Arthropod–Microorganisms–Host Interactions On-Demand Presentations

Organizer(s)

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  L. Paulina Maldonado-Ruiz

  Postdoctoral Research Associate
  Department of Entomology
  Kansas State University
  Manhattan, Kansas
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  Paula Rozo Lopez

  Postdoctoral Research Associate
  Department of Microbiology
  University of Tennessee
  Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Ectoparasitic arthropods live closely associated with their host, animal or plant, while also interacting with host-associated microorganisms. This symposium will provide a holistic view, integrating genetics, ecology, and physiology to depict the most current observations in the field of the molecular mechanism underlying microbial-arthropod-host interactions.

Presentations:

• On Demand

  Culicoides biting midges feeding behaviors and its implications on arbovirus transmission
  

  Presenting Author: Paula Rozo Lopez – University of Tennessee

  Co-Author: Barbara S. Drolet (she/her/hers) – USDA-ARS
• On Demand

  Effect of immunologically-mediated trade-offs on arbovirus transmission in native and novel monkey hosts
  

  Presenting Author: Kathryn A. Hanley (she/her/hers) – New Mexico State University

  Co-Author: Sasha Azar – University of Texas Medical Branch

  Co-Author: Brett Moehn – New Mexico State University

  Co-Author: Wanqin Yu – New Mexico State University

  Co-Author: Ruimei Yun – University of Texas Medical Branch

  Co-Author: Nik Vasilakis – University of Texas Medical Branch

  Co-Author: Shannon Rossi – University of Texas Medical Branch
• On Demand

  No guts, no glory! The lone star tick microbiome and its implication for a management strategy
  

  Presenting Author: L. Paulina Maldonado-Ruiz – Kansas State University

  Co-author: Yoonseong Park – Kansas State University
• On Demand

  Pandora’s box: Testing genetic and ecological factors that structure pathogen virulence toward an insect host with protective bacterial symbionts
  

  Presenting Author: Matthew Kolp – Lincoln Memorial University

  Co-Author: Benjamin Parker – University of Tennessee
• On Demand

  Sources of alpha-gal variation in the lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum, the causal factors of alpha-gal syndrome
  

  Presenting Author: Yoonseong Park – Kansas State University

  Co-author: L. Paulina Maldonado-Ruiz – Kansas State University
• On Demand

  The tick microbiome - just a sidekick?
  

  Presenting Author: Sukanya Narasimhan – Yale University