New Insights into the Development of RNA Products for Controlling Agricultural and Medically Important Insect Pests

Organizer(s)

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  Ana Velez, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Department of Entomology
  University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  Lincoln, Nebraska
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  William Moar (he/him/his)

  Regulatory Science
  Bayer Crop Science
  Chesterfield, Missouri
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  Swati Mishra (she/her/hers)

  Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology
  University of Tennessee
  Knoxville, Tennessee
• MD

  Molly Darlington

  Department of Entomology
  University of Nebraska
  Lincoln, Nebraska

This symposium will discuss the current state of the art of developing dsRNA-based products for agricultural and medically important insect pests.

Presentations:

• Different structured dsRNAs and their potential to by-pass conventional cellular uptake pathways in insects
  

  Presenting Author: Steve Whyard – University of Manitoba

  Co-Author: Daniel Heschuk – University of Manitoba

  Co-Author: Alison Tayler – University of Manitoba

  Co-Author: Aditi Singh – University of Manitoba
• Double-stranded RNA uptake in the western corn rootworm
  

  Presenting Author: Molly Darlington – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

  Co-Author: Elane Fishilevich – University of Nebraska-lincoln

  Co-Author: Ana M. Velez, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Confocal microscopy confirms the feasibility of gene silencing as a strategy for the management of the emerald ash borer
  

  Presenting Author: Flavia Pampolini – University of Kentucky

  Co-Author: Thais Rodrigues – Greenlight Biosciences

  Co-Author: Ramya Leelesh – University of Bedfordshire

  Co-Author: Tomokazu Kawashima – University of Kentucky, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences

  Co-Author: Lynne K. Rieske – University of Kentucky
• New insights into the development of RNA products for controlling agricultural and medically important insect pests
  

  Presenting Author: Kristopher Silver (he/him/his) – Kansas State University

  Co-Author: Kyah Featherston – Kansas State University

  Co-Author: Soheila Fatehi – Kansas State University

  Co-Author: Berlin L. Londono-Renteria – Kansas State University

  Co-Author: Kun Yan Zhu – Kansas State University

  Co-Author: Yoonseong Park – Kansas State University
• Symbiont-mediated RNAi: Using bacteria to deliver RNAi to their insect hosts
  

  Presenting Author: Paul Dyson

  Co-Author: Marcela Figuereido – Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

  Co-Author: Awa Andongma – Swansea University School of Medicine

  Co-Author: Miranda Whitten – Swansea University School of Medicine
• Evaluating nanoparticles as a potential tool to overcome hurdles of RNA interference in lepidopteran pests
  

  Presenting Author: Ana C. Trabanino – The Ohio State University

  Co-Author: Yosra Helmy – The Ohio State University

  Co-Author: Gireesh Rajashekara – The Ohio State University

  Co-Author: Andy Michel – The Ohio State University

  Co-Author: Christopher M. Ranger (he/him/his) – USDA
• Improving RNAi in the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda
  

  Presenting Author: Jinmo Koo (he/him/his) – University of Kentucky

  Co-Author: Xien Chen, PhD – University of Kentucky Department of Entomology

  Co-Author: Subba Reddy Palli (he/him/his) – University of Kentucky
• RNAi-based pesticides for control of disease vector mosquitoes
  

  Presenting Author: Molly Duman-Scheel – Indiana University School of Medicine

  Co-Author: Keshava Mysore – Indiana University School of Medicine

  Co-Author: Limb K. Hapairai – Pacific Island Health Officers Association (PIHOA)

  Co-Author: David W. W. Severson – University of Notre Dame
• Impact of SmartStax PRO® dietary exposure on western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) life history traits and fitness
  

  Presenting Author: Jordan D. Reinders – University of Nebraska

  Co-Author: William J. Moar (he/him/his) – Bayer Crop Science

  Co-Author: Paula Price – Bayer CropScience

  Co-Author: Sean Evans – Bayer Crop Science

  Co-Author: Graham P. Head – Bayer U.S. - Crop Science

  Co-Author: Lance J. Meinke – University of Nebraska