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NIMBioS Investigative Workshop: Insect Pest Resistance Evolution
United States - Tennessee - Knoxville

Hosted by: National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS)
Venue: National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) at the Univ. of Tennessee
Dates: Nov 14, 2013 through Nov 15, 2013

Early Registration Deadline: 2013-08-12
 
Description
 
The National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) is now accepting applications for its Investigative Workshop, "Insect Pest Resistance Evolution," to be held November 14-15, 2013, at NIMBioS.

Objectives: Crop protection strategies help stabilize food supplies and economies worldwide. Pest resistance to protectants and cultural practices represents a serious risk in terms of both economics and the public good. Mathematical models have come to play a central role in insect resistance management (IRM) and now inform the development, stewardship, and regulation of crop protectants. Such models confront a vast array of factors representing the major challenges facing ecological and evolutionary theory in general, including genetics, behavior, population dynamics, and spatial processes. Agricultural systems are highly manipulated landscapes and their theoretical idealization can be used to explore the consequences of managed spatial and temporal heterogeneity. This investigative workshop will bring together scientists with diverse backgrounds, including empirical entomologists, applied and basic modelers, geneticists, and government agency scientists familiar with regulatory goals. The workshop will address two overarching goals. First, it will focus on developing a modeling framework that can provide guidance on the absolute time required for resistance to evolve in given systems. Second, it will aid in designing sustainable crop protection strategies through the investigation of resistance evolution across landscapes. The workshop will synthesize the state of knowledge about resistance evolution, define focused research goals for both the theoretical and empirical community, foster greater connection between theory and application, and broaden the role of agricultural entomology in elucidating general phenomena in applied evolution.

Location: NIMBioS at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Co-Organizers: Nicholas A. Friedenberg, Applied Biomathematics, Inc., Setauket, NY and David Crowder, Dept. of Entomology, Washington State Univ., Pullman

For more information about the workshop and a link to the online application form, go to http://www.nimbios.org/workshops/WS_pestresist

Participation in the workshop is by application only. Individuals with a strong interest in the topic are encouraged to apply, and successful applicants will be notified within two weeks of the application deadline. If needed, financial support for travel, meals, and lodging is available for workshop attendees.

Application deadline: August 12, 2013

The National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) (http://www.nimbios.org) brings together researchers from around the world to collaborate across disciplinary boundaries to investigate solutions to basic and applied problems in the life sciences. NIMBioS is sponsored by the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture with additional support from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

 
Additional Information
 
Event URL: http://www.nimbios.org/workshops/WS_pestresist
ISCB Member Discount: None
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