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Member Symposium

Pathogen-mediated Ecological Interactions: From Microbes to Complex Ecosystems

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Insect-vectored pathogens have been shown to be important drivers of ecosystems, affecting complex species interactions and structuring entire communities. This symposium will span diverse research focusing on vectors and pathogens, highlight work from molecular to macro-ecological scales, and discuss how new findings can benefit one another.

Presentations:

  • Novel insights on the biology of the lethal bronzing phytoplasma (16SrIV-D) in Florida palms

    Presenting Author: Brian William Bahder – University of Florida

  • Microbial relationships shape the effectiveness of plant defenses in lepidopteran guts

    Presenting Author: Charles Mason – USDA-ARS

    Co-Author: Kelli Hoover (she/her/hers) – Pennsylvania State University

    Co-Author: Susan W. Bass (he/him/his) – Penn State University

  • Organic management promotes natural pest control through altered plant resistance to insects

    Presenting Author: Clare L. Casteel – Cornell University

    Co-Author: Robert Blundell – University of California Davis

    Co-Author: Amélie Gaudin – University of California Davis

    Co-Author: Rachel L. Vannette – University of California, Davis

    Co-Author: Jennifer E. Schmidt

    Co-Author: Alexandria Igwe – University of California - Davis

  • Same but different: Understanding metabolite repurposing in organismal interactions

    Presenting Author: Radhika Venkatesan

    Co-Author: Enakshi Ghosh (she/her/hers) – Colorado State University

  • Can plant viruses manipulate the host range of their vectors?

    Presenting Author: Sanford D. Eigenbrode – University of Idaho

    Co-Author: Richard Gomulkiewicz – Washington State University

    Co-Author: Seth Seth Davis – Colorado State University

  • Reciprocal antagonism between a plant virus and rhizobial bacteria in a legume crop

    Presenting Author: Saumik Basu – University of Nebraska

    Co-Author: Robert E. Clark – EcoData Technology LLC

    Co-Author: Robert Blundell – University of California Davis

    Co-Author: Clare L. Casteel – Cornell University

    Co-Author: Dave Crowder – Washington State University

  • Influence of host resistance on vector-virus interactions in two pathosystems

    Presenting Author: Rajagopalbabu Srinivasan (he/him/his) – University of Georgia

    Co-Author: Siva Sundaraj – Dept. of Entomology University of Georgia

    Co-Author: Anita Shrestha – Dept. of Entomology University of Georgia

    Co-Author: Saioa Leggarea – Dept. of Entomology, University of Georgia

  • Pretending to be a host: Favoring vector transmission through drought-induced symptom expression

    Presenting Author: Diego Fernando Vasquez- Mendieta

    Co-Author: Felipe Borrero-Echeverry – Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)

    Co-Author: A. Paola Zuluaga – Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)

    Co-Author: Diego F. Rincon – Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)

  • Flipped proportions: How landscape domestication alters virus and vector pressures on wild plants

    Presenting Author: Carolyn M. Malmstrom

  • Interspecific interactions between vector-borne pathosystems sharing a host plant

    Presenting Author: Arash Rashed – University of Idaho

    Co-Author: Sean M. Prager – University of Saskatchewan

    Co-Author: Rohollah Sadeghi – University of Idaho

    Co-Author: Clare L. Casteel – Cornell University

    Co-Author: Jessica Parker – University of Idaho

    Co-Author: Erik J. Wenninger – University of Idaho

    Co-Author: Nilsa Bosque-Perez – University of Idaho

    Co-Author: Regina Cruzado – University of Idaho

  • Mining the interactions between viruses and their vectors for new control strategies

    Presenting Author: Anna E. Whitfield – North Carolina State University

    Co-Author: Marcé Lorenzen – North Carolina State University

    Co-Author: Dorith Rotenberg (she/her/hers) – North Carolina State University

    Co-Author: Cesar Xavier – North Carolina State University

  • How phytoplasma and insect virulence factors contribute to epidemics of vector-borne plant diseases

    Presenting Author: Saskia A. Hogenhout – John Innes Centre