MUVE Section Symposium: Cellular, Molecular and Microbiological Interactions within Hematophagous Arthropods

Tuesday, November 12, 2013: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Meeting Room 18 B (Austin Convention Center)
Organizers:
Dana Nayduch
Brian Weiss


8:00 AM
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Introductory remarks: Cellular, Molecular and Microbiological Interactions within Hematophagous Arthropods
Dana Nayduch, USDA, Agricultural Research Service
8:05 AM
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Insights into the mechanisms of mosquito late-phase immunity that limit Plasmodium oocyst survival
Ryan Smith, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
8:25 AM
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The significance of a mosquito hyper-variable pattern recognition receptor in the anti-Plasmodium defense
Yuemei Dong, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
8:45 AM
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Bioinformatic analysis of transcriptome data sets to identify putative biting fly innate immune response genes
Pia Untalan Olafson, USDA, Agricultural Research Service
9:05 AM
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Microbiome-mediated immune mechanisms in the gut of the tsetse fly
Brian Weiss, Yale University
9:25 AM
Break
9:35 AM
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Investigating the microbiome of the Rocky Mountain Wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni): Impact on fitness and vector competence
Glen A. Scoles, USDA - ARS
9:55 AM
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Analysis of tick responses to pathogen infection
Kelly Brayton, Washington State University
10:15 AM
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Microbial ecology of Culicoides sonorensis
Ludek Zurek, Kansas State University
10:35 AM
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Comparative transcriptomics of Culicoides sonorensis adult female biting midges: insights into hematophagy, reproduction and defense
Dana Nayduch, USDA, Agricultural Research Service
10:55 AM
Concluding Remarks
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