Eivind Andreas Baste Undheim

Researcher - Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis

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Background

I am a RCN FRIPRO Young Research Talent fellow at NTNU based primarily at CEES although I also have a small research group at the Centre for Advanced Imaging, the University of Queensland, Australia.

Academic interests

I am interested in the molecular processes that drive the evolution of traits, how these processes affect each other across levels of biological complexity, and how this knowledge can be applied to guide the discovery and development of novel analytical and molecular tools, therapeutics, and agrochemicals. I am especially interested in the biology and evolution of animal venoms, which are fascinating and key adaptive traits for a wide range of animals that provide opportunities for studying evolutionary innovation and novelty at levels that range from morphology to molecules.

Schendel, Vanessa; Müller, Carsten H. G.; Kenning, Matthes; Maxwell, Michael; Jenner, Ronald A. & Undheim, Eivind Andreas Baste [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2024). The venom and telopodal defence systems of the centipede Lithobius forficatus are functionally convergent serial homologues. BMC Biology. ISSN 1741-7007. 22(1). doi: 10.1186/s12915-024-01925-x.
da Silva, Daiane Laise; Valladão, Rodrigo; Beraldo-Neto, Emidio; Coelho, Guilherme Rabelo; Neto, Oscar Bento da Silva & Vigerelli, Hugo [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (2023). Spatial Distribution and Biochemical Characterization of Serine Peptidase Inhibitors in the Venom of the Brazilian Sea Anemone Anthopleura cascaia Using Mass Spectrometry Imaging. Marine Drugs. ISSN 1660-3397. 21(9), p. 1–20. doi: 10.3390/md21090481. Full text in Research Archive
Robinson, Samuel D.; Deuis, Jennifer R.; Touchard, Axel; Keramidas, Angelo; Mueller, Alexander & Schroeder, Christina I. [Show all 16 contributors for this article] (2023). Ant venoms contain vertebrate-selective pain-causing sodium channel toxins. Nature Communications. ISSN 2041-1723. 14, p. 1–11. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-38839-1. Full text in Research Archive
Dashevsky, Daniel; Baumann, Kate; Undheim, Eivind Andreas Baste; Nouwens, Amanda; Ikonomopoulou, Maria P. & Schmidt, Justin O. [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2023). Functional and Proteomic Insights into Aculeata Venoms. Toxins. ISSN 2072-6651. 15(3), p. 1–25. doi: 10.3390/toxins15030224. Full text in Research Archive
Ashwood, Lauren M.; Elnahriry, Khaled A.; Stewart, Zachary K.; Shafee, Thomas; Naseem, Muhammad Umair & Szanto, Tibor G. [Show all 23 contributors for this article] (2023). Genomic, functional and structural analyses elucidate evolutionary innovation within the sea anemone 8 toxin family. BMC Biology. ISSN 1741-7007. 21, p. 1–25. doi: 10.1186/s12915-023-01617-y. Full text in Research Archive
Maxwell, Michael J.; Thekkedam, Chris; Lamboley, Cedric; Chin, Yanni K.-Y.; Crawford, Theo & Smith, Jennifer J. [Show all 14 contributors for this article] (2023). A bivalent remipede toxin promotes calcium release via ryanodine receptor activation. Nature Communications. ISSN 2041-1723. 14(1), p. 1–13. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-36579-w. Full text in Research Archive
Robinson, Samuel D.; Schendel, Vanessa; Schroeder, Christina I.; Moen, Sarah; Mueller, Alexander & Walker, Andrew A. [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (2023). Intra-colony venom diversity contributes to maintaining eusociality in a cooperatively breeding ant. BMC Biology. ISSN 1741-7007. 21(5), p. 1–19. doi: 10.1186/s12915-022-01507-9. Full text in Research Archive
Liu, Junyu; Maxwell, Michael; Cuddihy, Thom; Crawford, Theo; Bassetti, Madeline & Hyde, Cameron [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2023). ScrepYard: An online resource for disulfide-stabilized tandem repeat peptides. Protein Science. ISSN 0961-8368. 32(2), p. 1–12. doi: 10.1002/pro.4566. Full text in Research Archive
