10-min: PBT, Toxicology

Moderator(s)

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  Felipe Andreazza (he/him/his)

  Postdoctoral Associate
  Duke University
  Durham, North Carolina
• AO

  Andres Felipe Oliveros Diaz, PhD (he/him/his)

  Postdoctoral Research Assistant
  Purdue University
  Lafayette, Indiana

Presentations:

• 9:30 AM - 9:42 AM Pacific

  Characterization of the mechanism of action of a re-engineered spider toxin acting on insect voltage-gated sodium channels
  

  Presenting Author: Felipe Andreazza (he/him/his) – Duke University

  Co-Author: Lin Bao – Vestaron Corporation

  Co-Author: Wilson Valbon (he/him/his) – Duke University

  Co-Author: Kyle Schneider – Vestaron Corporation

  Co-Author: Ke Dong (she/her/hers) – Duke University
• 9:42 AM - 9:54 AM Pacific

  Development of novel nature-inspired technologies for control of disease vector mosquitoes and One Health perspectives in their application
  

  Presenting Author: Andres Felipe Oliveros Diaz, PhD (he/him/his) – Purdue University

  Co-Author: Catherine Hill, n/a – Purdue University

  Co-Author: Phurchhoki Sherpa – Purdue University

  Co-Author: Maria Murgia, n/a – Purdue University
• 9:54 AM - 10:06 AM Pacific

  Elucidating the regulation of insect ecdysis through nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the model organism Drosophila melanogaster
  

  Presenting Author: Sabrina Purtee (she/her/they/them) – University of Maryland

  Co-Author: Steve Bradbury – Iowa State University

  Co-Author: Aaron Gross – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  Co-Author: Russ Jurenka – Iowa State University

  Co-Author: Niranjana Krishnan (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland
• 10:06 AM - 10:18 AM Pacific

  Feeding assay to test bioactive peptide effects on survival in Western flower thrips
  

  Presenting Author: Alana Pohlman – Oregon State University

  Co-Author: Ryssa Parks (she/her/hers) – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Man-Yeon Choi – United States Department of Agriculture
• 10:42 AM - 10:54 AM Pacific

  Neonicotinoid exposure reduces fitness of a widespread butterfly, Vanessa cardui
  

  Presenting Author: Lars Straub, PhD – Institute of Bee Health / University of Bern

  Co-Author: Alexandria Schauer – University of Bern

  Co-Author: Lewis Flintham – University College London

  Co-Author: Sophie Dütschler – University Hospital of Bern

  Co-Author: Christian Kropf – University of Bern
• 11:06 AM - 11:18 AM Pacific

  Small molecules as arthropod kinin receptor antagonists, feeding modulators, or novel mosquitocidal agents
  

  Presenting Author: Bianca Monteiro Henriques Santos (she/her/hers) – Texas A&M University

  Co-Author: Patricia Pietrantonio – Texas A&M University