| Saturday |
| 2:00 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 Session: Evolution of Mycotoxins and Phycotoxins |
| Discussion Leader: Asha Jaja-Chimedza (Rutgers University, USA) |
| 3:45 pm - 4:15 pm | Wayne Carmichael (Wright State University, USA)
"Thirty-Two years of the GRC on Mycotoxins to Phycotoxins - Trichothecenes to Red Tides to Green Slime- The Best Was Saved for Last!" |
| 4:15 pm - 4:30 pm | Discussion |
| 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Recent
Advances in Detection, Ecology and Mechanism |
| Discussion Leaders: Gary Payne (North Carolina State University, USA) and Juliette Smith (Virginia Institute of Marine Science, USA) |
| 7:30 pm - 7:50 pm | Bryan Musungu (Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, USA)
"Systematic and Temporal Analysis of Aspergillus flavus and Zea mays" |
| 7:50 pm - 8:00 pm | Discussion |
| 8:00 pm - 8:20 pm | Nadine Frost (Carleton University, Canada)
"Fumonisin B1 Aptamer Optimization and Progress Towards Nanoaptasensors" |
| 8:20 pm - 8:30 pm | Discussion |
| 8:30 pm - 8:50 pm | Rebecca Coleman (Battelle, USA)
"Detection of Human Exposure to Tetrodotoxin and Gonyautoxins 1/4 and 2/3 in Urine by Online-SPE-LC-MS/MS" |
| 8:50 pm - 9:00 pm | Discussion |
| 9:00 pm - 9:20 pm | Ana Stanic (Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Norway)
"Nucleophilic Addition of Thiols to the Epoxide Ring and Double Bond of Trichothecenes" |
| 9:20 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
| Sunday |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 11:00 am | Current
Tools in Risk Assessment and Mitigation |
| Discussion Leaders: David McMullin (Carleton University, Canada) and Susan Watson (Environment Canada, Canada) |
| 9:00 am - 9:20 am | Arthur Zastepa (Environment Canada, Canada)
"Do Nitrogen Forms Influence Microcystin Variant Composition in Lake Erie and Lake Ontario Surface Waters?" |
| 9:20 am - 9:30 am | Discussion |
| 9:30 am - 9:50 am | Richard Gell (Center for Integrated Fungal Research, USA)
"Understanding the Role of Sexual Fertility in Selection of Aflatoxin Biocontrol Strains" |
| 9:50 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
| 10:00 am - 10:20 am | Katherine Perri (State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, USA)
"Harmful Algal Blooms in Sodus Bay, Lake Ontario: A Comparison of Nutrients, Marina Presence, and Cyanobacterial Toxins" |
| 10:20 am - 10:30 am | Discussion |
| 10:30 am - 10:50 am | Megan Sexton (Center for Integrated Fungal Research, USA)
"A Population Genomics Approach to Understanding Biological Control in Aspergillus flavus" |
| 10:50 am - 11:00 am | Discussion |
| 11:00 am - 12:30 pm | Poster Session |
| 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 | Mentorship Component: Career Panel |
| Discussion Leader: Elisabeth Varga (University of Natural Resouces and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria) |
| 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Panel Discussion |
| "Preparing
for the Future" |
|
- Chidozie Amuzie (MPI Research, USA)
- Genevieve Bondy (Health Canada, Canada)
- Stephanie Moore (NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center, USA)
- Paul Turner (University of Maryland, College Park, USA)
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| 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm | Evaluation Period |
| Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms |
| 3:00 pm | Seminar Concludes |