Kazandjian, Taline D.; Hamilton, Brett R.; Robinson, Samuel D.; Hall, Steven R.; Bartlett, Keirah E. & Rowley, Paul [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2022). Physiological constraints dictate toxin spatial heterogeneity in snake venom glands. BMC Biology. ISSN 1741-7007. 20(1). doi: 10.1186/s12915-022-01350-y. Full text in Research Archive
von Reumont, Bjoern M.; Anderluh, Gregor; Antunes, Agostinho; Ayvazyan, Naira; Beis, Dimitris & Caliskan, Figen [Show all 35 contributors for this article] (2022). Modern venomics-Current insights, novel methods, and future perspectives in biological and applied animal venom research. GigaScience. ISSN 2047-217X. 11. doi: 10.1093/gigascience/giac048. Full text in Research Archive
Verdes, Aida; Taboada, Sergi; Hamilton, Brett R.; Undheim, Eivind Andreas Baste; Sonoda, Gabriel G. & Andrade, Sonia C.S. [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2022). Evolution, Expression Patterns, and Distribution of Novel Ribbon Worm Predatory and Defensive Toxins. Molecular Biology and Evolution (MBE). ISSN 0737-4038. 39(5). doi: 10.1093/molbev/msac096. Full text in Research Archive
An, Dongchen; Pinheiro-Junior, Ernesto Lopes; Béress, László; Gladkikh, Irina; Leychenko, Elena & Undheim, Eivind Andreas Baste [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2022). AsKC11, a Kunitz Peptide from Anemonia sulcata, Is a Novel Activator of G Protein-Coupled Inward-Rectifier Potassium Channels. Marine Drugs. ISSN 1660-3397. 20(2). doi: 10.3390/md20020140. Full text in Research Archive
Eagles, David A.; Saez, Natalie J.; Krishnarjuna, Bankala; Bradford, Julia J.; Chin, Yanni K.-Y. & Starobova, Hana [Show all 14 contributors for this article] (2022). A peptide toxin in ant venom mimics vertebrate EGF-like hormones to cause long-lasting hypersensitivity in mammals. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. ISSN 0027-8424. 119(7). doi: 10.1073/pnas.2112630119. Full text in Research Archive
Finol-Urdaneta, Rocio K.; Ziegman, Rebekah; Dekan, Zoltan; McArthur, Jeffrey R.; Heitmann, Stewart & Luna-Ramirez, Karen [Show all 20 contributors for this article] (2022). Multitarget nociceptor sensitization by a promiscuous peptide from the venom of the King Baboon spider. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. ISSN 0027-8424. 119(5). doi: 10.1073/pnas.2110932119. Full text in Research Archive
Ashwood, Lauren M.; Undheim, Eivind Andreas Baste; Madio, Bruno; Hamilton, Brett R.; Daly, Marymegan & Hurwood, David A. [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2021). Venoms for all occasions: The functional toxin profiles of different anatomical regions in sea anemones are related to their ecological function. Molecular Ecology. ISSN 0962-1083. p. 1–18. doi: 10.1111/mec.16286.
Robinson, Samuel D.; Kambanis, Lucas; Clayton, Daniel; Hinneburg, Hannes; Corcilius, Leo & Mueller, Alexander [Show all 15 contributors for this article] (2021). A pain-causing and paralytic ant venom glycopeptide. iScience. ISSN 2589-0042. 24(10), p. 1–21. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.103175. Full text in Research Archive
Nixon, Samantha A.; Robinson, Samuel D.; Agwa, Akello J.; Walker, Andrew A.; Choudhary, Shivani & Touchard, Axel [Show all 13 contributors for this article] (2021). Multipurpose peptides: The venoms of Amazonian stinging ants contain anthelmintic ponericins with diverse predatory and defensive activities. Biochemical Pharmacology. ISSN 0006-2952. 192, p. 1–16. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2021.114693. Full text in Research Archive
Ashwood, Lauren M.; Mitchell, Michaela; Madio, Bruno; Hurwood, David A.; King, Glenn F. & Undheim, Eivind Andreas Baste [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2021). Tentacle Morphological Variation Coincides with Differential Expression of Toxins in Sea Anemones. Toxins. ISSN 2072-6651. 13(452). doi: 10.3390/toxins13070452. Full text in Research Archive
Calvete, Juan J.; Lomonte, Bruno; Saviola, Anthony J.; Bonilla, Fabián; Sasa, Mahmood & Williams, David J. [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2021). Mutual enlightenment: A toolbox of concepts and methods for integrating evolutionary and clinical toxinology via snake venomics and the contextual stance. Toxicon: X. 9-10, p. 1–16. doi: 10.1016/j.toxcx.2021.100070. Full text in Research Archive
