G. Fry, K. Sunagar, H. Scheib, T. N. W. Jackson, G. Rádis-Baptista, A. J. Zaharenko, P. L. de Sá Jr., A. Pereira, N. Oguiura, M. A. F. Hayashi, A. Kerkis, T. Yamane, and I. Kerkis. Venomous reptiles and their toxins: Evolution, pathophysiology and Biodiscovery. (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA. p. 228-238
  3. Cysteine-Rich Secretory Proteins K. Sunagar@, T. N. W. Jackson, T. Reeks, and B.G. Fry. Venomous reptiles and their toxins: Evolution, pathophysiology and Biodiscovery. (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA. p. 239-246

@ corresponding author

  1. Exendin Peptides B.G. Fry, K. Roelants, T. N. W. Jackson, K. Sunagar, Z. Takacs, T. Reeks, and H. F. Kwok. Venomous reptiles and their toxins: Evolution, pathophysiology and Biodiscovery. (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA. p. 247-254
  2. Factor Va Proteins S. Earl, K. Sunagar, T. N. W. Jackson, T. Reeks, and B.G. Fry. Venomous reptiles and their toxins: Evolution, pathophysiology and Biodiscovery. (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA. p. 255-261
  3. Factor Xa Enzymes M. Trabi, K. Sunagar, T. N. W. Jackson, and B.G. Fry. Venomous reptiles and their toxins: Evolution, pathophysiology and Biodiscovery. (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA. p. 261-266
  4. Kallikrein Enzymes S. Vaiyapuri, K. Sunagar, J. M. Gibbins, T. N. W. Jackson, T. Reeks, and B.G. Fry. Venomous reptiles and their toxins: Evolution, pathophysiology and Biodiscovery. (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA. p. 267-280
  5. Kunitz Peptides W. S. Eng, B.G. Fry, K. Sunagar, Z. Takacs, T. N. W. Jackson, and L. W. Guddat. Venomous reptiles and their toxins: Evolution, pathophysiology and Biodiscovery. (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA. p. 281-290
  6. L-Amino Acid Oxidase Enzymes N. H. Tan, B.G. Fry, K. Sunagar, T. N. W. Jackson, T. Reeks, and S. Y. Fung. Venomous reptiles and their toxins: Evolution, pathophysiology and Biodiscovery. (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA. p. 291-298
  7. Lectin Proteins F. T. Arlinghaus, B.G. Fry, K. Sunagar, T. N. W. Jackson, J. A. Eble, T. Reeks, and K. J. Clemetson. Venomous reptiles and their toxins: Evolution, pathophysiology and Biodiscovery. (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA. p. 299-311
  8. B-Type Natriuretic Peptides B.G. Fry, K. Sunagar, T. N. W. Jackson, T. Reeks, and H. F. Kwok. Venomous reptiles and their toxins: Evolution, pathophysiology and Biodiscovery. (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA. p. 312-317
  9. C-Type Natriuretic Peptides B.G. Fry, T. N. W. Jackson, Z. Takacs, T. Reeks, and K. Sunagar. Venomous reptiles and their toxins: Evolution, pathophysiology and Biodiscovery. (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA. p. 318-326
  10. Group I Phospholipase A2 Enzymes K. Sunagar@, T. N. W. Jackson, T. Reeks, and B.G. Fry. Venomous reptiles and their toxins: Evolution, pathophysiology and Biodiscovery. (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA. p. 327-334

@ corresponding author

  1. Group II Phospholipase A2 Enzymes. K. Sunagar@, I. H. Tsai, B. Lomonte, T. N. W. Jackson, and B.G. Fry. Venomous reptiles and their toxins: Evolution, pathophysiology and Biodiscovery. (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA. p. 335-340

@ corresponding author

  1. Sarafotoxin Peptides A. Bdolah, F. Ducancel, K. Sunagar, T. N. W. Jackson, and B.G. Fry. Venomous reptiles and their toxins: Evolution, pathophysiology and Biodiscovery. (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA. p. 341-346
  2. Snake Venom Metalloprotease Enzymes N. R. Casewell, K. Sunagar, Z. Takacs, J. J. Calvete, T. N. W. Jackson, and B.G. Fry. Venomous reptiles and their toxins: Evolution, pathophysiology and Biodiscovery. (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA. p. 347-363
  3. Lesser-Known or Putative Reptile Toxins B.G. Fry, R. Richards, S. Earl, X. Cousin, T. N. W. Jackson, C. Weise, and K. Sunagar@. Venomous reptiles and their toxins: Evolution, pathophysiology and Biodiscovery. (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA. p. 364-407

@ corresponding author

  1. Poisonous Snakes and Komodo Dragon Weaponized Bacteria: Which Is Myth and Which Is Reality? B.G. Fry, H. Scheib, K. Messenger, K. L. Tyrrell, S. Hocknull, S. Wroe, K. Sunagar, E. J. C. Goldstein, D. M. Citron, and T. N. W. Jackson. Venomous reptiles and their toxins: Evolution, pathophysiology and Biodiscovery. (B.G. Fry, ed.), Oxford Press, USA. p. 408-414.
  2. Suranse V, Achyuthan S and Sunagar K@. 2018. Animal Venoms: origin, diversity, and evolution. In eLS, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd (Ed.). doi:10.1002/9780470015902.a0000939.pub2. 2017.

