Laura Reitz
PhD Candidate, expected graduation 2024
MS, Biology, Bowling Green State University, 2020
BS, Biology with specializations in Marine & Aquatic Biology/ Ecology & Conservation Biology, Bowling Green State University, 2017
Research Interests
Key words: microbial physiology, omics, harmful algal blooms, cyanotoxins
Overview: My research is focused on genetic characterization of harmful algal blooms. I am interested in detection of cyanotoxins and understanding how environmental factors such as nutrient type influences their synthesis.
News
Laura attended & presented at the 11th USHABs Conference in Albany, NY October 24-28th, 2022.
Laura attended & presented at the 12th ICTC Conference in Toledo, OH May 23-27, 2022.
Publications
Yancey, C. E., Kiledal, E. A., Chaganti, S. R., Denef, V. J., Errera, R. M., Evans, J. T., … & Dick, G. J. (2023). The Western Lake Erie Culture Collection: A promising resource for evaluating the physiological and genetic diversity of Microcystis and its associated microbiome. Harmful Algae, 102440. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2023.102440
Chaffin, J. D., Westrick, J. A., Furr, E., Birbeck, J. A., Reitz, L. A., Stanislawczyk, K., … & Mayali, X. (2022). Quantification of microcystin production and biodegradation rates in the western basin of Lake Erie. Limnology and Oceanography, 67(7), 1470-1483. https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.12096
Chaffin, J. D., Bratton, J. F., Verhamme, E. M., Bair, H. B., Beecher, A. A., Binding, C. E., … & Zhou, X. (2021). The Lake Erie HABs Grab: A binational collaboration to characterize the western basin cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms at an unprecedented high-resolution spatial scale. Harmful algae, 108, 102080. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2021.102080
Wood, S. A., Kelly, L., Bouma-Gregson, K., Humbert, J. F., Laughinghouse IV, H. D., Lazorchak, J., … & Davis, T. W. (2020). Toxic benthic freshwater cyanobacterial proliferations: Challenges and solutions for enhancing knowledge and improving monitoring and mitigation. Freshwater Biology, 65(10), 1824. https://doi.org/10.1111%2Ffwb.13532
Reitz, L. A. (2020). Quantification of Microcystin Production and Loss Rates for the Spatiotemporal Distribution of Microcystis aeruginosa Blooms in Lake Erie (Masters Thesis, Bowling Green State University). http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1594907425606966
Knackstedt, K. A., Moffett, B. F., Hartmann, S., Wex, H., Hill, T. C., Glasgo, E. D., … & McKay, R. M. L. (2018). Terrestrial origin for abundant riverine nanoscale ice-nucleating particles. Environmental science & technology, 52(21), 12358-12367. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b03881
Mckay, R. M. L., Tuttle, T., Reitz, L. A., Bullerjahn, G. S., Cody, W. R., McDowell, A. J., & Davis, T. W. (2018). Early onset of a microcystin-producing cyanobacterial bloom in an agriculturally-influenced Great Lakes tributary. Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 36, 1112-1125. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-018-7164-z