Kazandjian, Taline D.; Petras, Daniel; Robinson, Samuel D.; van Thiel, Jory; Greene, Harry W. & Arbuckle, Kevin [Show all 29 contributors for this article] (2021). Convergent evolution of pain-inducing defensive venom components in spitting cobras. Science. ISSN 0036-8075. 371(6527), p. 386–390. doi: 10.1126/science.abb9303. Full text in Research Archive
Undheim, Eivind Andreas Baste & Jenner, Ronald A. (2021). Phylogenetic analyses suggest centipede venom arsenals were repeatedly stocked by horizontal gene transfer. Nature Communications. ISSN 2041-1723. 12(1), p. 1–14. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-21093-8. Full text in Research Archive
Modica, Maria Vittoria; Ahmad, Rafi; Ainsworth, Stuart; Anderluh, Gregor; Antunes, Agostinho & Beis, Dimitris [Show all 23 contributors for this article] (2021). The new COST Action European Venom Network (EUVEN)—synergy and future perspectives of modern venomics. GigaScience. ISSN 2047-217X. 10(3), p. 1–5. doi: 10.1093/gigascience/giab019. Full text in Research Archive
Herzig, Volker; Sunagar, Kartik; Wilson, David T. R.; Pineda, Sandy S.; Israel, Mathilde R. & Dutertre, Sebastien [Show all 15 contributors for this article] (2020). Australian funnel-web spiders evolved human-lethal δ-hexatoxins for defense against vertebrate predators. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. ISSN 0027-8424. 117(40), p. 24920–24928. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2004516117. Full text in Research Archive
Chow, Chun Yuen; Chin, Yanni K. Y.; Ma, Linlin; Undheim, Eivind Andreas Baste & Herzig, Volker (2020). A selective NaV1.1 activator with potential for treatment of Dravet syndrome epilepsy. Biochemical Pharmacology. ISSN 0006-2952. 181, p. 1–15. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2020.113991.
Pineda, Sandy S.; Chin, Yanni K. Y.; Undheim, Eivind Andreas Baste; Senff, Sebastian; Mobli, Mehdi & Dauly, C. [Show all 13 contributors for this article] (2020). Structural venomics reveals evolution of a complex venom by duplication and diversification of an ancient peptide-encoding gene. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. ISSN 0027-8424. 117(21), p. 11399–11408 . doi: 10.1073/pnas.1914536117.
Aili, Samira R.; Touchard, Axel; Hayward, Regan; Robinson, Samuel D.; Pineda, Sandy S. & Lalagüe, Hadrien [Show all 14 contributors for this article] (2020). An integrated proteomic and transcriptomic analysis reveals the venom complexity of the bullet ant Paraponera clavata . Toxins. ISSN 2072-6651. 12(5), p. 1–30. doi: 10.3390/toxins12050324. Full text in Research Archive
Walker, Andrew A.; Robinson, Samuel D.; Hamilton, Brett F.; Undheim, Eivind Andreas Baste & King, Glenn F. (2020). Deadly Proteomes: A Practical Guide to Proteotranscriptomics of Animal Venoms. Proteomics. ISSN 1615-9853. 20(1900324). doi: 10.1002/pmic.201900324.
Ashwood, Lauren M.; Norton, Raymond S.; Undheim, Eivind Andreas Baste; Hurwood, David A. & Prentis, Peter J. (2020). Characterising functional venom profiles of anthozoans and medusozoans within their ecological context. Marine Drugs. ISSN 1660-3397. 18(202), p. 1–19. doi: 10.3390/md18040202. Full text in Research Archive
Hamilton, Brett R.; Marshall, David L.; Casewell, Nicholas R.; Harrison, Robert A.; Blanksby, Stephen J. & Undheim, Eivind Andreas Baste (2019). Mapping enzyme activity on tissue by functional mass spectrometry imaging. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. ISSN 1433-7851. 59, p. 3855–3858. doi: 10.1002/anie.201911390. Full text in Research Archive
Chen, Xingchen; Leahy, Darren; Van Haeften, Jessica; Hartfield, Perry; Prentis, Peter J. & van der Burg, Chloé [Show all 14 contributors for this article] (2019). A Versatile and Robust Serine Protease Inhibitor Scaffold from Actinia tenebrosa. Marine Drugs. ISSN 1660-3397. 17(701), p. 1–21. doi: 10.3390/md17120701. Full text in Research Archive
Walker, Andrew A.; Robinson, Samuel D.; Undheim, Eivind Andreas Baste; Jin, Jiayi; Han, Xiao & Fry, Bryan G. [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2019). Missiles of mass disruption: Composition and glandular origin of venom used as a projectile defensive weapon by the assassin bug Platymeris rhadamanthus. Toxins. ISSN 2072-6651. 11(11), p. 1–21. doi: 10.3390/toxins11110673. Full text in Research Archive
