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Section Symposium

Physiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

From the Bench to the Field: Emerging Technologies to Advance Honey Bee Health

Wednesday, November 12, 2025
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM Pacific
Location: Oregon Convention Center, Portland Ballroom 255, OCC

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As honey bee populations continue to decline, researchers and beekeepers are in need of expanded toolkits for colony management. Importantly, solutions must be scalable and sustainable. This session explores the application of emerging molecular, biochemical, and computational approaches to improve bee health and resilience in a rapidly changing world.

Presentations:

  • 9:30 AM - 9:40 AM Pacific
    Introductory remarks

    Presenting Author: Vincent Ricigliano – USDA-ARS

  • 9:40 AM - 9:55 AM Pacific
    What can forensic methods tell us? Using non-lethal pathogen screens to identify bee pathogens

    Presenting Author: Elena Gratton – University of Illinois

  • 9:55 AM - 10:10 AM Pacific
    Are honey bee detoxicative cytochrome P450 genes different from other bees?

    Presenting Author: Reed Johnson – The Ohio State University

  • 10:10 AM - 10:25 AM Pacific
    Progress and current applications of marker assisted selection in honey bees

    Presenting Author: Arian Avalos – USDA-ARS

  • 10:25 AM - 10:35 AM Pacific
    Break
  • 10:35 AM - 10:45 AM Pacific
    Mapping the invisible: How advanced AMS technology reveals chemical communication and contamination pathways in bee colonies

    Presenting Author: Angela Encerrado – University of California

  • 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM Pacific
    Poison or potion: Walking a fine line to develop queen therapeutics

    Presenting Author: Julia Fine – USDA-ARS

  • 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM Pacific
    Precision nutrition for honey bees enabled by the use and modification of microalgae

    Presenting Author: Alexander McMenamin – Pennsylvania State University

  • 11:15 AM - 11:25 AM Pacific
    Break and poster session
  • 11:15 AM - 11:25 AM Pacific
    From controlled environments to real-world applications: Advancing honey bee health

    Presenting Author: Elina Niño – University of California

  • 11:15 AM - 11:25 AM Pacific
    Honey bee stock mediates the gut microbiome response to diet

    Presenting Author: Allyson Martin Ewert – Louisiana State University

    Co-Author: Alexander McMenamin – Pennsylvania State University

    Co-Author: Brendan Daisley – Uniiversity of Guelph

    Co-Author: Arian Avalos – USDA-ARS

    Co-Author: Michael Simone-Finstrom – USDA-ARS

    Co-Author: Claudia Husseneder – Louisiana State University

    Co-Author: Vincent Ricigliano – USDA-ARS

  • 11:25 AM - 11:40 AM Pacific
    Leveraging a honey bee pest to improve honey bee health: Bioconversion of excess bee-collected pollen by the small hive beetle, and effects of excess pollen on honey bee colony health and productivity

    Presenting Author: Steven Cook – USDA-ARS

  • 11:40 AM - 11:55 AM Pacific
    Bridging the gap: Using automation to link laboratory bioassays to field-relevant outcomes in honey bees

    Presenting Author: Adam Hamilton – ForgeBee, Inc

  • 11:55 AM - 12:10 PM Pacific
    Managing honey bees in the face of widespread colony losses

    Presenting Author: Jay Evans – USDA-ARS

  • 12:10 PM - 12:30 PM Pacific
    Panel discussion