Metatranscriptomics of Lake Erie Planktothrix blooms
Michelle Neudeck, Bowling Green State University; Robert (Mike) McKay, Bowling Green State University ; Katelyn McKindles, Bowling Green State University; Timothy Davis, Bowling Green State University; George Bullerjahn, Bowling Green State University

Assessing the Microbial Community and Function of BioCord Bioreactors in Lagoon Wastewater Treatment
Adam Skoyles, University of Windsor; Chris Weisener, University of Windsor; Subba Rao Chaganti, University of Windsor

The effects of prey profitability on a toxicity-dependent eco-physiological Daphnia model
Felicity Ni, University of Toronto Scarborough; Noreen Kelly, University of Toronto Scarborough; George Arhonditsis, University of Toronto Scarborough

Metatranscriptomics to assess Great Lakes near shore sediment contribution to human pathogenicity
Danielle VanMensel, Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research; Subba Rao Chaganti, University of Windsor; Ian Droppo, Environment and Climate Change Canada; Chris Weisener, University of Windsor

Using Aptasensors for Point Source Detection of Priority Pollutants
Aaron Witham, Environmental Bio-detection Products Inc. (EBPI); Richard Manderville, University of Guelph; Will Lush, EBPI

Environmental DNA (eDNA) shedding and decay rates to model downstream transport of mussel eDNA
Brandon Sansom, University at Buffalo SUNY; Lauren Sassoubre, University at Buffalo (SUNY)

Microbial Metatranscriptomic Investigations Across Contamination Gradients within the Detroit River
Nick Falk, University of Windsor GLIER; Ken Drouillard, University of Windsor, Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research; Chris Weisener, University of Windsor

Monitoring with molecules: validating environmental DNA to survey nature
Joanne Littlefair, McGill University; Michael Paterson, IISD-ELA; Michael Rennie, Lakehead University; Vince Palace, IISD-ELA; Melania Cristescu, McGill University

Environmental drivers define contrasting microbial habitats in first spatial survey of Lake Baikal
Paul Wilburn, W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan State University; Kirill Shchapov, Large Lakes Observatory; Elena Litchman, W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan State University

Metabolomics for connecting exposure and effect in Mussel Watch
Bharat Chandramouli, SGS AXYS; Heather Butler, SGS AXYS; Ed Johnson, NOAA; Erik Davenport, NOAA; Marc Mills, USEPA

A Multi-omic Study of Biota Responses to Great Lakes Sediment, Effluent and Surface Waters
Denina Simmons, University of Ontario Institute of Technology; Bernard Duncker, University of Waterloo; Jim Sherry, Environment Canada; Bharat Chandramouli, SGS AXYS; Heather Butler, SGS AXYS; John Cosgrove, SGS AXYS; Trudy Watson-Leung, Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change; Sonya Kleywegt, Ontario Ministry of Environment and Climate Change; Caren Helbing, University of Victoria