Casewell, Nicholas R; Petras, Daniel; Card, Daren C; Suranse, Vivek; Mychajliw, Alexis M. & Richards, David [Show all 33 contributors for this article] (2019). Solenodon genome reveals convergent evolution of venom in eulipotyphlan mammals. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. ISSN 0027-8424. 116(51), p. 25745–25755. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1906117116. Full text in Research Archive
Schendel, Vanessa; Rash, Lachlan D.; Jenner, Ronald A. & Undheim, Eivind Andreas Baste (2019). The diversity of venom: The importance of behavior and venom system morphology in understanding its ecology and evolution. Toxins. ISSN 2072-6651. 11(11), p. 1–22. doi: 10.3390/toxins11110666. Full text in Research Archive
Jenner, Ronald A.; von Reumont, Bjoern M.; Campbell, Lahcen I. & Undheim, Eivind Andreas Baste (2019). Parallel Evolution of Complex Centipede Venoms Revealed by Comparative Proteotranscriptomic Analyses. Molecular Biology and Evolution (MBE). ISSN 0737-4038. 36(12), p. 2748–2763. doi: 10.1093/molbev/msz181. Full text in Research Archive
Drukewitz, Stephan H.; Bokelmann, Lukas; Undheim, Eivind Andreas Baste & von Reumont, Bjorn M (2019). Toxins from scratch? Diverse, multimodal gene origins in the predatory robber fly Dasypogon diadema indicate a dynamic venom evolution in dipteran insects. GigaScience. ISSN 2047-217X. 8(7), p. 1–13. doi: 10.1093/gigascience/giz081. Full text in Research Archive
Madio, Bruno; King, Glenn F. & Undheim, Eivind Andreas Baste (2019). Sea anemone toxins: A structural overview. Marine Drugs. ISSN 1660-3397. 17(6), p. 1–26. doi: 10.3390/md17060325. Full text in Research Archive
Richter, Sandy; Helm, Conrad; Meunier, Frederic A.; Hering, Lars; Campbell, Lahcen I. & Drukewitz, Stephan H. [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2017). Comparative analyses of glycerotoxin expression unveil a novel structural organization of the bloodworm venom system. BMC Evolutionary Biology. ISSN 1471-2148. 17:64, p. 1–19. doi: 10.1186/s12862-017-0904-4.
Undheim, Eivind Andreas Baste; Georgieva, DN; Thoen, Hanne Halkinrud; Norman, JA; Mork, Jarle & Betzel, C [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2010). Venom on ice: First insights into Antarctic octopus venoms. Toxicon. ISSN 0041-0101. 56(6), p. 897–913. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2010.06.013.
Undheim, Eivind Andreas Baste; Norman, JA; Thoen, Hanne Halkinrud & Fry, BG (2010). Genetic identification of Southern Ocean octopod samples using mtCOI. Comptes rendus. Biologies. ISSN 1631-0691. 333(5), p. 395–404. doi: 10.1016/j.crvi.2010.02.002.
Trembath, Dane F; Fearn, Simon & Undheim, Eivind Andreas Baste (2009). Natural history of the slaty grey snake (Stegonotus cucullatus) (Serpentes : Colubridae) from tropical north Queensland, Australia. Australian journal of zoology (Print). ISSN 0004-959X. 57(2), p. 119–124. doi: 10.1071/ZO08091.

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Modica, Maria Vittoria; Ahmad, Rafi; Ainsworth, Stuart; Anderluh, Gregor; Antunes, Agostinho & Beis, Dimitris [Show all 23 contributors for this article] (2021). Corrigendum to: The new COST Action European Venom Network (EUVEN)-synergy and future perspectives of modern venomics. GigaScience. ISSN 2047-217X. 10(12). doi: 10.1093/gigascience/giab102.
Hamilton, Brett R.; Schendel, Vanessa; Undheim, Eivind Andreas Baste; Oetjen, Janina; Ly, Alice & Wepf, Roger A. (2020). Imaging venom peptides and proteins at high mass resolution, high lateral resolution and high speed using the timsTOF fleX. bruker.com. p. 1–6.
Utkin, Yuri; Vassilevski, Alexander; Kudryavtsev, Denis & Undheim, Eivind Andreas Baste (2019). Editorial: Animal toxins as comprehensive pharmacological tools to identify diverse ion channels. Frontiers in Pharmacology. ISSN 1663-9812. 10. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2019.00423.

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Eivind Andreas Baste Undheim

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