Assistant Plant
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Curriculum Vitae
Sunil Paudel (Ph.D. candidate)
Department of Entomology
Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: 225-***-****
*******@***.***
Professional summary
Plant virus-vector entomologist
Experience in insect colony rearing and maintenance of lepidopteran and hemipteran pests
Experience in molecular techniques like DNA extraction, ELISA, and PCR
Experience in Electrical Penetration Graph (EPG) technique for hemipteran feeding behavior studies
Experience in laboratory and field based research designs and statistical analysis
Good oral and written communication skills in multiple languages (Nepali, English and Hindi), ability to work in groups, capable in handling multidisciplinary research projects, report writing for industries and manuscript preparation for journals
Education
Ph.D. Candidate. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Expected graduation: May 2019
M.S. Entomology, 2013, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
B.S. Agriculture, 2008, Tribhuvan University, Chitwan, Nepal
Research Experience
Dept. of Entomology, Louisiana State University
Ph.D. Research Assistant
Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Jeffrey A. Davis
Project: “Understanding the potentiality of sugarcane aphid, Melanaphis sacchari (Zehntner), to alter Sorghum mosaic virus-pathosystem in grain sorghum”
Determined the efficiency of sugarcane aphid to transmit Sorghum mosaic virus from sorghum to sorghum
Explored the feeding behavior of M. sacchari and Myzus persicae using Electrical Penetration Graph (EPG) technique to understand the efficiency of virus transmission
Established the effects of Sorghum mosaic virus on sugarcane aphid preference and feeding behavior
Project: “Understanding the impacts of plant viruses on non-vector herbivores”
Evaluated the effects of Cucumber mosaic virus and Sunn-hemp mosaic virus on feeding, growth and oviposition preference of two non-vector herbivores, soybean looper (Chysodeixis includens Walker) and fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda JE Smith)
Studied the effects of Bell pepper endornavirus (BPEV) on M. persicae host selection and population dynamics
Dept. of Plant, Soil and Entomological Sciences, University of Idaho
M. S. Research Assistant
Project: “Deriving economic models for pea aphids, Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris), as a direct pest and a virus vector in commercial lentils”
Supervisor: Prof. Sanford D. Eigenbrode
Established economic injury levels (EILs) for pea aphids in lentils as a direct pest
Developed economic guidelines for treating pea aphids vectoring Pea enation mosaic virus and Bean leafroll virus based on impacts on yield of virus inoculation at different stages of crop
Division of Entomology, Nepal Agriculture Research Council (NARC)
Research Assistant (2010)
Worked on the research entitled “Different formulations of Acorus calamus in Potato tuber moth (Phthorimaea operculella Zeller) management”
Worked as a member of the team and organized a household survey on "Evaluating the yield loss on potato production due to disease and Insect pest attack based on farmers' experiences on Hindu-Kush Himalayan Region" organized jointly by NARC and Potato Research Center, Lima, Peru
Arava International Center for Agriculture (AICAT), Faran, Israel
Agriculture Internship (2009)
Efficient use of technology and resources in optimizing agricultural production
Presentations
Oral
Presented a talk during the annual meeting of USDA NIFA-RAMP project entitled “Economic impacts of pea aphids on commercial lentil cv. Brewer”. December 4, 2012
Presented a talk among Farmer’s group regarding the direct and indirect impacts of pea aphids on commercial lentils. Kootenai County, Idaho. March 21, 2013
9th Graduate student symposium organized by Department of Entomology, LSU. October 18, 2018. Impacts of plant viruses on non-vector herbivores. Sunil Paudel and Jeffrey A. Davis, LSU Agcenter
Poster
