Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: Transforming Laboratory Findings into Solutions
7:40 pm - 7:55 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:55 pm - 8:20 pm
"Gene-Drive Systems for Population Modification of African Malaria Mosquitoes"
8:20 pm - 8:25 pm
Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:40 pm
"Genome Editing of a Prostriate and a Metastriate Tick Species: Challenges and Lineage-Specific Constraints"
8:40 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 9:00 pm
"Reprogramming Mosquitoes Using Wolbachia: From Malaria Control to Chikungunya Outbreak Suppression"
9:00 pm - 9:05 pm
Discussion
9:05 pm - 9:20 pm
"From Biocontrol to Enhancing Biodiversity"
9:20 pm - 9:25 pm
Discussion
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Genetics, Genetic Engineering, and Gene Drives
9:00 am - 9:20 am
"Hacking Insect Biology to Protect Human Health and Crops"
9:20 am - 9:25 am
Discussion
9:25 am - 9:45 am
"Leveraging Selfish Genes for Invasive Rodent Population Suppression"
9:45 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:10 am
"Medea: Murder or Suicide"
10:10 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:00 am
"Engagement Considerations for Gene Drive Field Trials"
11:00 am - 11:05 am
Discussion
11:05 am - 11:25 am
"Multiplexed SuMo Gene Drives Targeting Conserved microRNA Loci in Anopheles gambiae "
11:25 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:40 am
"Mathematical Modeling of Threshold-Dependent Gene-Drive Systems for Vector Control"
11:40 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 11:55 am
"Cas12a-Based Technologies for Managing Mosquito Populations"
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm
"Population Conversion with Allelic-Drives"
12:20 pm - 12:25 pm
Discussion
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Manipulating Microbiomes to Affect Host Phenotypes and Control Populations
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
"Using Wolbachia Bacteria to Control Mosquito-Borne Disease"
7:50 pm - 7:55 pm
Discussion
7:55 pm - 8:15 pm
"Toward Microbiome-Mediated Biocontrol: Bridge Recombinase Enables Massive Genomic Edits Across The Bacterial Tree of Life"
8:15 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:40 pm
"Exploiting The Fungal Food to Foe Spectrum for Mosquito Control"
8:40 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
"Hit 'Em with A One-Two Punch: Anti-Tick Vaccines Targeting Ticks Directly, As Well as Their Obligate Bacterial Nutritional Endosymbionts"
9:20 pm - 9:25 pm
Discussion
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Mitigating Invasive Species with Advanced Genetic Systems
9:00 am - 9:15 am
"Daisy Drives for Control of Invasive Anopheles stephensi "
9:15 am - 9:20 am
Discussion
9:20 am - 9:35 am
"Intraspecific, Intragenerational Genetic Biocontrol for Rapid Population Suppression"
9:35 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:55 am
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:15 am
"Translating Genetic Control to Vertebrate Pests"
10:15 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:45 am
Coffee Break
10:45 am - 11:00 am
"Gene Drives for Invasive Weed Management: Tanacetum vulgare as a Model System"
11:00 am - 11:05 am
Discussion
11:05 am - 11:20 am
"Regulatory-Optimized Genetic Platforms for Scalable and Effective Mosquito Suppression"
11:20 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:35 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 11:55 am
"Germ Cell Technologies for Conserving Endangered Fishes and Controlling Invasive Species"
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
General Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Enabling Responsible Innovation in Genetic Biocontrol
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
"Shaping the Future of Genetic Vector Control: The Gates Foundation Strategy and R&D Priorities"
7:45 pm - 7:50 pm
Discussion
7:50 pm - 8:05 pm
"Criteria and Key Factors for The Assessment and Implementation of Genetic Biocontrol Technologies in Africa"
8:05 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:25 pm
"EPA Oversight of Genetic Modifications in Pest Animals Intended for Use as a Pesticide"
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:45 pm
"International Treaties and Their Role in The Regulation of Genetically Modified Organisms"
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:05 pm
"Engaging Stakeholders of Genetic Biocontrol for Managing Aquatic Invasive Species in the Great Lakes Region"
9:05 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Vector-Pathogen Interactions and Integrated Pest Management
9:00 am - 9:20 am
"Metabolic Rewiring at the Vector-Pathogen Interface"
9:20 am - 9:25 am
Discussion
9:25 am - 9:45 am
"Host Signals Promote Tick Immunity and Development"
9:45 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:10 am
"Exploiting Mosquito - Pathogen Interactions to Block Disease Transmission"
10:10 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:45 am
Coffee Break
10:45 am - 11:05 am
"The LAST Mile: Evaluating Genetic Biocontrol as A Supplemental Tool for Eradicating Invasive Rodents on Islands"
11:05 am - 11:10 am
Discussion
11:10 am - 11:30 am
"Mathematical Modeling to Inform the Assessment of Novel Tools for Mosquito-Borne Disease Control"
11:30 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 11:55 am
"The Transformative Potential of Solution-Driven Science in Addressing Agricultural Crises"
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
General Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Manipulating Sex Determination, Reproduction, and Physiology
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 7:55 pm
"Engineering Sex Chromosomes for Genetic Biocontrol of the Yellow Fever Mosquito Aedes aegypti "
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:15 pm
"Deciphering the Functional Significance of Chitin Metabolism in Ticks"
8:15 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm
"Strategic Allocation of Blood-Derived Amino Acids in Mosquito Reproduction"
8:35 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 8:55 pm
"Improving The Sex-Specificity of A Conditional Female Lethal System for Genetic Biocontrol of the New World Screwworm, Cochliomyia Hominivorax "
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
"Engineering Sex Determination Pathways for Genetic Biocontrol of Spotted Wing Drosophila and New World Screwworm"
9:20 pm - 9:25 pm
Discussion
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Biological Control with RNAi
9:00 am - 9:15 am
"Commercialization of RNA for Invertebrate Pest Control. Current Status and Future Prospects"
9:15 am - 9:20 am
Discussion
9:20 am - 9:35 am
"RNA Interference: Basic Science to Applications in Pest Management"
9:35 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:55 am
"Yeast‑Mediated RNAi Approaches for Insect Pest Control"
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 10:45 am
"Using Insect Genes to Control Pests and Improve Human Health"
10:45 am - 10:50 am
Discussion
10:50 am - 11:05 am
"Development of RNAi-Mediated Gene Silencing Technology for Invasive Plant Control: Challenges, Progress, and Perspectives"
11:05 am - 11:10 am
Discussion
11:10 am - 11:25 am
"RNA Interference for Pest Management of The Red Palm Weevil, Rhynchophorus Ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)"
11:25 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:45 am
"Advances in Topical RNA Biopesticides"
11:45 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:00 pm - 12:05 pm
Discussion
12:05 pm - 12:15 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:15 pm - 12:20 pm
Discussion
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Population Genetics, Ecology, Field Work, and Monitoring
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
"Population Genomics of Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes and Insights for Genetic Biocontrol Trials"
7:50 pm - 7:55 pm
Discussion
7:55 pm - 8:15 pm
"Considerations for Environmental Safety Monitoring of Gene Drive-Modified Mosquitoes"
8:15 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:40 pm
"Genomic Monitoring Approaches for Emerging Resistance to Genetic Pest Management"
8:40 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 9:05 pm
"Engineering Malaria Ecology Using Population Modification Gene Drives"
9:05 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:20 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:20 pm - 9:25 pm
Discussion
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure