Plant-Animal Interactions, Coevolution and Chemical Ecology
A Symposium in honor of Dr. May Berenbaum, A.D. White Professor-at-Large at Cornell
1:30-4:30 p.m.
2123 Comstock Hall

SPEAKERS:

Clare Casteel, School of Integrated Plant Sciences
Investigating microbe-plant synergisms mediating plant resilience

Monique Rivera, Dept. of Entomology, Agritech
Plant pathogen disruption of a belowground tritrophic intertaction

Jules David, Dept. of Entomology and UMass Amherst, Dept. of Biology
Pollination consequences of herbivory depend on pollinator identity

Gordon Younkin, Plant Biology Graduate Student, Jander Lab
Reversing the escape from herbivory? Knockout of cardiac glycoside biosynthesis in Erysimum cheiranthoides

Break: 2:50-3:10 p.m.

Rob Raguso, Dept. of Neurobiology and Behavior
Coevolution as an engine of biodiversity and a cornucopia of ecosystem services

Shirley Zhang, E&EB Graduate Stude, Agrawal Lab
Divergence in floral display predicts plant congener co-occurence through pollinator facilitation

Gaurav Moghe, School of Integrated Plant Sciences
Peeling the Onion: Unraveling layers and layers of causes for metabolic evolution in the wild tomato Solanum habrochaites

Diana Obregon, Pesticide Risk Assessment, NYS IPM at Cornell
Unraveling pasture’s impact on avermectin exposure and tolerance in stingless bees