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Venom to relieve pain
Professor Glenn King's research harnesses the chemistry of venoms from arthropod predators, such as spiders, scorpions and centipedes to develop novel pharmaceuticals to treat chronic pain and stroke. Chronic pain is a huge medical problem that affects one in five adults. There are few drugs available for treating chronic pain, and many of these have limited efficacy and dose-limiting side effects.
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