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Student 10-Minute Paper

Physiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

Student Competition

Student

Undergrad Competition PBT: Biochemistry, Physiology, and Toxicology

Monday, November 6, 2023
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Azalea 3

In-Person Student Competition

    Moderator(s)

  • Frank Rinkevich, Jr.

    Research Entomologist
    ARS
    USDA
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana

  • Michael Stout

    Professor and Head of the Entomology department
    Entomology
    Louisiana State University
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Presentations:

  • 10:30 AM – 10:42 AM ET
    Characterizing the venom composition of Bombus (Psithyrus) insularis, a social bumble bee parasite, along an elevation gradient

    Presenting Author: Anne Gill – The Ohio State University

    Co-Author: N. Pinar Barkan – The Ohio State University

    Co-Author: Jonathan Berenguer Uhuad Koch – USDA

    Co-Author: James P. Strange (he/him/his) – The Ohio State University

  • 10:42 AM – 10:54 AM ET
    Evaluating the impact of oxalic acid vaporization on drone honey bee (Apis mellifera) reproductive health

    Presenting Author: Lauren A. Roberts (she/her/hers) – University of Florida

    Co-Author: Devan Rawn – University of Florida

    Co-Author: Cameron Jack – University of Florida

  • 10:54 AM – 11:06 AM ET
    (2nd Place) Investigating the sublethal effects of the agricultural fungicide, Chlorothalonil, and the miticide Amitraz on honey bees (Apis mellifera)

    Presenting Author: Sarah Jendresky – Texas A&M University

    Co-Author: Jordan Twombly-Ellis – Texas A&M University

    Co-Author: Juliana Rangel – Texas A&M University

  • 11:06 AM – 11:18 AM ET
    Novel management of arthropod vectors to reduce incidence of zoonotic disease transmission

    Presenting Author: Jordyn Diane Svoboda (they/them/theirs) – University of Nebraska

    Co-Author: Georgina V. Bingham – University of Nebraska

    Co-Author: Sean Avedissian – University of Nebraska

    Co-Author: Roberto Cortinas – University of Nebraska

    Co-Author: Earl C. Agpawa – University of Nebraska

    Co-Author: Taylor Sakaguchi – University of Nebraska

    Co-Author: Mason Hardin – University of Nebraska

  • 11:18 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    Pesticide residues in wax lead to premature self-removal behavior in honey bees (Apis mellifera)

    Presenting Author: Sydney Isabella Martinez – Texas A&M University

    Co-Author: Jordan Twombly-Ellis – Texas A&M University

  • 11:30 AM – 11:42 AM ET
    Phenotypic and behavioral changes in Plodia interpunctella in response to temperature stress

    Presenting Author: Rhys Campo – Florida Museum of Natural History

    Co-Author: Akito Y. Kawahara – Florida Museum of Natural History

    Co-Author: Keating Godfrey – University of Florida

  • 11:42 AM – 11:54 AM ET
    (1st Place) Spatial dynamics of Wolbachia transmission in Drosophila simulans

    Presenting Author: Pablo Stilwell – University of Minnesota

    Co-Author: Megan W. Jones – University of Minnesota

    Co-Author: Amelia Lindsey – University of Minnesota

  • 11:54 AM – 12:06 PM ET
    The effect of melatonin on locomotion and circadian rhythm of Camponotus floridanus

    Presenting Author: Piper G. Yerkes – University of Scranton

    Co-Author: Marc Seid – University of Scranton

  • 12:06 PM – 12:18 PM ET
    The effects of donepezil, an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, on learning and memory in Camponotus floridanus

    Presenting Author: Michael John Meyer – University of Scranton

    Co-Author: Marc Seid – University of Scranton