| 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 | Timothy Phillips (Texas A&M University, US)
"Ancient Medicine For Populations At Risk For Aflatoxicosis"
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| 4:15 pm - 4:30 pm | Discussion |
| 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session I (Presenters assigned ODD numbers) |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | The Next Generation in Biotoxin Research: Discovery, Mechanisms, and Function |
| Discussion Leaders: Reagan Errera (Texas A&M University) and Rudolf Krska (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna)
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| 7:30 pm - 7:50 pm | Farhana Runa (North Carolina State University, US)
"Nuclear Condition and Heterogeneity of Aspergillus flavus"
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| 7:50 pm - 8:00 pm | Discussion |
| 8:00 pm - 8:20 pm | Darcie Ryan (Texas A&M University, US)
"Karenia brevis Reference Transcriptome Assembly and Putative Transmembrane Protein Discovery"
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| 8:20 pm - 8:30 pm | Discussion |
| 8:30 pm - 8:50 pm | Xiaomei Shu (North Carolina State University, US)
"Interaction between Maize Seed and Its Fungal Pathogens Aspergillus flavus and Fusarium verticillioides"
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| 8:50 pm - 9:00 pm | Discussion |
| 9:00 pm - 9:20 pm | Lauren Salvitti (University of Waikato, New Zealand)
"Elucidating the Origin of Tetrodotoxin"
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| 9:20 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
| SUNDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 11:00 am | New Tools in Biotoxin Research: Risk Assessment, Prevention, and Management |
| Discussion Leader: Ángel Medina-Vayá (Cranfield University, UK) and Kathleen Rein (Florida International University, US)
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| 9:00 am - 9:20 am | Asha Jaja-Chimedza (Florida International University, US)
"Contribution of Lipophilic Toxins to the Toxicity of Known Toxigenic Strains of Freshwater Cyanobacteria"
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| 9:20 am - 9:30 am | Discussion |
| 9:30 am - 9:50 am | Elisabeth Varga (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna)
"Detection, Isolation, Structure Elucidation and Toxicity Assessment of a Novel Type A Trichothecene Produced by Isolates of the Northland Population of Fusarium graminearum"
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| 9:50 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
| 10:00 am - 10:20 am | Nobuharu Inaba (Hokkaido University, Japan)
"Temporal and Spatial Distribution of Algicidal and Growth-inhibiting Bacteria Targeting the Fish-killing Raphidophyte Chattonella antiqua in Seawater and Eelgrass Bed"
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| 10:20 am - 10:30 am | Discussion |
| 10:30 am - 10:50 am | Chikere Nkwonta (Cranfield University, UK)
"Impact of Postharvest Processing on the Fungal Population and Potential Mycotoxin Risk of African Walnut, Tetracarpidium conophorum (Mull. Arg), at Different Maturity Stages"
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| 10:50 am - 11:00 am | Discussion |
| 11:00 am - 12:30 pm | Poster Session II (Presenters assigned EVEN numbers) |
| 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 | What Lies Ahead: Career Options in Mycotoxins and Phycotoxins |
| Panelists:
- Genevieve Bondy (Health Canada)
- Gregory Boyer (State University of New York, US)
- Naresh Magan (Cranfield University, UK)
- Darcie Couture (Resource Access International, LLC, US)
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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. |