ESA Pacific Branch Meeting, Portland, Oregon. March 25-28. 2012. “Deriving economic models for pea aphid (Acyrthosiphum pisum) as a direct pest as well as vector for Pea enation mosaic virus and Bean leaf roll virus in dry lentil”. Sunil Paudel and Sanford D. Eigenbrode, University of Idaho
5th Graduate student symposium organized by Department of Entomology, LSU. 2014. Impacts of virus infected soybean and cowpea on soybean looper, Chrysodeixis includens (Walker), larval weight gain. Sunil Paudel and Jeffrey A. Davis, LSU Agcenter
ESA Southeastern Branch Meeting. Biloxi, MS. March 15-18. 2015. Impacts of virus Infected soybean and cowpea on soybean looper and fall armyworm larval weight gain. Sunil Paudel and Jeffrey A. Davis, Louisiana State University
ESA Southeastern Branch Meeting. Memphis, Tennessee. March 12-15. 2017. Effects of Bell pepper endornavirus (BPEV) on the green peach aphid host selection and population dynamics. Sunil Paudel and Jeffrey A. Davis, Louisiana State University
Publications
Paudel, S., E. J. Bechinski, B. S. Stokes, H. R. Pappu, and S. D. Eigenbrode. 2018. Deriving economic models for pea aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) as a direct-pest and a virus-vector on commercial lentils. J. Econ. Entomol. 111(5): 2225-2232
Paudel, S., and J. A. Davis. The effect of Cucumber mosaic virus and Sunn-hemp mosaic virus on feeding, growth and oviposition preference of two non-vector herbivores, soybean looper (Chysodeixis includens Walker) and fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda JE Smith). In preparation
Paudel, S., and J. A. Davis. Determination of transmission efficiency of Melanaphis sacchari (Zehntner) and Myzus persicae (Sulzer) to transmit Sorghum mosaic virus from sorghum to sorghum. In preparation
Paudel, S., and J. A. Davis. The effects of Sorghum mosaic virus on the preference behavior and life history traits of Melanaphis sacchari (Zehtner). In preparation
Paudel, S., and J. A. Davis. Effects of Bell pepper endornavirus (BPEV) on green peach aphid (Myzus persicae Sulzer) host preference and population dynamics. In preparation
Non-peer reviewed:
Seed treatment and insecticide application trial report for Syngenta. 2012.
Awards and Honors
Awarded 1st prize on poster display during 5th Graduate student symposium organized by Department of Entomology, LSU, 2014
Awarded 1st prize on poster display during ESA Southeastern Annual Branch Meeting. Biloxi, MS. March 15-18, 2015
Linnaean games competition runner-up as a member of Department of Entomology Linnaean team at LSU during ESA Southeastern Annual Branch meeting, Memphis, Tennessee. March 12-15, 2017
Excellence Award, 2010, AICAT, Arava, Israel
Full Government Undergraduate Scholarship, Tribhuvan University, Nepal. 2004-2008
Teaching experience
Teaching Assistant for the undergraduate course “Insects in the environment”. Fall 2015
Community participation and leadership
Nepalese Student Association (NSA@LSU): President, 2014-2015, Event Coordinator 2013-2014
Entomology club at LSU: Vice-President, 2014-2015
Society of Overseas Nepalese Entomologists (SONE): Treasurer, 2015-2016
Blood Donors of America: State representative of Louisiana: 2016-Present
ESA student volunteer during annual and branch meetings: 2013-2017
Volunteer judge at LA State Science and Engineering Fair: 2016-2018
Professional affiliations
Student member Entomological Society of America 2012-Present
Referees
Dr. Jeffrey A. Davis
Associate Professor
Department of Entomology
Louisiana State University
468 Life Sciences Building
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Email: *********@********.***.***,
Phone: 225-***-****
Dr. Sanford D. Eigenbrode
University Distinguished Professor
Department of Entomology, Plant Pathology and Nematology
University of Idaho
875 Perimeter Drive MS 2329
Moscow, ID 83844
Email: ********@******.***
Phone: 208-***-****
Dr. Fangneng Huang
L. D. Newsom Professor of IPM
Department of Entomology
Louisiana State University
A513 Life Sciences Building
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Email: ******@********.***.***
Phone: 225-***-****
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