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Member Symposium: Regulatory Taxonomy: The Study of Organisms and How You "Phylum"

Wednesday, November 18, 2015: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
211 D (Convention Center)
Organizers:
Laura Jeffers
Esther Serrano
Moderator:
Laura Jeffers


1:30 PM
Welcome to the 2015 Society for Regulatory Entomology Symposium
Laura Jeffers, USDA APHIS PPQ Science and Technology
1:35 PM
2:35 PM
I want to be an APHIS entomologist!
James Young, USDA - APHIS - PPQ
2:55 PM
The tick stops here: Identifying ectoparasites of interest to USDA APHIS Veterinary Services
H. Joel Hutcheson, National Veterinary Services Laboratories ; James, W. Mertins, National Veterinary Services Laboratories ; Jeffery T. Alfred, National Veterinary Services Laboratories ; Jack L. Schlater, National Veterinary Services Laboratories
3:15 PM
Break
3:30 PM
The roles of still and live digital imaging in PPQ identifier work
Esther Serrano, USDA APHIS PPQ Field Operations ; William Tang, USDA APHIS PPQ
3:45 PM
What? A molecular lab at a port of entry?
Cheryle A. O'Donnell, USDA - APHIS - PPQ
4:00 PM
Determining the identity and risks posed by cerambycids intercepted in solid wood packing material: Part A
Peter F. Reagel, Xavier University ; Sindhu M. Krishnankutty, University of Illinois
5:00 PM
Passion vs. pragmatism: Creating new diagnostic resources balancing the roles of "good academic scientist" and "good service scientist"
John Moeller Leavengood, University of Kentucky ; David W. McCoy, USDA-APHIS-PPQ ; Adam Wallner, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
5:15 PM
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