Recent and Ongoing Research
EPA Office of Pesticide Programs, Biopesticide Products Division – Conduct risk analyses of genetically modified plants (corn, cotton, soybeans) which provide resistance to insect damage. Areas evaluated include:
- Genomic and molecular data of genetically modified plants
- Insecticidal protein expression in transgenic plant tissues
- Efficacy of modified plants
- Impacts to nontarget insects and the environment
- Insect resistance management
- Human health safety
- Economic benefits of genetically modified crops.
Anthony Q. Armstrong (armstrongaq@ornl.gov, 865-576-1555)