Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Using old photos and trying to catch up...

7:00 AM: Breakfast

8:00 – 10:00 AM: Introduction to Ecotoxicology.

Presenter: Dr. Beasley

10:00 – 11:00 AM: Cyanobacterial (Blue-Green Algal) Toxins

Presenter: Dr. Beasley

Beasly gave an overview of freshwater and brackish sources, principal effects of and countermeasures for animals exposed to cyclic peptide hepatotoxins (microcystins and nodularin). We also discussed neurotoxins, anatoxin-a, anatoxin-a(s), and saxitoxin in birds and mammals.

11:00 AM – Noon: Marine Phycotoxins

Presenter: Dr. Beasley

The focus of this lecture was on estuarine and marine sources, and principal effects of saxitoxins, domoic acid, and brevetoxins in birds and marine mammals.

Noon – 1:00 PM: Lunch.

1:00 – 2:00 PM: Background on the Endocrine System and Endocrine Disruptors.

Presenter: Dr. Heather Hamlin, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.

2:00 – 3:00 PM: Case Studies of Endocrine Disruption in Fishes.

Presenter: Dr. Hamlin

3:00 – 5:00 PM: Endocrine Disruption in Alligators and other Vertebrates

Presenter: Dr. Louis Guillette, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.

Evening: Worked on a group project, “Niger Delta Oil Crisis”, with my group members: Asabe, Colleen, Lia, Dempsy, and Albert. We chose to work pool side and go for a dip after we felt as though we had done enough work…