How Venom Kills — and Can Lead to Cures

How venom kills — and can lead to cures: Mandë Holford uncovers the secrets of deadly marine mollusks, how their toxins work with such targeted efficiency


 

a hand reaching for a shell, among other shells, on a brown surface

A collection of Mandë Holford’s mollusk samples. Harvard University


 

One of the newest Curators in the MCZ, Professor Mandë Holford, is featured in the Harvard Gazette. Research in the Holford Lab focuses on venomous sea snails and cephalopods, their toxins, and how those compounds might be turned into medicines.