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Section Symposium

Physiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

Insect Immune Systems: Same Same but Different but Still Same

Wednesday, November 8, 2023
8:00 AM – 11:00 AM ET
Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland B

In-Person

"Insect Immune Systems: Same Same but Different but Still Same" is a symposium dedicated to highlighting current breakthroughs in the immune response of different insects. Presentations will cover areas such as pathogen defense, parasitoid defense, immune pathways, the role of hemocytes, insect immunity-microbiome interactions, and immuno-physiology.

Presentations:

  • 8:00 AM – 8:05 AM ET
    Introductory remarks

    Presenting Author: Chinmay V. Tikhe – Johns Hopkins University

  • 8:05 AM – 8:20 AM ET
    Functional integration of the immune and circulatory system of insects: same but different but still the same

    Presenting Author: Julián F. Hillyer – Vanderbilt University

  • 8:20 AM – 8:35 AM ET
    Wolbachia endosymbionts regulate Drosophila resistance to Zika virus infection in a sex dependent manner

    Presenting Author: Margarita Kyza-Karavioti (she/her/hers) – George Washington University

    Co-Author: Ioannis Eleftherianos (he/him/his) – The George Washington University

  • 8:35 AM – 8:50 AM ET
    Hemocytes control dengue virus systemic infection through RNAi pathway

    Presenting Author: Victor Cardoso-Jaime (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University

    Co-author: Chinmay V. Tikhe – Johns Hopkins University

    Co-author: Mihra Tavadia – Johns Hopkins University

    Co-author: George Dimopoulos – Johns Hopkins University

  • 8:50 AM – 9:10 AM ET
    Break
  • 9:10 AM – 9:25 AM ET
    Fiery friends curdle foes: High temperatures augment the inhibition of parasites by a honey bee gut symbiont

    Presenting Author: Lindsey M. Markowitz (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland

    Co-Author: Wei-Fone Huang – USDA

    Co-Author: Jay Evans (he/him/his) – USDA

    Co-Author: Evan C. Palmer-Young – USDA

  • 9:25 AM – 9:40 AM ET
    Flea (Order Siphonaptera) immune defenses against bacterial infections

    Presenting Author: Lisa D. Brown – Georgia Southern University

  • 9:40 AM – 9:55 AM ET
    Unveiling transgenerational effects on Drosophila immunity, the microbiome, and a gut pathogen interaction

    Presenting Author: Krystal Maya-Maldonado (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University

    Co-author: Nichole A. Broderick (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University

  • 9:55 AM – 10:10 AM ET
    Break
  • 10:10 AM – 10:25 AM ET
    Tick innate immune response to pathogen infection at single-cell resolution

    Presenting Author: Shahid Karim – University of Southern Mississippi

    Co-author: Abdulsalam Adegoke, DVM – University of Southern Mississippi

  • 10:25 AM – 10:40 AM ET
    The Drosophila immune response to parasitic nematode infection factors

    Presenting Author: Ioannis Eleftherianos (he/him/his) – The George Washington University

  • 10:40 AM – 10:55 AM ET
    Post-mating modulation of midgut microbiota to enhance reproductive output in Aedes aegypti

    Presenting Author: Mabel Taracena – Cornell University

    Co-author: Ana Beatriz Walter Nuno da Silva – Universidad Federal de Rio de Janeiro

    Co-author: Vanessa Bottino Rojas – Universidad Federal de Rio de Janeiro

    Co-author: Pedro Lagerblad Oliveira – Universidad Federal de Rio de Janeiro

    Co-author: Gabriela Paiva Silva – Universidad Federal de Rio de Janeiro

  • 10:55 AM – 11:00 AM ET
    Closing remarks

    Presenting Author: Chinmay V. Tikhe – Johns Hopkins University