| SATURDAY |
| 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Arrival and Check-in |
| 3:30 pm - 3:45 pm | Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome by the GRS Conference Chair |
| 3:45 pm - 4:30 pm | KEYNOTE ADDRESS |
| 3:45 pm - 4:15 pm | Lora E. Fleming (University of Miami; European Centre for Environment and Human Health, UK)
"Lessons learned from harmful algal toxins and human health research" |
| 4:15 pm - 4:30 pm | Discussion |
| 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session I (Last Names A-L) |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | BIOTOXIN DISCOVERY, MECHANISMS, AND FUNCTION |
| Discussion Leaders: Maxwell C.K. Leung (Duke University) and Carmela Dell'Aversano (University of Napoli Federico II, Italy) |
| 7:30 pm - 7:45 pm | Josephine M. Wee (Michigan State University)
"The role of AtfB-mediated regulation of the aflatoxin biosynthetic cluster" |
| 7:45 pm - 7:55 pm | Discussion |
| 7:55 pm - 8:10 pm | Tovah Salcedo (Rutgers University)
"Genomics of toxicity in the red tide dinoflagellate Heterocapsa circularisquama" |
| 8:10 pm - 8:20 pm | Discussion |
| 8:20 pm - 8:35 pm | Allen Henderson (Univerisity of California San Francisco
"Profiling natural products excreted by the fungal pathogen, Histoplasma capsulatum" |
| 8:35 pm - 8:45 pm | Discussion |
| 8:45 pm - 9:00 pm | Alexander S. Chiu (University of New South Wales, Australia)
"The cyanobacterial toxin BMAA damages neurons and glial cells via mechanisms including excitotoxicity and cell cycle disruption" |
| 9:00 pm - 9:10 pm | Discussion |
| 9:10 pm - 9:25 pm | Kaiyu He (Michigan State University)
"Induction of apoptosis-associated ribosomal RNA (rRNA) cleavage by the trichothecene deoxynivalenol" |
| 9:25 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
| 9:30 pm - 11:30 pm | Social Event |
| SUNDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 11:00 am | BIOTOXIN RISK ASSESSMENT, PREVENTION, AND MANAGEMENT |
| Discussion Leaders: Betsy Jean Yakes (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) and David Siegel (BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research, Germany) |
| 9:00 am - 9:20 am | Virginie Gaget (South Australian Water Corporation, Australia)
"Production of secondary metabolites and toxins in the cyanobacterial genus Planktothrix is limited to specific species" |
| 9:20 am - 9:30 am | Discussion |
| 9:30 am - 9:50 am | Angel Medina (Cranfield University, United Kingdom)
"Ecology of growth and T-2 and HT-2 toxin production by Fusarium langsethiae strains" |
| 9:50 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
| 10:00 am - 10:20 am | Mengmeng Tong (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
"Toxin characterization of three geographical isolates of Dinophysis spp. from North America" |
| 10:20 am - 10:30 am | Discussion |
| 10:30 am - 10:50 am | Maria Paula Kovalsky Paris (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Austria)
"Functional testing of barley and Brachypodium distachyon UDP-glucosyltransferases for their ability to inactivate deoxynivalenol by heterologous expression in yeast" |
| 10:50 am - 11:00 am | Discussion |
| 11:00 am - 12:30 pm | Poster Session II (Last Names M-Z) |
| Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | CAREER OPTIONS IN MYCOTOXINS AND PHYCOTOXINS |
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- Stacey L. DeGrasse (US Food and Drug Administration)
- Gary A. Payne (North Carolina State University)
- Chris Miles (National Veterinary Institute, Norway; AgResearch, New Zealand)
- Gustaaf Hallegraeff (University of Tasmania, Australia)
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| 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm | Evaluation Period |
| Fill out GRS Evaluation Forms |
| 3:00 pm | Gordon Research Seminar ends. For those attending the associated Gordon Research Conference, please check in at the GRC Office beginning at 4:00 pm. |
