Plenary: Progressing from exploratory studies to hypothesis testing: Harnessing the power of -omics tools to understand cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms

Morgan Steffen, James Madison University

8:30 AM - 9:15 AM

Diverse genome sequences from recent toxic and non-toxic US Pacific Northwest freshwater HABs belong to the Nostocales ADA clade

Theo Dreher, Oregon State University
Ryan S. Mueller, Oregon State University
Ed W. Davis II, Oregon State University

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM

The Great Lakes Atlas of Multi-omics Research (GLAMR) Database: Facilitating the Great Lakes Research of Tomorrow

E. Anders Kiledal, The University Of Michigan
Gregory J. Dick, The University Of Michigan
Teal Furnholm, The University Of Michigan
Derek J. Smith, The University Of Michigan
Robert Hein, The University Of Michigan
Vincent J. Denef, The University Of Michigan
Melissa B. Duhaime, The University Of Michigan
Subba Rao Chianti, The University Of Michigan
Reagan M. Errera, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
Casey Godwin, The University Of Michigan
Ryan J. Newton, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Cody S. Sheik, University of Minnesota - Duluth
Daniel D. Heath, University of Windsor
Henry A. Vanderploeg, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Sulfolipid profiles of Microcystis aeruginosa and cyanobacterial blooms as an indicator of P availability

Robbie M. Martin, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Maddie K. Denney, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Helena L. Pound, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Justin D. Chaffin, The Ohio State University
George S. Bullerjahn, Bowling Green State University
Robert M. McKay, University of Windsor
Katarina A. Jones, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Hector F. Castro, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Shawn R. Campagna, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Steven W. Wilhelm, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Do Microcystis laboratory cultures hold clues to bacterial microcystin degradation?

Xavier Mayali, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Jeff Kimbrel
Wei Li
Ty Samo
Dragan Isailovic
Sanduni Premathilaka
Judy Westrick, Wayne State University
Alex Kuang, Wayne State University
Nicholas Peraino, Wayne State University
Sara Rivera, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
laura Reitz, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Greg Dick, University of Michigan- Ann Arbor

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Microcystin aids in photo-acclimation during prolonged cold stress treatment in Microcystis aeruginosa strain PCC7806

Gwendolyn F. Stark, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Robbie M. Martin, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Laura Smith, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Bofan Wei, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Gregory L. Boyer, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Steven W. Wilhelm, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

Anatoxin-producing and non-toxic strains of Microcoleus sp. coexist in benthic cyanobacterial mats in the Wolastoq (Saint John River, Canada)

Cecilio Valadez Cano, University of New Brunswick

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Comparative metabolomics of exudates between toxigenic and non-toxigenic Microcystis aeruginosa

Xuexiu Chang, College of Agronomy and Life Sciences, Kunming University (China); Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, University of Windsor (Canada)
Yuan Zhou, School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University (China)
Hugh MacIsaac, Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, University of Windsor (Canada)
Michael McKay, Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, University of Windsor (Canada)

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Insights from the global pangenome of Raphidiopsis raciborskii

Anusuya Willis, CSIRO

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Phylogenomic insights into toxic bloom formation in the Baltic Sea

David Fewer, University of Helsinki, Finland

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Cyanophages Infecting Planktothrix agardhii from a Lake Erie Embayment

Katelyn M. McKindles, University of Windsor
Michelle Neudeck, Bowling Green State University
Robert Michael McKay, University of Windsor
George S. Bullerjahn, Bowling Green State University

12:00 PM - 12:15 PM

Toward understanding of cyanophage resistance in the bloom-forming cyanobacteria Aphanizomenon flos-aquae

Antonia Lobodzinska, Jagiellonian University Cracow
Adam Antosiak, Jagiellonian University, Poland
Kinga Chlebicka, Jagiellonian University, Poland
Emilia Bonar, Jagiellonian University, Poland
Piotr Suder, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland
Sigitas Šulčius, Nature Research Centre, Lithuania
Dariusz Dziga, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University

12:15 PM - 12:30 PM