Chromatin and Its Dynamics in Insect Development and Reproduction

Organizer(s)

• AR

  Alexander Raikhel (he/him/his)

  University of California
  Riverside, California
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  Subba Reddy Palli (he/him/his)

  Professor and Chair
  University of Kentucky
  Lexington, Kentucky

The effect of chromatin state on insect development and reproduction has been suggested. However, only recently, there has been significant progress in research aimed at identifying the influence of chromatin states on insect development and reproduction which will be presented in this symposium.

Presentations:

• 9:00 AM – 9:05 AM ET

  Introductory remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Subba Reddy Palli (he/him/his) – University of Kentucky
• 9:05 AM – 9:35 AM ET

  Epigenetic regulation of insect development
  

  Presenting Author: Subba Reddy Palli (he/him/his) – University of Kentucky
• 9:35 AM – 10:05 AM ET

  Chromatin dynamics and Kr-h1 expression in the fruit fly
  

  Presenting Author: Sheng Li (he/him/his) – South China Normal University

  Co-author: Kang Li – South China Normal University

  Co-author: Shihui Long – South China Normal University
• 10:05 AM – 10:35 AM ET

  Regulatory evolution in the fire ant social supergene
  

  Presenting Author: Brendan Hunt – University of Georgia
• 10:35 AM – 11:05 AM ET

  Neuropeptides facilitate elaborated division of labor in leafcutter ants
  

  Presenting Author: Karl Glastad – University of Pennsylvania

  Co-Author: Michael Gilbert – University of Pennsylvania

  Co-Author: Matan Sorek – University of Pennsylvania

  Co-Author: Vera Gorbunova – University of Rochester

  Co-Author: Shelley Berger – University of Pennsylvania
• 11:05 AM – 11:10 AM ET

  Closing remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Subba Reddy Palli (he/him/his) – University of Kentucky