The cross-roads of diapause and metabolism symposium is starting next week in Vancouver!

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The “Cross-roads of Diapause and Metabolism” led by Umut, Dr. Russell Groves (University of Wisconsin Madison, USA) and Dr. Daniel A. Hahn (University of Florida, USA) will be held at the Annual Joint Meeting of Entomological Society of America and Entomological Society of Canada, in  Vancouver Convention Centre on Wednesday, November 16 at 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM! There will be  a total of 8 talks in the symposium. Here is the Schedule:

9:00 AM – 9:05 AM  Introductory remarks

Presenting Author: Umut Toprak – Ankara University

9:05 AM – 9:20 AM  Changes in Colorado potato beetle emergence and diapause phenology: Linkages to fatty acid composition

Presenting Author: Benjamin Bradford – University of Wisconsin

9:20 AM – 9:35 AM Lipid metabolism in diapause

Presenting Author: Umut Toprak – Ankara University

9:35 AM – 9:50 AM Mitochondrial homeostasis and metabolic suppression during diapause in the Colorado potato beetle

Presenting Author: Jacqueline Lebenzon – University of California

9:50 AM – 10:05 AM New insights into insulin-signaling pathway in hibernating Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata

Presenting Author: Solmaz Ghanbari – Ankara University

10:05 AM – 10:35 AM Break

10:35 AM – 10:50 AM Coping with the longest winters in the world: Energetics in an Antarctic insect

Presenting Author: Nicholas M. Teets – University of Kentucky

10:50 AM – 11:05 AM Local adaptation in the plasticity of cold tolerance in the eastern spruce budworm

Presenting Author: Katie Marshall – The University of British Columbia

11:05 AM – 11:20 AM ROS and hypoxia signaling regulate periodic metabolic arousal during insect dormancy to coordinate glucose, amino acid, and lipid metabolism

Presenting Author: Daniel A. Hahn – University of Florida

11:20 AM – 11:35 AM Characterizing seasonal changes in mosquito diapause status and host use

Presenting Author: Alden Siperstein – The Ohio State University

11:35 AM – 11:45 AM Closing remarks

Presenting Author: Umut Toprak – Ankara University

For the online program of the entire meeting https://www.eventscribe.net/2022/JAM2022/index.asp?launcher=1