Ecological Risk Assessment for Novel Insect Resistance Approaches in Genetically Engineered Crops

Organizer(s)

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  Christopher Brown (he/him/his)

  Entomologist
  Regulatory Sciences
  Bayer Crop Science
  Chesterfield, Missouri
• NS

  Nicholas Storer (he/him/his)

  Global Seeds Regulatory Advocacy Leader
  Regulatory and Stewardship
  Corteva Agriscience
  Kensington, Maryland
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  Michael Meissle

  Deputy Research Group Leader
  Agroecology and Environment
  Agroscope
  Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Presentations:

• 1:30 PM – 1:35 PM ET

  Introductory remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Christopher R. Brown (he/him/his) – Bayer Crop Science
• 1:35 PM – 2:05 PM ET

  Untangling misconceptions: A quarter century of assessing ecological impacts of genetically engineered crops with insecticidal traits
  

  Presenting Author: Richard Hellmich – USDA
• 2:05 PM – 2:20 PM ET

  Overview of new insect control approaches for genetically engineered crops and ecological risk assessment considerations
  

  Presenting Author: Christopher R. Brown (he/him/his) – Bayer Crop Science
• 2:20 PM – 2:35 PM ET

  Ecological risk assessment framework and how the existing paradigm accommodates novel approaches
  

  Presenting Author: Amanda Pierce – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  Co-author: Mary Beth Claude – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• 2:35 PM – 2:50 PM ET

  Choosing representative NTO species for meaningful risk assessment of insect-resistant genetically modified crops based on realistic evaluation of exposure, mode of action, and specific crop tissue expression data
  

  Presenting Author: Ming Hua Huang (he/him/his) – Syngenta
• 2:50 PM – 3:05 PM ET

  Finding the right level of conservatism in the ecological risk assessment of genetically engineered crops
  

  Presenting Author: Nicholas P. Storer (he/him/his) – Corteva Agriscience

  Co-author: Chad Boeckman – Corteva Agriscience
• 3:05 PM – 3:15 PM ET

  Break
• 3:15 PM – 3:30 PM ET

  Environmental risk assessment for insecticidal traits from non-bacterial sources: building on experiences with Bt
  

  Presenting Author: Bridget O'Neill (she/her/hers) – Corteva Agriscience

  Co-author: Chad Boeckman – Corteva Agriscience
• 3:30 PM – 3:45 PM ET

  Ecological risk assessment for genetically engineered crops expressing RNAi
  

  Presenting Author: Ana M. Velez (she/her/hers) – University of Nebraska
• 3:45 PM – 4:00 PM ET

  Ecological risk assessment for MON 95275 maize expressing two insecticidal proteins and a double stranded RNA with targeted activity against corn rootworm pests
  

  Presenting Author: Collin Preftakes – Bayer Crop Science

  Co-author: Christopher R. Brown (he/him/his) – Bayer Crop Science

  Co-author: Jianguo Tan – Bayer Crop Science

  Co-Author: Josh Fischer – Bayer Crop Science

  Co-author: Geoffrey Mueller – Bayer Crop Science

  Co-author: Peter Asiimwe – Bayer Crop Science

  Co-author: Haeman Jang – Bayer Crop Science

  Co-author: Ewa Urbanczyk-Wochniak – Bayer Crop Science
• 4:00 PM – 4:15 PM ET

  Tier 4 field study supporting the ecological risk assessment of corn rootworm-protected MON 95275 maize
  

  Presenting Author: Harit K. Bal – Bayer Crop Science

  Co-author: Royce Bitzer – Bayer Crop Science

  Co-author: Christopher R. Brown (he/him/his) – Bayer Crop Science

  Co-Author: Joseph Disi – Bayer Crop Science

  Co-author: Graham P. Head – Bayer Crop Science

  Co-author: Haeman Jang – Bayer Crop Science

  Co-author: Changjian Jiang – Bayer Crop Science

  Co-author: Steven Levine – Bayer Crop Science

  Co-author: Andy Michel – The Ohio State University

  Co-Author: Alexander N. Mullins – Bayer Crop Science

  Co-Author: Kayla I. Perry (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University

  Co-author: Julie Ann Peterson – University of Nebraska

  Co-author: Collin Preftakes – Bayer Crop Sciences

  Co-author: Amy Raudenbush – The Ohio State University

  Co-author: Dominic Reisig – North Carolina State University

  Co-author: Alexander Soohoo-Hui – Bayer Crop Science

  Co-author: Kelley Tilmon – The Ohio State University
• 4:15 PM – 4:30 PM ET

  Refining exposure and hazard in risk assessment: Tritrophic studies with mCry51Aa2-producing cotton and the predatory nontarget bug Orius majusculus
  

  Presenting Author: Michael Meissle – Agroscope
• 4:30 PM – 4:45 PM ET

  Assessing the potential for a toxicological interaction between combined plant incorporated protectants for regulatory safety assessments
  

  Presenting Author: Steven Levine – Bayer Crop Science

  Co-author: Jianguo Tan – Bayer Crop Science

  Co-author: Chitvan Khajuria (he/him/his) – Bayer Crop Science

  Co-author: Christopher R. Brown (he/him/his) – Bayer Crop Science
• 4:45 PM – 5:30 PM ET

  Discussion