Inspirational Advances in Social Insect Evolution via Integrative Omics Approach On-Demand Presentations

Organizer(s)

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  Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  Associate Professor
  Agricultural Research Development Program
  Central State University
  Wilberforce, Ohio
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  Sandra Rehan

  Associate Professor of Biology
  Biology
  York University
  Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Social insect societies exhibit such complex behaviors. Studies of sociality in diverse insect models using new omics tools are important to understand the science behind it. Our symposium will inspire entomologists through discussion, presentations, and engaging dialogues. The symposium will explore behavioral studies across taxonomic groups.

Presentations:

• On Demand

  Caste-specific expression of chemosensory genes in the Formosan subterranean termite
  

  Presenting Author: Qian Sun – Louisiana State University

  Co-Author: Paula Castillo (she/her/hers) – Louisiana State University

  Co-author: Johnathon Richards – Louisiana State University

  Co-author: Claudia Husseneder – Louisiana State University
• On Demand

  Co-expression gene networks and machine-learning algorithms unveil a core genetic toolkit for reproductive division of labour in rudimentary insect societies
  

  Presenting Author: Emeline Favreau (she/her/hers) – University College London
• On Demand

  Genomic and epigenetic factors influence gene expression variability in insects
  

  Presenting Author: Soojin Yi (she/her/hers) – University of California, Santa Barbara

  Co-author: Xin Wu – Georgia Institute of Technology

  Co-author: Neharika Bhatia – Georgia Institute of Technology

  Co-Author: Christina M. Grozinger – Pennsylvania State University
• On Demand

  Omics approaches into aging research across a sociality spectrum: Insights from termites
  

  Presenting Author: Judith Korb (she/her/hers) – University of Freiburg
• On Demand

  Using omics tools to understand bee physiology
  

  Presenting Author: Priyadarshini Chakrabarti Basu – Mississippi State University

  Co-author: Ramesh Reddy Sagili (he/him/his) – Oregon State University