ANALIZA PIOVESAN ALVES

Office Residence

202 Plant Industry Building 1708 N 32^nd St.

Department of Entomology Lincoln, NE, USA 68503

University of Nebraska – Lincoln (402) 217.4298 (cell)

Lincoln, NE, USA 68583-0816 anaalves@unlserve.unl.edu

Phone: (402) 472.8697 – Fax: (402) 472-4687

Education

Ph.D.	In progress	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE, USA	Entomology
M.S.	2004	Univ.of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE, USA	Entomology
B.S.	1998	Univ. of São Paulo - ESALQ/USP, SP, Brazil	Agronomic Engineering

LANGUAGES

ü Portuguese: Native language

ü English: TOEFL score 580, 2001

ü Spanish: Reading knowledge

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ü May 2004 – present. Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistant. Entomology Department, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA.

ü July 2001 – May 2004. M.S. Graduate Research Assistant. Entomology Department, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA.

ü March 2000 – June 2001. DuPont do Brazil S.A., Uberlândia, Minas Gerais State/ Brazil. Research and Development representative, working with tomato, soybean, cabbage, corn, cotton, and coffee crops, mainly conducing efficacy field trials of the insecticides indoxacarb and its competitors on the main crop pests, as well as herbicides and fungicides trials. Development of susceptibility baseline data for indoxacarb resistance management program for Spodoptera frugiperda and Heliothis virescens in cotton, Tuta absoluta in tomato, and Plutella xylostela in cabbage.

ü July 1999 – March 2000. DuPont do Brazil S.A. in Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso State/ Brazil. Marketing Team representative, working as a technical assistant, supervising soybean and cotton fields in which DuPont pesticides were applied (insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides). Supervising four cotton research fields sprayed with indoxacarb for the evaluation of its efficacy in the control of Spodoptera frugiperda, Heliothis virescens, and Alabama argilacea, prior to its launching in the market.

ü March – May 1999. Kleffmann & Partner. Field researches of agricultural marketing importance, related to soybean and corn in the states of Paraná, Goiás, and Mato Grosso do Sul/ Brazil.

ü August 1997 – December 1998. CEPEA (Center of Advanced Studies of Applied Economy) Internship. Co-responsible by the project "Boletim do Leite" (Dairy Bulletin), a monthly publication related to the dairy cattle sector with 6,000 copies per month. Main activities: writing and providing technical and published texts; development of technical project budget assessment related to dairy cattle production/management; marketing supervision, and contacting companies of dairy sector.

ü Jan. 1996 – Aug. 1997. CPZ (Animal Science Internship). Development of general activities related to management systems of dairy and beef cattle, and dairy goat farming. Corn, tropical grass, sugar cane, and hay production and management, calves’ management, milking, and farm machinery maintenance.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Research Activities

ü Ph.D.: Application of insect genomics in the identification of resistance mechanisms. Graduate Research Assistant (May 2004 - Present). Entomology Department, University of Nebraska – Lincoln.

ü M.S.: Characterization of Inheritance of Bacillus thuringiensis in European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). Graduate Research Assistant (June 2001 – May 2004). Entomology Department, University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

Outreach / Extension Activities

ü Bug Bash (Sept 24, 2005). Lincoln Folsom Children Zoo, Lincoln Public Schools, and University of Nebraska. Presented information on bee products and importance and on fly tying to public.

ü Bug Bash (Sept 24, 2004). Lincoln Folsom Children Zoo, Lincoln Public Schools, and University of Nebraska. Presented information on insects produce to public.

ü Bug Bash (Sept 20, 2003). Lincoln Folsom Children Zoo, Lincoln Public Schools, and University of Nebraska. Presented information on Veterinary Entomology to public. “What’s Bugging Your Pet”.

ü Bug Bash (Sept 18-22, 2002). Lincoln Folsom Children Zoo, Lincoln Public Schools, and University of Nebraska. Presented information on insect transmitted diseases and insect strength capacity to public.

