{"id":98234,"date":"2026-04-14T15:46:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T19:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/?p=98234"},"modified":"2026-04-14T15:46:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T19:46:05","slug":"april-16-presentation-to-explore-emerging-toxins-in-lake-erie-algal-blooms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/04_14_2026\/april-16-presentation-to-explore-emerging-toxins-in-lake-erie-algal-blooms","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: April 16 Emerging Toxins in Lake Erie Algal Blooms Presentation Now Virtual-Only Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>UPATE:<\/strong> <em>The April 16 presentation is now a <a href=\"https:\/\/utoledo.webex.com\/utoledo\/j.php?MTID=mb9bb136681081d4e59a24e5f6cc8c0f9\">virtual-only event via Webex<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>While microcystins are the primary toxin of concern in Western Lake Erie\u2019s harmful algal blooms, researchers are continuing to discover a host of other cyanobacteria and bioactive molecules within the water.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Gregory Dick, director of the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research, will discuss these recent findings during a public presentation from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 16, at the UToledo Lake Erie Center, 6200 Bay Shore Rd. in Oregon.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_98235\" style=\"width: 284px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-98235\" class=\"size-full wp-image-98235\" src=\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gregorey-Dick-HEAD-SIDE.jpg\" alt=\"headshot of Dr. Gregory Dick, director of the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research.\" width=\"274\" height=\"295\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-98235\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Gregory Dick<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Titled \u201cNovel and Emerging Toxins and Cyanobacteria: What Else is in the Bloom?\u201d the talk will explore what other molecules have been found in Lake Erie and provide an introduction to the scientific methods researchers use to track cyanobacteria and the toxins they produce.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to his role at the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research, Dick serves as the director of the Great Lakes Center for Freshwaters and Human Health and is the Arthur F. Thurnau Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Michigan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/04_14_2026\/april-16-presentation-to-explore-emerging-toxins-in-lake-erie-algal-blooms\"><img width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gregorey-Dick-HEAD-SIDE-150x150.jpg\" class=\"alignright tfe wp-post-image\" alt=\"headshot of Dr. Gregory Dick, director of the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research.\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><p>Dr. Gregory Dick, a University of Michigan professor and researcher, will discuss recent discoveries regarding cyanobacteria and bioactive molecules in Western Lake Erie in the virtual event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":98235,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50,39,1,7],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98234"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98234"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98234\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98427,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98234\/revisions\/98427"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}