Bay Hosts Public Lecture “From Qatar to Kipling: Outlining the Link between Water Quality and Neurodegeneration”

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Bay Hosts Public Lecture “From Qatar to Kipling: Outlining the Link between Water Quality and Neurodegeneration”

The Bay College Math Science Division will host a public talk by Dr. Renee Richer exploring the relationship between water quality and neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson's disease.  Dr. Richer’s presentation, titled “From Qatar to Kipling: Outlining the Link between Water Quality and Neurodegeneration” will describe her research on the links between nutrient pollution and harmful algae blooms that result in the production of neurotoxins.  The event is at 4 PM on Wednesday, January 22, in room 125 of the Math Science Building at Bay College’s Escanaba Campus.  The presentation will be available simultaneously via iTV in room 107 at Bay College’s West Campus at 3 PM central time.  The presentation is free and open to the public. 

Dr. Richer graduated from Gladstone High School in 1990.  She received her BA in biology from the University of Chicago and her PhD in biology from Harvard University in 2004.  She joined the University of Wisconsin Green Bay/Marinette campus in August 2014.   Her current work focuses on the intersection of biological processes, sustainable development, and human health.  For the last decade she has been working to understand routes of human exposure to cyanobacterial neurotoxins, such as those produced by harmful algae blooms, and their role in ALS, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson disease.