10-min: PBT, Genomics and Molecular Biology

Moderator(s)

• GT

  Genevieve Tauxe

  University of Washington
  Seattle, Washington
• 

  Genevieve Kozak, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Associate Professor
  Biology
  University of Massachusetts
  Dartmouth, Massachusetts

Presentations:

• 1:30 PM - 1:42 PM Pacific

  Drosophila intestinal cell lines: A in vitro model for 3D culture, epithelial biology and high-throughput screening
  

  Presenting Author: Andrew Zelhof – Drosophila Genomics Resource Center

  Co-Author: Arthur Luhur – Drosophila Genomics Resource Center

  Co-Author: Daniel Mariyappa – Drosophila Genomics Resource Center

  Co-Author: Peter Bohall – Indiana University
• 1:42 PM - 1:54 PM Pacific

  In silico modeling of structural interactions between bioactive peptides and GPCRs for identifying agonists and antagonists in novel arthropod pest management strategies
  

  Presenting Author: Nivetha Ramanathan, PhD – Oregon State University

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

  Co-Author: Man-Yeon Choi – United States Department of Agriculture
• 1:54 PM - 2:06 PM Pacific

  Changes in gene expression across the gonotrophic cycle of female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
  

  Presenting Author: Genevieve M. Tauxe – University of Washington

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

  Diapause influences telomere length and telomerase activity in the alfalfa leafcutting bee
  

  Presenting Author: Joshua David Rinehart (he/him/his) – North Dakota State University

  Co-Author: Gwenyth Sailer – North Dakota State University

  Co-Author: Jeffrey Kittilson – North Dakota State University

  Co-Author: Sheri Dorsam – U.S. Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Research Center

  Co-Author: Julia Bowsher – North Dakota State University
• 2:18 PM - 2:30 PM Pacific

  Diet driven variation in gut microbiome composition and digestive morphology in the gazelle dung beetle (Digitonthophagus gazella)
  

  Presenting Author: Michelle J. Herrera – University of California

  Co-Author: Avi Khanna – University of California, San Diego

  Co-Author: Joshua A. Jones (he/him/his) – University of Minnesota

  Co-Author: Ricardo Betancur-R – Scripps Institution of Oceanography

  Co-Author: Patrick Rohner – University of California, San Diego
• 2:42 PM - 2:54 PM Pacific

  Break
• 2:54 PM - 3:06 PM Pacific

  Host range versus host efficiency: Testing the specialist–generalist trade-off in parasitoid wasps
  

  Presenting Author: Ellen Martinson (she/her/hers) – University of New Mexico

  Co-Author: Shannon Rollins – University of New Mexico
• 3:06 PM - 3:18 PM Pacific

  Identification and characterization of CAPA GPCRs in box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis)
  

  Presenting Author: Sonu Koirala B K (she/her/hers) – Oregon State University

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

  Co-Author: Sonu Poudel – Oregon State University

  Co-Author: Seung-Joon Ahn – Mississippi State University

  Co-Author: Man-Yeon Choi – United States Department of Agriculture
• 3:18 PM - 3:30 PM Pacific

  Insect cell culture resources for site-specific transgenesis and three-dimensional cell culture
  

  Presenting Author: Daniel Mariyappa – Drosophila Genomics Resource Center

  Co-Author: Arthur Luhur – Drosophila Genomics Resource Center

  Co-Author: Andrew Zelhof – Drosophila Genomics Resource Center
• 3:30 PM - 3:42 PM Pacific

  Nanopore sequencing provides insight into the microbial profiles of healthy and sick Acheta domesticus crickets
  

  Presenting Author: Kimberly Boykin, DVM, MS, PhD (she/her/hers) – Louisiana State University

  Co-Author: Mark Mitchell – Louisiana State University VTH
• 3:42 PM - 3:54 PM Pacific

  Sex-specific epigenomic changes after elevated pupal and adult temperature in Ostrinia moths
  

  Presenting Author: Genevieve M. Kozak, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Massachusetts

  Co-Author: Brittany Velikaneye – University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
• 3:54 PM - 4:06 PM Pacific

  Validation of inexpensive environmental DNA air samplers under laboratory and field conditions
  

  Presenting Author: Nicolas Gustafson – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  Co-Author: Shallon Jozi – Virginia Tech

  Co-Author: Caine G. DeWitt – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  Co-Author: Gabriel Isaacman-VanWertz – Virginia Tech

  Co-Author: Chin-Cheng Scotty Yang – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  Co-Author: Roger Schurch – Virginia Tech
• 4:06 PM - 4:18 PM Pacific

  Break
• 4:18 PM - 4:30 PM Pacific

  Expanding the antimicrobial peptide landscape in malaria vectors: A genomic and functional investigation in Anopheles gambiae
  

  Presenting Author: Caire Barreto (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: George Dimopoulos – Johns Hopkins University
• 4:30 PM - 4:42 PM Pacific

  Anopheles gambiae Cryptochrome 1: A novel regulator of malaria parasite infection in the mosquito
  

  Presenting Author: Mary Kefi, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Caire Barreto (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Johnny Nakhleh – Johns Hopkins University

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

  Co-Author: Yuemei Dong – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: George Dimopoulos – Johns Hopkins University
• 4:42 PM - 4:54 PM Pacific

  The next generation insect cell phenotyping technology “Cell Painting” effectively unravels the Modes of Action of V-ATPase and F-ATPase inhibitors
  

  Presenting Author: Sven Geibel (he/him/his) – Bayer Crop Science

  Co-Author: Franziska A. Hecker – Bielefeld University, Proteome and Metabolome Research
• 5:06 PM - 5:18 PM Pacific

  Characterizing circadian features in the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae
  

  Presenting Author: Adi Kliot (she/her/hers) – Volcani Institute

  Co-Author: Noga Daniel – Volcani Institute

  Co-Author: Preetom Regon – Volcani Institute

  Co-Author: Noa Sela – Volcani Institute

  Co-Author: Inon Scharf – Tel Aviv University