ü Bug Bash (Sept 19-23, 2001). Lincoln Folsom Children Zoo, Lincoln Public Schools, and University of Nebraska. Presented information on Monarch butterfly migration and on Nebraska common pests to public.

ü Lageado Farm – S. Miguel Arcanjo, SP, Brazil. (June/ 1996). Internship in a dairy/beef farm. Development of activities related to dairy and beef cattle management.

Departmental Activities

ü Team debate on vector-borne diseases, ESA National Meeting, 2002.

ü Linnaean Game Team Member, ESA – NCB 2002.

ü Bruner Club, 2001 – present.

· President, 2006 – present (elected).

· Vice-President, 2005 – 2006 (elected).

· T-Shirt Committee, 2002 – 2004.

ü GELQ - Group of Studies "Luiz de Queiroz." Jan. - Dec. 1997. Treasurer.

ü AAALQ - Academic Athletic Association "Luiz de Queiroz" - Handball Team Secretary

AWARDS AND HONORS

Fellowships

ü Air Force Office of Scientific Research Grant. 2006 ($250).

ü Shear-Miles Fellowship. 2003 – 2004. ($2,000).

ü Mary and Charles C. Cooper/ Emma I. Sharpless Fellowship, 2002 – 2003. ($3,000).

ü Mary and Charles C. Cooper/ Emma I. Sharpless Fellowship, 2001 – 2002. ($2,000).

Student Competitions and Awards

ü Student Awards Competition, NCB – ESA 2002, second place in masters’ poster presentation ($100).

Travel Scholarships

ü Initiative for Ecological and Evolutionary Analysis (IEEA) Travel Grant, for the XXI Congresso Brasileiro de Entomologia, 2006. ($500).

ü Myron H. Swenk Travel Award, for the XXI Congresso Brasileiro de Entomologia, 2006 ($200)

ü Myron H. Swenk Travel Award, for the Discovery on Target – RNAi Workshop, 2005 ($250)

ü Myron H. Swenk Travel Award, for the ESA National Meeting, 2003 ($200)

ü Myron H. Swenk Travel Award, for the ESA – NCB Meeting, 2002 ($150)

PUBLICATIONS

Non-Referreed

ü Galan, V.B., A.P. Alves, V.K. Fellet. 1998. Publication of texts related to dairy market on the magazine "Preços Agricolas" from April to November.

ü P.G. Marçon, A.P.Alves, S. Utiyama, F. Andrade, J.C. Souza. Global program of preventive resistance management of pests to Indoxacarb insecticide. In proceeding of the Brazilian Nation Cotton Meetings, Campo Grande, MS, 2001 (In press).

Referreed

ü Alves, A.P., R.H. Serikawa. Controle Químico de Pragas do Algodoeiro. Revista Brasileira de Oleaginosas e Fibrosas. (In Press).

ü Alves, A.P., T.A. Spencer, B.E. Tabashnik. B.D. Siegfried. 2006. Inheritance of Resistance to the Cry1Ab Bacillus thuringiensis Toxin in Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). J. Economic Entomology 99: 494-501.

ü Alves, A.P., L.A. Campbell, P.A. Macedo, J.D. Smith. 2005. 2002 Student Debates on Medical and Veterinary Entomology - Issue: Traditional vector control research should receive higher priority than transgenic efforts to control human and animal disease. American Entomologist. 51:107-108.

ü P.C.R.G. Marçon, F.M.A. Silva, A.P. Alves, and J.C. Souza. 2002. Baseline susceptibility of field populations of the tomato pinworm Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) to Rumo GDA, a new insecticide from DuPont. In: 19^o Congresso Brasileiro de Entomologia. Manaus, AM, Brazil.

ü F.M.A. Silva, A.P. Alves, A.L.L. Volfe, R. Izidorio. 2002. The efficacy of the insecticide indoxacarb for the control of tomato pinworm (Tuta absoluta). In: 19^o Congresso Brasileiro de Entomologia. Manaus, AM, Brazil.

