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Insect Molecular Physiology: Basic Science to Applications

Tuesday, December 15, 2009: 7:00 AM-6:10 PM
Sagamore 3-5, Second Floor (Convention Center)
Organizers:
Subba Reddy Palli
Vincent Henrich
Qisheng Song
Diana Cox-Foster
David L. Denlinger
7:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
7:05 AM
0499
A tribute to Judy Willis (and Antarctica)
David Denlinger, The Ohio State University
7:35 AM
0500
New approaches to studying the development of the insect CNS
James W. Truman, University of Washington
8:05 AM
0501
Neuroendocrine regulation of Drosophila development
Michael O'Connor, University of Minnesota, HHMI; Kim Rewitz, University of Minnesota, HHMI; Naoki Yamanaka, University of Minnesota, HHMI; Ying Ye, University of Minnesota, HHMI
8:35 AM
0502
Cuticle-sequestered chemokines mediate hemocyte aggregation and migration during wounding
M. R. Strand, University of Georgia
9:05 AM
0503
The status quo action of juvenile hormone in Drosophila
Sheng Li, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences
9:20 AM
Break
9:30 AM
0504
The role of juvenile hormone in the prepupal development of Drosophila
Lynn Riddiford, University of Washington
10:00 AM
0505
Functional genomics of insect chitin metabolism
Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan, Kansas State University
10:15 AM
0506
Functional genomics of two major adult cuticle proteins in Tribolium castaneum
Yasuaki Arakane, Kansas State University
10:30 AM
0507
A model structure of cuticle proteins
Stavros Hamodrakas, University of Athens
10:45 AM
0508
Expression profiles of Bombyx cuticles–analysis by microarray and proteomics
Ningjia He, Southwest University
11:00 AM
Intermission
1:30 PM
0509
Why so many cuticular protein genes?  Insight from expression analysis of cpr in Anopheles
Toru Togawa, Nihon University
1:45 PM
0510
Regulation of JH biosynthesis by ecdysteroids
Kiyoshi Hiruma, Hirasaki University
2:00 PM
0511
Bursicon: evidence for a role beyond cuticle sclerotization and wing expansion
Qisheng Song, University of Missouri
2:15 PM
0512
Ecdysone and the cell cycle: investigations in a mosquito cell line
Ann M. Fallon, University of Minnesota
2:30 PM
0513
A genetic dissection of EcR/USP function: the multifaceted relationship of two insect nuclear receptors
Vincent Henrich, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
2:45 PM
0514
Cross talk of nutritional and ecdysone pathways in mosquito reproduction
Alexander Raikhel, University of California
3:00 PM
0515
Insect prenyltransferases: characterization, roles in insect biology and evolution
Michel Cusson, Natural Resources Canada
3:15 PM
Break
3:30 PM
0516
Intersection of methyl farnesoid hormones and nuclear receptor ultraspiracle in larval development and metamorphosis of Drosophila
Grace Jones, University of Kentucky
3:45 PM
0517
Two paralogous genes in JH action in Drosophila: met and gce
Tom Wilson, Ohio State University
4:00 PM
0518
Contributions of molecular physiology to CCD
Diana Cox-Foster, Pennsylvania State University
4:15 PM
0519
From Drosophila transgenesis to genetic pest management: Basic research pays dividends
Fred Gould, North Carolina State University
4:45 PM
0520
Genetic approaches to achieve population modulation of vector insects
Anthony A. James, University of California
5:15 PM
0521
Gene regulations: an in vitro and in vivo mosquito model system
Que Lan, University of Wisconsin
5:30 PM
0522
Genetically modified bacteria to prevent the spread of insect transmitted diseases
David Lampe, Duquesne University
5:45 PM
0523
Applications of insect physiology research in agriculture and medicine
Subba Reddy Palli, University of Kentucky
6:00 PM
Concluding Remarks
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