NCERA 200 Symposium (2010)

Virus vector interactions and mechanisms of virus transmission

On the campus of Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa

November 9 (Tuesday) 2010

Memorial Union

8:30 a.m. Welcome/Opening remarks Rouf Mian/David Wright

8:45 a.m. Beetle Transmission of Plant Viruses...Is Spit Involved? Rose Gergeric, Univ. of Arkansas

9:35 a.m. Aphid-luteovirus interaction and blocking luteovirus transmission Bryony Bonning, ISU

10:00 a.m. Transmission of tospoviruses by thrips Anna Whitfield, KSU

10:50 a.m. Break

11:00 a.m. How will the insect ecology affect plant viruses: What we have learned from soybean aphids Matt O’Neal, ISU

11:50 a.m. Expression and function of the overlapping Potyviridae open reading frame: pipo. Allen Miller, ISU

12:15 p.m. Questions/open discussions

12:30 noon Lunch

Business Meeting

2:00 p.m. State Reports: Progress and Outcomes (5-10 minutes each)

4:30 p.m. Election of new secretary, Open Discussions, etc

5:30 p.m. Adjourn