Jong Hyun Ham, Rosalie Calderon, Jobelle Bruno and John Ontoy “Development of seed treatment technology based on fundamental research of plan pathology and microbiology” Department of Plant Pathology and Cropy Physiology, 302 Life Sciences Building, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 700803

Natasha R. Soares¹, Jose Huguet-Tapia², Christopher A. Clark¹, Kuei-Ting Yang¹, Jonathan H. Badger³ and Gregg Pettis¹ “Comparative genomics of the sweet potato pathogen Streptomyces ipomoeae reveal novel genome content and organization”  ¹Louisiana State University, Department of Biological Sciences, Baton Rouge, LA, ²University of Florida, Plant Pathology, Gainesville, FA  and ³Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH.

Seung-Joon Ahn “Xenobiotics detoxification by glucose conjugation in the adapted insect pests”  Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University, MS.     

Zhi-Yuan Chen “RNA interference and its application in plant disease management” Department of Plant Pathology and Crop Phpysiology, 302 Life Science Building, Louisiana State University Agricultureal Center, Baton Rouge, LA

Priyadarshini Chakrabarti Basu¹ and Ramesh R. Sagili² “Using an omics approach to studying bee physiology and nutrition” ¹Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology, Pollinator Health and Apiculture, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS and ²Department of Horticulture, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR.

Debarati Basu and Paul South “Design and analysis of native photorespiration gene motifs in promoter UTR combinations under short term abiotic stress conditions” Department Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA.