Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: Successes and Emerging Problems of Biotoxins for Food and Water Security
Discussion Leader: J. David Miller (Carleton University, Canada)
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:30 pm
Petra Visser (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
"Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins: Ecology and Toxicity in a Changing Climate"
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:20 pm
Gerhard Adam (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Austria)
"Mycotoxins in Agricultural Ecosystems: Insights Into Their Metabolism, Successes and Emerging Problems"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Monitoring and Forecasting in a Changing World
Discussion Leader: Cody Sheik (University of Minnesota Duluth, United States)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:40 am
Benjamin Kramer (University of Minnesota at Duluth, United States)
"The Effects of Climate Change Processes and Eutrophication on Bloom-Forming, Toxin-Producing, N2-Fixing Cyanobacteria"
9:40 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:25 am
Gert Salentijn (Wageningen University - Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, The Netherlands)
"Sample-to-Solution Approaches for Natural Toxin Analysis at the Point of Need"
10:25 am - 10:35 am
Discussion
10:35 am - 11:05 am
Coffee Break
11:05 am - 11:40 am
Ferdi Hellweger (TU Berlin, Germany)
"Modeling Strain-Level Cyanobacteria Ecology and Toxin Production"
11:40 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:20 pm
Paola Battilani (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy)
"Mycotoxins Production in Agriculture"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hour™
The GRC Power Hour™ is designed to address diversity and inclusion in the scientific workplace by providing a safe environment for informal and meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities, including ethnicity, race and/or gender identity by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizer: Heather Raymond (OSU, United States)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Microbial Ecology of Toxin Production
Discussion Leader: Heather Raymond (OSU, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 8:05 pm
David McMullin (Carleton University, Canada)
"Metabolomics to Decipher Cyanopeptide Mixtures From Blooms in Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec, Canada"
8:05 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:45 pm
Sofia Chulze (Instituto de Investigación en Micología y Micotoxicología (IMICO) CONICET-UNRC, Argentina)
"Fusarium Head Blight on Wheat. Biocontrol as a Strategy to Reduce its Impact and Deoxynivalenol Accumulation"
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pm
Cody Sheik (University of Minnesota Duluth, United States)
"Cyanobacterial Blooms in Unlikely Places: Assessing Toxin Production Potential in Lake Superior's Blooms"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Impacts of Mycotoxins and Phycotoxins on Human and Environmental Health
Discussion Leader: Zacharias Smith (-, United States)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:40 am
Doris Marko (University of Vienna, Austria)
"Novel Contributors to the Immunosuppressive Properties of Native Alternaria Toxin Mixtures"
9:40 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:25 am
John Clarke (Washington State University, United States)
"Mechanisms of Microcystin-LR-Elicited Hepatotoxicity in Healthy Versus Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Rodent"
10:25 am - 10:35 am
Discussion
10:35 am - 11:05 am
Coffee Break
11:05 am - 11:40 am
Christina Klotz (University of Würzburg, Germany)
"Is There a Role of Replication Stress in Ochratoxin a Genotoxicity?"
11:40 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:20 pm
Michael Laiosa (UW-Milwaukee Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health, United States)
"From Worms to Fish to Humans: An Organismal Pipeline for Measuring the Impacts of Novel Cyanobacteria Algal Toxins on Human Health in the Great Lakes Basin"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Mitigation and Control of Biotoxins in the Environment
Discussion Leader: Gerd Schatzmayr (DSM - BIOMIN Research Center, Austria)
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 8:05 pm
Elisabeth Varga (University of Vienna, Austria)
"Massive Fish Kills in the River Oder in Poland/Germany in Summer 2022 Caused by the Invasive Algae Prymnesium Parvum "
8:05 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:45 pm
Christopher Garnham (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada)
"Mechanistic Insight into Fumonisin Biotransformation"
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pm
Allen Place (University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, United States)
"Can Technology Solve the Control and Mitigation Problem of Harmful Algal Blooms?"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Novel Toxins, Tools, and Techniques for Discovery and Quantification
Discussion Leader: Allen Place (University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, United States)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:40 am
Bradley Moore (University of California, San Diego, United States)
"Biosynthesis and Molecular Monitoring of Freshwater and Marine HAB Toxins"
9:40 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:25 am
Sheryl Tittlemier (Canadian Grain Commission, Canada)
"Improving Analysis of Mycotoxins in a Food Value Chain"
10:25 am - 10:35 am
Discussion
10:35 am - 11:05 am
Coffee Break
11:05 am - 11:40 am
Pedro Leao (CIIMAR - University of Porto, Portugal)
"Cyanobacterial Secondary Metabolite Discovery Using Precursor Supplementation"
11:40 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:20 pm
Michael Sulyok (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Austria)
"Determination of Lichen-Derived Secondary Metabolites in the Indoor Environment"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
New Frontiers in the Toxicology and Exposomics of Phyco and Mycotoxins
Discussion Leader: Doris Marko (University of Vienna, Austria)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:15 pm
Philipp Hess (IFREMER, France)
"Microalgae Attacking Man: Emerging Direct Exposure Cases"
8:15 pm - 8:25 pm
Discussion
8:25 pm - 9:00 pm
Hans-Ulrich Humpf (University of Muenster, Germany)
"Combination of Intravital Microscopy and Chemical Analysis for Imaging Spatially Resolved Metabolism of Mycotoxins"
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Dates and Venue; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Physiological Regulation of Toxin Production by Microorganisms
Discussion Leader: Gerhard Adam (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Austria)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:40 am
Laura Soler Vasco (INRAe, UMR 1331 TOXALIM - E5 BTM: Biosynthesis & Toxicity of Mycotoxins , France)
"What Aspergillus is Hiding: Toxicity of the AFB1 Precursor Versicolorin A"
9:40 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:25 am
Nicole Wagner (Oakland University, United States)
"Resource Stoichiometry Controls Growth and Toxin Quotas in Diverse Cyanobacteria"
10:25 am - 10:35 am
Discussion
10:35 am - 11:10 am
Coffee Break
11:10 am - 11:20 am
Carla Cervini (Cranfield University, United Kingdom)
"Food-Grade Preservatives for the Control of Aspergillus Flavus, A. Parasiticus and Aflatoxin B1 Contamination in Maize and Sorghum"
11:20 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Hélène-Christine Prause (University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science / University of Vienna, Austria)
"Breaking Down Barriers: The Role of Membrane Sterols in Microalgal Ichthyotoxicity"
11:35 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:00 pm
Sugandha Shankar (Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, United States)
"Bioaccumulation and Depuration of Saxitoxin in Eastern Oysters and its Implications on Oyster Restoration and Bloom Mitigation in Tampa Bay, Florida"
12:00 pm - 12:05 pm
Discussion
12:05 pm - 12:25 pm
Carol Verheecke-Vaessen (Cranfield University, United Kingdom)
"Tribute to Prof Magan: Example of Prof Magan Key Findings in Relation to Mycotoxin and Climate Change"
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: Impacts of Biotoxins in Developing Nations
Discussion Leader: David McMullin (Carleton University, Canada)
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 8:15 pm
Amber Roegner (University of Oregon, United States)
"Impacts of Algal Blooms and Microcystins in Fish on Small-Scale Fishers in Winam Gulf, Lake Victoria"
8:15 pm - 8:25 pm
Discussion
8:25 pm - 9:05 pm
J. David Miller (Carleton University, Canada)
"Mycotoxins in Africa"
9:05 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Closing Remarks
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure
