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Edmund Norris
Research Entomologist
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Telephone: (352) 374 - 5919
Email: edmund.norris@usda.gov
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Education

University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign, IL BS 2011 Molecular and Cellular Biology
Iowa State University PhD 2018 Entomology and Toxicology
University of Florida Post-Doc 2020 Insect Neurophysiology

Research Focus

Our lab is interested in the development of novel repellents and insecticidal formulations that may circumvent insecticide resistance, while primarily focusing on natural products as our inspiration. Our research focuses on better understanding the mechanisms of novel repellent, insecticidal, and synergistic agents using a variety of electrophysiolgical, pharmacological, and biochemical techniques.

Lab Members

Greg Allen
Jedidiah Kline
Shawn Culley

Research Experience

Research and Product Development, Clarke Mosquito Control Products, 2011 - 2012
Research Associate I, Pesticide Toxicology Laboratory, July 2012 - December 2013
Graduate Research Assistant, Pesticide Toxicology Laboratory, Ames, IA, 2014 - 2018
Laboratory Supervisor, Pesticide Toxicology Laboratory, 2015 - 2018
Post-doctoral Research Associate, Bloomquist Toxicology Laboratory, September 2018 - September 2020
USDA Chemist/Entomologist, September 2020 - Current

Membership in Professional Societies

American Mosquito Control Association – AMCA

Serve as Co-chair for the Science and Technology Panel – Promote engagement with the scientific community and suggest important updates to the scientific program for each annual meeting. Also oversee the distribution of a Research Fund that promotes valuable science projects within the broader AMCA community.

Entomological Society of America – ESA

Vice President for Physiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology (PBT) Section

American Chemical Society – Agrochemicals Division of ACS

Executive Committee Member, Website Coordinator

Society of Vector Ecology – SOVE

Patents (Current and Pending)

  1. Monoterpenoid/phenylpropanoid-containing compounds and methods of their making and use as seed treatments. Joel R. Coats, James S. Klimavicz, Edmund J. Norris, A. D. Lindsay, Steven. M. Bessette International Application #PCT/US17/48291
  2. Monoterpenoid/phenylpropanoid-containing compounds and methods of their making and use as herbicides. Joel R. Coats, James S. Klimavicz, Edmund J. Norris, A. D. Lindsay, Steven. M. Bessette. International Application #PCT/US17/48290
  3. Monoterpenoid/phenylpropanoid-containing compounds and methods of their making and use as insecticidal baits. Joel R. Coats, James S. Klimavicz, Edmund J. Norris, A. D. Lindsay, Steven. M. Bessette International Application # PCT/US17/48293
  4. Insect repellent compounds and compositions, and methods thereof. Joel R. Coats, Edmund J. Norris, James S. Klimavicz. US Patent Application # 15684770
  5. Natural derivatives and methods of using the same. George A. Kraus, Joel R. Coats, Edmund J Norris, Yang Qu. US Patent Application #20200024246A1
  6. Methods of Using Pogostone as an Herbicide. George A. Kraus, Joel R. Coats, Edmund J Norris. US Provisional Patent Application #62/797,760
  7. Synergistic and Residual Pesticidal Compositions. J. Coats, E. Norris, Bessette, S. O’Connor, G. US Provisional Patent Application #62838484
  8. COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS RELATING TO INSECTICIDES. Jeffrey R. Bloomquist, E. J. Norris. US Provisional Patent Application #62823796
  9. Synergistic Mixtures for Arthropod Toxicity and Repellency Liu Yang, Gary Richoux Jr., Edmund J. Norris, Jeffrey R. Bloomquist. US Provisional Patent Application #62/880,503
  10. COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS RELATING TO INSECTICIDES. Jeffrey R. Bloomquist, E. J. Norris. US Provisional Patent Application # 62890808
  11. Synergistic Mixtures Comprising Pyrethrum for Arthropod Toxicity and Repellency. Jeffrey R. Bloomquist, E. J. Norris. US Provisional Patent Application # 63/143,581

Invited Presentations

  1. Edmund J Norris, Quentin R. R. Coquerel, Fabien Démares, Werner J. Geldenhuys, Anne-Marie Le Ray, Dimitri Bréard, Pascal Richomme, Christian Legros, Jeffrey R. Bloomquist. Neurophysiological and insecticidal effects of liriodenine, an alkaloid isolated from the Chinese herb Zanthoxylum nitidum. American Chemical Society – AgroChemicals Division. August 2021.
  2. Edmund J Norris. Developing Biorational Repellents and Insecticides. W4045 Agrochemical Impacts on Human And Environmental Health: Mechanisms And Mitigation Annual Meeting. Virtual Meeting – August 2021.
  3. Edmund J Norris, Jeffrey Bloomquist. DFDT (p-p’-difluoro-DDT) as an antimalarial mosquitocide. March Malaria Madness Meeting – Virtual Symposium. February 2021.
  4. Edmund J Norris, Jeffrey Bloomquist. Target-site Mechanism of Action of Resistance Breaking Natural Products. American Chemical Society – AgroChemicals Division. August 2020.
  5. Edmund J. Norris, Adam Mullis, Caleb Corona, Balaji Narasimhan, Lyric Bartholomay, Joel R. Coats. Distribution of biodegradable nano- and microparticles in Aedes aegypti tissues. Entomological Society of America. St. Louis, MO. November 2019.
  6. Edmund J. Norris, Jeffrey Bloomquist. Plant essential oils enhance public health insecticides through diverse modes of action. American Chemical Society – AgroChemicals Division. August 2019.
  7. Edmund J. Norris, Jeffrey Bloomquist. Natural and synthetic compounds display multiple mechanisms of synergism and resistance-breaking properties. American Chemical Society – AgroChemicals Division. August 2019.
  8. Edmund Norris, Jeffrey Bloomquist. Fir needle plant essential oil significantly increases knockdown, but not toxicity, of diverse public health insecticides against Aedes aegypti. St. Augustine Mosquito Control Workshop. March 2019.
  9. Edmund Norris, Maria Archevald-Cansobre, Aaron D Gross, Lyric Bartholomay, Joel R. Coats. Phytochemical synergists: Plant oils inhibit detoxification enzymes in the yellow fever mosquito. Entomological Society of America. Vancouver, BC. November 2018.
  10. Edmund Norris. Panel Member. INSecticide TARgets Symposium Summit. American Chemical Society. Boston, MA. August 2018.
  11. Edmund Norris, Aaron D. Gross, Lyric Bartholomay, Joel Coats. Phytochemical synergists for insecticides: Replacement for piperonyl butoxide. Entomological Society of America. Denver, CO. November 2017.
  12. Edmund Norris, Maria Archevald-Cansobre, Aaron D Gross, Lyric Bartholomay, Joel R. Coats. Plant oils are capable of enhancing diverse insecticides against susceptible and resistant strains of mosquitoes. American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Baltimore, MD. November 2017.
  13. Edmund Norris, Maria Archevald-Cansobre, Aaron D. Gross, Lyric C. Bartholomay, Joel R. Coats. Plant oils are capable of enhancing diverse insecticides against susceptible and resistant strains of mosquitoes. Society of Vector Ecology. Mallorca, Spain. September 2017.
  14. Edmund Norris, Maria Archevald-Cansobre, Aaron D. Gross, Lyric C. Bartholomay, Joel R. Coats. Phytochemical synergists: Natural plant oils as synergists for diverse pyrethroids. American Chemical Society – AgroChemicals Division. Washington, DC. August 2017.
  15. Edmund Norris, Joel R. Coats, James Klimavicz, Lyric Bartholomay. Biorepellents: Natural and Biorational terpenes. International Congress of Entomology. Repellents Symposium. International Congress of Entomology. Orlando, FL. October 2016.

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