Grad 10-min Competition: PBT, Genetics - Functional and Molecular

Moderator(s)

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  Katherine Easterling

  Research Molecular Biologist
  USDA-ARS
  Yakima, Washington
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  Roger Lawrie

  Post Doctoral Research Associate
  University of Puerto Rico
  San Juan, Puerto Rico

Presentations:

• 8:00 AM – 8:12 AM MST

  Discovery and functional validation of diapause-related genes in the brown stink bug complex (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)
  

  Presenting Author: Frederico Hickmann – The Ohio State University

  Co-Author: Alberto Soares Correa – Universidade de São Paulo

  Co-Author: Andy Michel – The Ohio State University

  Co-Author: Megan Meuti – The Ohio State University

  Co-Author: Jelmer Poelstra – Center for Applied Plant Sciences
• 8:12 AM – 8:24 AM MST

  Exploring insecticide resistance using CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing
  

  Presenting Author: Dylan Brown – Auburn University

  Co-Author: Nannan Liu – Auburn University
• 8:36 AM – 8:48 AM MST

  Functional analysis of the UDP‑glycosyltransferase gene family involved in gossypol detoxification in the cotton pest Helicoverpa zea
  

  Presenting Author: Sujin Lee – Mississippi State University

  Co-Author: Seung-Joon Ahn – Mississippi State University
• 8:48 AM – 9:00 AM MST

  Genetic basis of cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) variation between Drosophila lummei populations
  

  Presenting Author: Saniya Rose Henderson – Michigan State University

  Co-Author: Haosu Cong – Michigan State University

  Co-Author: Zinan Wang (he/him/his) – University of Kentucky

  Co-Author: Henry Chung – Michigan State University
• 9:00 AM – 9:12 AM MST

  Identifying the genetic basis of resistance to Bt Protein Vip3 in Helicoverpa zea using GWAS & RNAseq
  

  Presenting Author: Zoe Jensen (she/her/hers) – University of Arizona

  Co-Author: Carson W. Allan – University of Arizona

  Co-Author: Benjamin Degain – University of Arizona

  Co-Author: Bruce E. Tabashnik (he/him/his) – University of Arizona

  Co-Author: Luciano M. Matzkin (he/him/his) – University of Arizona

  Co-Author: Yves Carriere – University of Arizona
• 9:12 AM – 9:24 AM MST

  Investigating a role for piRNA-associated PIWI genes in overcoming host-plant resistance in the soybean aphid, Aphis glycines
  

  Presenting Author: Angel Haller – The Ohio State University

  Co-Author: Andy Michel – The Ohio State University
• 9:24 AM – 9:36 AM MST

  MiRNA pathway is involved in the regulation of aestivation in the cabbage stem flea beetle
  

  Presenting Author: Gözde Güney – Georg-August-University

  Co-Author: Doga Cedden – University of Göttingen

  Co-Author: Kerstin Schmitt – Georg-August-University

  Co-Author: Oliver Valerius – Georg-August-University

  Co-Author: Johan Zicola – Georg-August-University

  Co-Author: Michael Rostás – Georg-August-University

  Co-Author: Stefan Scholten – Georg-August-University
• 9:36 AM – 9:48 AM MST

  Temporal and spatial viral gene expression in Microplitis demolitor ovaries
  

  Presenting Author: Kaitlyn Camp – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Benjamin Luttinen – Boston Consulting Group

  Co-Author: Gaelen R. Burke – University of Georgia