Plenary: Ecosystem effects of the novel "eagle killer" cyanotoxin aetokthonotoxin responsible for neuropathy and mortality in wildlife

Susan Wilde, University of Georgia

9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

Hiding in plain sight: Characterizing a novel cyanobacterium that packs a potent punch

Cody Sheik, University of Minnesota - Duluth
Kaela Natwora, University of Minnesota - Duluth
Robbie M. Martin, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Steven W. Wilhelm, University of Tennessee
Todd Miller, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Kurt Svoboda, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Diversity of toxin-producing benthic cyanobacterial proliferations from the Gulf Coast of Florida (USA)

David E. Berthold, University of Florida
Forrest W. Lefler
Matthew Bertin
Paul M. Zimba
Maximiliano Barbosa
Haywood Dail Laughinghouse

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Deciphering the diversity and concentrations of cyanopeptides from blooms in Ontario and Quebec, Canada

Ethan T. McCann, Carleton University

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

Comparison of Imaging Flow Cytometry and Manual Counts for Assessing Ecological Status and Harmful Cyanobacterial Bloom Monitoring

Sabina Perkins, U.S. Geological Survey
Ann St. Amand, PhycoTech Inc.
Jennifer Graham, U.S. Geological Survey
Guy Foster, U.S. Geological Survey
Cory Sauve, PhycoTech Inc.
Denise Clark, PhycoTech Inc.
Hannah Schroeder-Larkins, PhycoTech

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Evaluating the FluoroProbe as a tool for rapid chlorophyll a and phytoplankton group identification during Western Lake Erie CyanoHAB bloom conditions

Malcolm A. Barnard, UNC-Chapel Hill, Institute of Marine Sciences
Haley E. Plaas, UNC-Chapel Hill, Institute of Marine Sciences
Justin D. Chaffin, The Ohio State University
Karen L. Rossignol, UNC-Chapel Hill, Institute of Marine Sciences
Jeremy S. Braddy, UNC-Chapel Hill, Institute of Marine Sciences
Amy N. Bartenfelder, UNC-Chapel Hill, Institute of Marine Sciences
Robbie M. Martin, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
David J. Niknejad, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Steven W. Wilhelm, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Hans W. Paerl, UNC-Chapel Hill, Institute of Marine Sciences

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Accessible quantitation of surface water phytoplankton with ARTiMiS

Benjamin Gincley, Georgia Institute of Technology
Farhan Khan, Georgia Institute of Technology
Andrea Busch, Great Lakes Water Authority
John Norton, Great Lakes Water Authority
Ameet Pinto, Georgia Institute of Technology

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Genetic biosensors to measure the activity of toxigenic cyanobacteria: towards a new standardized method to forecast harmful algal blooms

Jean-Baptiste Burnet, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
Tasnim Anjum Mou, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Jonathan Held, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Miria Elias, National Research Council of Canada
Henry-Michel Cauchie, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
Nathalie Fortin, National Research Council of Canada
Guillaume Grosbois, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Elisabeth M-L Janssen, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Sandra Lagauzere, Microbia Environnement

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Cyanobacterial toxins in recreational and intake waters using a targeted UPLC/MS/MS method

Stuart Oehrle, Northern Kentucky University
Wendy Strangman, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Catharina De Souza, University of North Carolina at Wilmington

12:00 PM - 12:15 PM

Critical evaluation of commercially available rapid tests for cyanobacterial toxin detection in surface water

Els Faassen, Wageningen University and Research
Naomi Dam, Wageningen University and Research
Inger Lise Van der Graaf, Wageningen University and Research
Toine Bovee, Wageningen University and Research
Arjen Gerssen, Wagenigen University and Research

12:15 PM - 12:30 PM