Contribution to Academia

  • Review manuscripts for: Molecular Biology and Evolution, Genome Biology and Evolution, Scientific Reports, BMC Genomics, G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, Current Medicinal Chemistry, Journal of Proteomics, Toxins, Toxicon, FEBS Letters, Biochemie, Toxicon, Molecules, Theoretical Ecology, Journal of Molecular Evolution, PLoS One, Current Science, and Herpetological Journal.
  • Editorial board member of Toxins
  • Guest Editor for Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. Special edition on “Diversity and Evolution of Animal Venoms: Neglected Targets, Ecological Interactions, Future Perspectives”
  • Review grant proposals for international funding agencies: National Science Foundation (USA), The Natural Environment Research Council (UK), Australian Research Council (Discovery Projects), Rufford Small Grants Foundation, and Department of Science and Technology (India).

Invited Talks

  • Invited talk. Nextgen Genomics, Biology, Bioinformatics and Technologies (NGBT) Conference. Jaipur. 30 September 2018.
  • Invited talk. Inauguration of the biochemical society. Mysore University. 17 September 2018.
  • Invited talk. Advanced Molecular Phylogenetics Workshop. August 2018. Centre for Ecological Sciences. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012.
  • Invited talk. 2nd DST-SERB School on Chemical Ecology. Centre for Ecological Sciences. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012.
  • Plenary talk. Maharashtra State Sarp Mitra Sammelan & Sarp Vignyan Parishad. 27th January 2018. Mahad, Maharashtra.
  • The Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali. 8 May 2017.
  • The Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER), Trivandrum. 2 May 2017.
  • Invited Short course in Herpetology. Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. India. November 1-6, 2016
  • Invited Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution conference 2016. Toxin Evolution session. Gold Coast, Queensland. Australia.
  • The Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune. 21 November 2016.
  • The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad. 18 November 2016.
  • Laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species (LaCONES), Hyderabad. 17 November 2016.
  • The Indian Institute of Science (IISC), Bangalore. 10 November 2016.
  • National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore. 7 November 2016.
  • Invited oral presentation at the 14th Congress of Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular Biologists (FAOBMB)(http://faobmb.net) entitled “Current Excitements in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology for Agriculture and Medicine”. November 27-30, 2015. Hyderabad, India.
  • Invitation to participate in an Oxford style debate at the Sheldonian theatre and deliver an oral presentation at the 18th World Congress of the International Society on Toxinology. September 25-30, 2015. University of Oxford. UK.
  • National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore. 3 December 2015.
  • The Indian Institute of Science (IISC), Bangalore. Centre for Ecological Studies. 2 December 2015.
  • Oral presentation at the 14th Congress of Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular Biologists (FAOBMB)(http://faobmb.net). Hyderabad, India. November 27-30, 2015.
  • Oral presentation at the 18th World Congress of the International Society on Toxinology. University of Oxford. Oxford, UK. September 25-30, 2015.
  • The Postdoctoral and International Students Mini Symposium. Faculty of Science. May 2015. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
  • Evolutionary developmental research conference. The University of Haifa, Israel. 2014.
  • Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. February 2014.
  • Invitation to participate in the meeting of toxinologists. “Integrating Organismal and Applied Perspectives on Animal Venom Diversity.” National Evolutionary Synthesis Center. Durham, North Carolina. USA. September 21-24, 2014.

Workshops and Conferences

  • Conducted 2nd DST-SERB School on Chemical Ecology, July 8 to 22, 2018. Workshop Coordinator. Indian Institute of Science. Bangalore.
  • Conducted a workshop on the scientific training on snake rescue and snakebite management for the Karnataka Forest Department. Bhadra Tiger Sanctuary, Karnataka. December 18th, 2017.
  • Conducted a workshop on the scientific training on snake rescue and snakebite management for the Karnataka Forest Department. Nagarhole Tiger Sanctuary, Karnataka. December 18th, 2017.
  • The São Paulo School of Advanced Sciences (SPSAS): International course on evolution. 2014. Sao Paulo, Brazil.
  • Faculty of Science. October 2011. University of Porto, Portugal.
  • 5th School of Herpetology. 2 March 2012. North Orissa University. Orissa, India.
  • Wildlife Institute of India. 23 March 2012. Dehradun. India.
  • Andaman and Nicobar Environment Team (ANET). 15 May 2012. Andaman, India.
  • 5th SERC. School in Herpetology (Sponsored by D.S.T, Government of India). 24th February – 10th March 2012. North Orissa University. Orissa, India.
  • Course on Molecular Evolution, Phylogenetics, Phylogenomics and Adaptation, Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe. Valencia, Spain. 2011.

Kartik Sunagar
Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Science