10-min: PBT, Genetics

Moderator(s)

• CB

  Colin Brent (he/him/his)

  Research Entomologist
  ARS
  USDA-ARS
  Maricopa, Arizona
• CZ

  Chaoyang Zhao (he/him/his)

  Dr.
  National Soil Dynamics Laboratory
  USDA-ARS
  Auburn, Alabama

Presentations:

• 1:30 PM – 1:42 PM MST

  Anopheles Cryptochrome 1: A novel regulator of malaria parasite transmission
  

  Presenting Author: Mary Kefi, Ph.D. – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Johnny Nakhleh – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Maria Luisa Simoes – Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp

  Co-Author: Caire Barreto – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Yuemei Dong – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: George Dimopoulos – Johns Hopkins University
• 1:42 PM – 1:54 PM MST

  CRISPR knockout screening in insect and tick cells
  

  Presenting Author: Stephanie E. Mohr – Harvard University

  Co-Author: Matthew Butnaru – Harvard University

  Co-Author: Enzo Mameli – Harvard University

  Co-Author: Raghuvir Viswanatha – Harvard University

  Co-Author: Chenxi Gao – Northeastern University

  Co-Author: Ryan C. Smith – Iowa State University

  Co-Author: Joao Pedra – University of Maryland

  Co-Author: Claire Hu – Harvard University

  Co-Author: Norbert Perrimon – Harvard University
• 1:54 PM – 2:06 PM MST

  Effects of histamine and serotonin on Anopheles stephensi spectral sensitivity of circadian entrainment
  

  Presenting Author: Xiaodi Wang – University of Washington

  Co-Author: Kevin Omondi Ochwedo, Ph.D. – University of Idaho

  Co-Author: Nora Cespedes – University of Idaho

  Co-Author: Ronald Essah Bentil – University of Idaho

  Co-Author: Jyotishka Datta – Virginia Tech

  Co-Author: Michael Robert – Virginia Tech

  Co-Author: Edwin Lewis – University of Idaho

  Co-Author: Shirley Luckhart (she/her/hers) – University of Idaho

  Co-Author: Jeff Riffell – University of Washington
• 2:06 PM – 2:18 PM MST

  Gain of oenocyte expression of a conserved fatty acyl-CoA elongase gene contributes to the production of sex pheromone
  

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

  Co-Author: Yibo Gu – Michigan State University

  Co-Author: Shilpi Mohanty – Michigan State University

  Co-Author: Taylor Hori – Michigan State University

  Co-Author: Cole Richards – Michigan State University

  Co-Author: Fei Zhang – Michigan State University

  Co-Author: Henry Chung – Michigan State University
• 2:18 PM – 2:30 PM MST

  Genetics of insect resistance to Vip3Aa
  

  Presenting Author: David G. Heckel – Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

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

  Co-Author: Yutao Xiao – Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

  Co-Author: Kaiyu Liu – Central China Normal University

  Co-Author: Kongming Wu – Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

  Co-Author: Chongyu Liao – Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

  Co-Author: Zhenxing Liu – Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

  Co-Author: Minghui Jin – Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

  Co-Author: Luming Zou – Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
• 2:30 PM – 2:42 PM MST

  Break
• 2:42 PM – 2:54 PM MST

  Harnessing wolbachia: A gene drive approach to combat the citrus greening pathogen Candidatus liberibacter asiaticus
  

  Presenting Author: Erica Watson Carter – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Miltan Chandra Roy, Ph.D. – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Clebson Dos Santos Tavares (he/him/his) – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Bryony C. Bonning (she/her/hers) – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Kirsten Pelz Pelz-Stelinski (she/her/hers) – University of Florida
• 2:54 PM – 3:06 PM MST

  Identification and functional analysis of the halloween genes in the western tarnished plant bug, Lygus hesperus
  

  Presenting Author: Yu-Hui Wang – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Roni J. Gross – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Inana X. Schutze (she/her/hers) – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Colin S. Brent (he/him/his) – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Joe Hull – USDA-ARS
• 3:06 PM – 3:18 PM MST

