Forging links between nematode and athropod research communities
Innovation for sustainable pest and parasite control
Novotel Tours-Centre Gare
15 rue Edouard Vaillant
37000 Tours
France
Presentation
This two day workshop will focus on the role of ion channels as targets for pest and parasite control. Ion channels are found in the nerve and muscle cells of all animals and are nanoscopic transducers of signals that are vital for animal survival. This is true for invertebrate pests through to humans. Several chemicals have been used to block or modulate the function of ion channels and have proven to be excellent commercial products for controlling pests. However when the ion channels are evolutionary conserved the chemicals can have effects on non-target organisms which severely impacts their use in a sustainable fashion, particularly when the compounds are disruptive to the environment. This is of particular concern for crop protection where insecticides are detrimental to pollinating insects. Moreover, pests can develop chemical resistance which reduces their effectiveness and this is an urgent and increasing concern. The workshop will unite researchers investigating ion channels using model organisms Caenorhabditis elegans and Drosophila melanogaster with those directly investigating pest species. The invited participants will evaluate the molecular structure and function of ion channels and their role in regulating behaviour. It will include a consideration of discrete differences between conserved and non-conserved ion channels across the animal phyla that might permit optimal and selective intervention in signalling in the nervous systems of invertebrate pests and parasites. Moreover, through the sharing of technologies across communities using model organisms and target species it will open the way for more tractable experimental approaches for the study of pest signalling.
Convenors
Lindy Holden-Dye, LE STUDIUM Visiting Researcher
FROM University of Southampton - UK
IN RESIDENCE AT Infectiology and Public Health (ISP) / Centre INRAE Val de Loire, University of Tours - FR
Fotini Koutroumpa & Cédric Neveu
Infectiology and Public Health (ISP) / Centre INRAE Val de Loire, University of Tours - FR
General Information
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Congress Venue |
Novotel Tours-Centre Gare
15 rue Edouard Vaillant 37000 Tours - France
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Dates |
Monday, 3 March to Wednesday 5 March 2025
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Language |
The official language of the Congress is English
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Welcome pack and Name Badge |
Upon arrival you will receive a welcome pack that includes the printed material of the Conference and your name badge will be given to you at the reception . Please wear your name badge at all times during the Conference and to all official Conference events.
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Invitation Letters |
An official letter of invitation facilitating the obtention of an entry visa can be sent upon request . In order to receive an invitation letter for visa purposes, send an email to maurine.villiers@lestudium-ias.fr. Please note that :
- we only issue an official letter once the payment of the registration fee has been validated.
- such letters do not represent a commitment on the part of the Organisers to provide any financial assistance.
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Certificate of attendance |
After the conference, in order to receive a certficate of participation, send an email to maurine.villiers@lestudium-ias.fr
Location
15 Rue Edouard Vaillant, 37000 TOURS, France
Situated 200 metres from the train station, the Novotel Tours Centre Gare welcomes you to an establishment entirely renovated for this workshop.
In the heart of the city, you can discover Tours with its Place Plumereau and its famous half-timbered houses. You can also stroll along the Loire, Europe's last wild river and a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Speakers
- Robin Beech, McGill University - Canada
- Iris Hardege, University of Cambridge - UK
- Andrew Jones, Oxford Brookes - UK
- Camille Meslin, Institute of Ecology and Environmental Sciences IEES-Paris - France
- Edmund Sean Norris, USDA Florida - USA
- Vincent O’Connor, University of Southampton - UK
- Tobias Raisch, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology - UK
- Valérie Raymond, University of Angers - France
- David Sattelle, University of London - UK
- Steeve Thany, University of Orléans - France
- Bonnie Wallace, University of London - UK
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