Chemical Ecology Lab of the Month
The Center for Chemical Ecology has initiated a Lab of the Month program. During lunch-time seminars, lab members will give brief presentations followed by discussion. We hope that this will provide a better understanding of projects being conducted by the CCE, encourage interactions among members and facilitate possible collaborations.
The Chemical Ecology Lab of the Month November 2009
Hosted by Grozinger Lab on Monday, November 9, 11:30 a.m., Room 118 ASI.
The title of the presentation is "Genomics of chemical communication in social insects."
http://ento.psu.edu/directory/cmg25
The Chemical Ecology Lab of the Month September 2009
Hosted by Tumlinson Lab on Wednesday, September 30, 12:00 noon, Room 324 ASI.
The Chemical Ecology Lab of the Month August 2009
Hosted by Dawn Luthe on Wednesday, August 12, 12:00 noon, in 118 ASI Building.
Luthe Lab: Mighty Maize Macerates Malicious Herbivores
Students and post-docs in my lab are investing the mechanism of herbivore resistance in genotypes of maize that have been developed by classical plant breeding. These genotypes show remarkable resistance to feeding by fall armyworm and a number of additional Lepidopteran species. Recent studies suggest that these genotypes also are resistant to feeding by Western corn rootworm suggesting that there is above and below ground communication in these plants. We are interested in understanding the plant’s defensive mechanisms, signaling pathways that activate them, and herbivore response to these defenses.
http://cropsoil.psu.edu/people/faculty/luthed.cfm
The Chemical Ecology Lab of the Month July 2009
Hosted by Tom Baker on Friday, July 24, 12:00 noon in room 118 ASI.
The title of the presentation is "The Baker Lab: Focus on Flux."
http://ento.psu.edu/directory/tcb10
The Chemical Ecology Lab of the Month June 2009
Hosted by Kelli Hoover on Friday, June 19, 12:00 noon in room 504 ASI.
We will present a brief overview of the projects conducted in the lab that relate to chemical ecology. We are an invasive species research lab and some of our projects require working under quarantine conditions. How this is handled at Penn State may be of interest to some of you.
Major projects in the lab include: development of trapping techniques for the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) using pheromones and plant volatiles; proteomic, metagenomic and transcriptomic approaches to identify and determine functions of ALB gut microbial symbionts, including interactions with the beetle's host tree; and anti-viral defenses of the gypsy moth to its host specific baculovirus. The gypsy moth project also involves aspects of co-evolution among the virus, the insect, and the host plant.
http://ento.psu.edu/directory/kxh25
The Chemical Ecology Lab of the Month May 2009
Hosted by Yinong Yang. The presentation was titled "Towards Understanding of Signal Transduction in Rice Disease Resistance and Abiotic Stress Tolerance." The event was held on Friday, May 15, 12:00-1:00, in Room 301D, Life Sciences Building.
http://downloads.cas.psu.edu/CCE/Lab_Month_yang.pdf
http://www.ppath.cas.psu.edu/FACULTY/Yang.htm
