Concurrent Symposium 2: Plant-Animal Interactions: Basis for Host-Resistance

Monday, July 27, 2020

1:30 PM – 2:32 PM EDT

Concurrent Speaker(s)

Andrew Bent, PhD

Professor
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Richard Clark, PhD

Professor
University of Utah
Georg Jander, PhD

Professor
Boyce Thompson Institute
Susan Lawrence, PhD

Research Molecular Biologist
USDA-ARS/Invasive Insect Biocontrol and Behavior Lab

1:30 PM – 1:45 PM EDT

Molecular-genetic Basis of Maize Resistance to Spider Mite Herbivores
Richard M. Clark, PhD – University of Utah
1:45 PM – 2:00 PM EDT

The Role of C1-2i C2H2 Zinc Finger Proteins StZFP2 and Zat18 in Response to Infestation by Chewing Insects
Susan D. Lawrence, PhD – USDA-ARS/Invasive Insect Biocontrol and Behavior Lab
2:00 PM – 2:02 PM EDT

Applying Plant Biochemistry to Chemical Ecology: Deciphering Acylsugar Structural Effects on Insect Herbivory
Yann-Ru Lou, PhD – Michigan State University
2:02 PM – 2:17 PM EDT

Multiple Mechanisms of Resistance to SCN Encoded by Soybean Rhg1
Andrew Bent, PhD – University of Wisconsin - Madison
2:17 PM – 2:32 PM EDT

An improved Nicotiana benthamiana strain for aphid and whitefly experiments
Georg Jander, PhD – Boyce Thompson Institute