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

Invited Presentations

ü Alves, A.P., M. D. Lorenzen, R.W. Beeman, and B.D. Siegfried. Application of insect genomics in the identification of resistance mechanisms and novel target sites. Fifth International Symposium on Molecular Insect Science. May, 2006. Tucson, AZ, USA.

ü Alves, A.P., B.D. Siegfried, and T. Spencer. Inheritance of Resistance to the Cry1Ab toxin from Bacillus thuringiensis in Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). RAMP - Resistance Avoidance and Mitigation Program Meeting - Review of the Project. December, 2003. Ames, IA, USA.

Submitted Presentations

ü A.P. Alves, B.D. Siegfried. Application of insect genomics in the identification of resistance mechanisms and novel target sites. XXI Congresso Brasileiro de Entomologia. August 2006. Recife, PB, Brazil.

ü B.D. Siegfried, E. Nekl, A.P. Alves, H. Moriyama, H.A.A. Siqueira. Genomic approaches to identifying coleopteran receptors for Bacillus thuringiensis Cry3 toxins. XXI Congresso Brasileiro de Entomologia. August 2006. Recife, PB, Brazil.

ü A.P. Alves, M.D. Lorenzen, R.W. Beeman, B.D. Siegfried. 2005. Development of techniques for larval RNA interference in Diabrotica virgifera virgifera. ESA Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.

ü D. Sumerford, B.D. Siegfried, A. Alves, T. Spencer, R. Hellmich, L. Lewis, J. Glaser. 2005. Improving methods to monitor resistance to Bt proteins for Ostrinia nubilalis: diagnostic bioassays and genetic mapping of resistance traits. ESA Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.

ü A.P. Alves, W. J. Allgeier1, J. Smith1, K.D. Wing2, and B. D. Siegfried. 2004. In vivo and in vitro inhibition of indoxacarb activation in the Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner). ESA Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

ü A.P. Alves, B.D. Siegfried, T. Spencer. 2003. Characterization of inheritance of Bacillus thuringiensis resistance in European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). ESA Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

ü A.P. Alves, B.D. Siegfried, T. Spencer. 2002. Inheritance of resistance to the Cry1Ab toxin from Bacillus thuringiensis in Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). The 50^th ESA Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.

ü A.P. Alves, B.D. Siegfried, T. Spencer. 2002. Characterization of inheritance of Bacillus thuringiensis resistance in European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). ESA – NCB Meeting, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.

ü A.P. Alves, V.B. Galan. 1998. "Evaluation of milk payment system to farmers and the dairy industry in Brazil." ESALQ/USP Scientific Meeting.

CONTINUING EDUCATION / PROFESSIONAL IMPROVEMENT

ü Initiative in Ecological and Evolutionary Analysis Workshop. University of Nebraska – Lincoln. 2005.

ü Discovery on Target: RNA interference Workshop. Boston, MA. 2005.

ü Initiative in Ecological and Evolutionary Analysis Workshop. University of Nebraska – Lincoln. 2003.

ü Entomological Society of America, National. 2002 – 2005.

ü Entomological Society of America – North Central Branch. 2002.

ü Symposium of Strategic Planning of Farming. May/ 1999.

ü Scientific Symposium at ESALQ/ USP. November/ 1998.

ü II Biotechnology Symposium: Definitions and Perspectives. October/ 1998.

ü X Animal Production Symposium: Dairy Cattle Production Planning. October/ 1998.

ü II Soybean Symposium. February/ 1998.

ü Symposium of Commercialization and Marketing of Beef Cattle. June/ 1997.

ü Practical Course of Artificial Insemination – Lagoa da Serra, SP, Brazil. December/ 1996.

ü IV Symposium of Beef Cattle. October/ 1996.

ü XI and XII Courses of Beef Cattle Confinement. April/ 1995 and April/ 1996.

MEMBERSHIPS

ü Entomological Society of America, 2001 – present.

ü Sigma Xi, 2006 – present.