Effects of plant host species on insect immune response

• Grant number: 21/07911-5
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate
• Start date: November 01, 2021
• End date: October 31, 2022
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry - Organic Chemistry
• Principal Investigator: Leonardo Gobbo Neto
• Grantee: Marilia Elias Gallon
• Supervisor: Angela Smilanich
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto (FCFRP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Ribeirão Preto , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: University of Nevada, Reno, United States
• Associated to the scholarship: 17/17023-4 - Ecochemical interactions between Asteraceae plants and insects using ecometabolomic approach, BP.DR

Abstract

Insects are one of the most abundant organisms on Earth, and they play fundamental roles in community dynamics and ecosystem evolution. Studying plant-insect interactions have provided valuable information into ecological and evolutionary systems, highlighting the importance of multidisciplinary research. Recent studies have shown that the insect immune response and its microbiome have been influenced by plant chemical content, especially by the variation in plant secondary metabolites. Most of these studies focused on the evaluation of single or few plant metabolites, lacking studies that analyze the whole plant metabolome. In this research project, we aim to perform insect immune assays and microbial analyses, along with LC-MS analyses-based metabolomics of plant species and insects. Thus, we intend to unravel plant-insect-microorganism interactions in a more comprehensive and integrative context, aiming to add new insights into the interaction between organisms. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

GALLON, MARILIA ELIAS; SMILANICH, ANGELA MARIE. Effects of Host Plants on Development and Immunity of a Generalist Insect Herbivore. Journal of Chemical Ecology, v. 49, n. 3-4, p. 13-pg., 2023-02-10. (21/07911-5)