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Section Symposium

Plant-Insect Ecosystems

Plant-Insect Ecosystems

Leading with Passion and Innovation: Perspectives from Those Shaping the History of Transgenic Crops

Sunday, November 9, 2025
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific
Location: Oregon Convention Center, D135, OCC

Oral Presentation

We will take you through a 30 year historical journey with transgenic crops, highlighting key entomologists who have shaped this journey through their passions and innovative scientific contributions, but who have also created strong legacies through the impressive students they mentored, the programs they developed, and the farmers they supported.

Presentations:

  • 8:00 AM - 8:05 AM Pacific
    Introductory remarks

    Presenting Author: Katelyn Kesheimer (she/her/hers) – Bayer Crop Science

  • 8:05 AM - 8:25 AM Pacific
    The evolution of genetic advancements for insect control in crop plants

    Presenting Author: Ty Vaughn – Bayer Crop Science

  • 8:25 AM - 8:40 AM Pacific
    Legacy and leverage: Bt cotton and the future of IPM in the south

    Presenting Author: Scott H. Graham – Auburn University

  • 8:40 AM - 8:55 AM Pacific
    Mentoring tips for hot topics in extension

    Presenting Author: Erin W. Hodgson (she/her/hers) – Iowa State University

  • 9:10 AM - 9:25 AM Pacific
    Frequency of molecular markers linked to Cry1F resistance in European corn borer from the USA

    Presenting Author: Yamikani Ngona – The Ohio State University

    Co-Author: Yasmine Farhan – University of Guelph

    Co-Author: Jocelyn Smith – University of Guelph

    Co-Author: Juan Luis Jurat-Fuentes – University of Tennessee

    Co-Author: Kurt Lamour – University of Tennessee

    Co-Author: Tom Ruttink – Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

    Co-Author: Jelmer Poelstra – Ohio State University Molecular and Cellular Imaging Center

    Co-Author: Andy Michel – Ohio State University

  • 9:25 AM - 9:40 AM Pacific
    Resistance to Bt crops: Lessons from the first 30 years

    Presenting Author: Bruce Tabashnik (he/him/his) – University of Arizona

    Co-Author: Jeffrey A. Fabrick (he/him/his) – USDA-ARS

    Co-Author: Yves Carrière – University of Arizona

  • 9:40 AM - 9:55 AM Pacific
    The regulation of insect-protected transgenic crops: How did we get here and is “here” where we want to be

    Presenting Author: Graham Head – Bayer Crop Science

  • 9:55 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific
    Closing remarks

    Presenting Author: Kimberly Morrell – Bayer Crop Science