  In silico secretome analysis of the coffee pest Leucoptera coffeella
  

  Presenting Author: Erika VS Albuquerque, Ph.D. – Embrapa

  Co-Author: Natalia Martins – Embrapa

  Co-Author: Marcos Viana – Embrapa

  Co-Author: Vivian Lucena – Universidade de Brasilia

  Co-Author: Erick Queiroz – Universidade de Brasilia

  Co-Author: Leonardo Vidal – Embrapa

  Co-Author: Eliza Nascimento – Embrapa

  Co-Author: Wagner Fontes – Universidade de Brasilia

  Co-Author: Angela Mehta – Embrapa
• 3:18 PM – 3:30 PM MST

  Micro RNA cross-kingdom regulation of aphid/Buchnera symbiosis
  

  Presenting Author: Andie Gonzales – Louisiana State University

  Co-Author: Honglin Feng – Louisiana State University
• 3:30 PM – 3:42 PM MST

  Mitobiosis: The intra-mitochondrial bacterial symbiosis in Ixodes ticks
  

  Presenting Author: Jan Perner – Czech Academy of Sciences

  Co-Author: Luise Robbertse – Czech Academy of Sciences

  Co-Author: Tereza Hatalová – Czech Academy of Sciences

  Co-Author: Veronika Urbanova – Czech Academy of Sciences

  Co-Author: Ondrej Hajdusek – Czech Academy of Sciences

  Co-Author: Greta Bellinzona – University of Pavia

  Co-Author: David Sassera – University of Pavia
• 3:42 PM – 3:54 PM MST

  Break
• 3:54 PM – 4:06 PM MST

  Mitochondrial mismatch: Nasonia hybrid mortality and rescue
  

  Presenting Author: Joshua Gibson – Georgia Southern University

  Co-Author: John Werren – University of Rochester

  Co-Author: Rachel Edwards – University of Rochester

  Co-Author: Samantha McGinn – Georgia Southern University

  Co-Author: Alec Kingsley – University of Rochester
• 4:06 PM – 4:18 PM MST

  Testing for off-target impacts of gene modification in Lygus
  

  Presenting Author: Colin S. Brent (he/him/his) – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: James Hagler – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Joe Hull – USDA-ARS
• 4:18 PM – 4:30 PM MST

  Towards genetic biocontrol of spotted wing Drosophila
  

  Presenting Author: Ratnasri Pothula – University of Minnesota

  Co-Author: Nathan R. Feltman – University of Minnesota

  Co-Author: John Barfoot – University of Minnesota

  Co-Author: Michael Smanski – University of Minnesota
• 4:30 PM – 4:42 PM MST

  Transcriptomic analysis of salivary glands in the cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii
  

  Presenting Author: Chaoyang Zhao (he/him/his) – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Cesar Escalante – Auburn University

  Co-Author: Alana Lynn Jacobson – Auburn University
• 4:42 PM – 4:54 PM MST

  Use of CRISPR screening in insect cells to reveal the mechanism of insect toxins
  

  Presenting Author: Raghuvir Viswanatha – Harvard University

  Co-Author: William Robins – Harvard University

  Co-Author: Donghoon Lee – Harvard University

  Co-Author: Enzo Mameli – Harvard University

  Co-Author: Ying Xu – Boston Children's Hospital

  Co-Author: Min Dong – Boston Children's Hospital

  Co-Author: Claire Hu – Harvard University

  Co-Author: Stephanie E. Mohr – Harvard University

  Co-Author: John Mekalanos – Harvard University

  Co-Author: Norbert Perrimon – Harvard University
• 4:54 PM – 5:06 PM MST

  Canonical terpene synthase genes in arthropods
  

  Presenting Author: Feng Chen (he/him/his) – University of Tennessee

  Co-Author: Xinlu Chen – University of Tennessee

  Co-Author: John M. Urban – Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Laboratories

  Co-Author: Jens Wurlitzer – Max Planck Institute

  Co-Author: Xiuting Wei – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Jin Han – University of Tennessee

  Co-Author: Sarah E. O'Connor – Max Planck Institute

  Co-Author: Jeffrey D. Rudolf – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Tobias G. Köllner – Max Planck Institute