47th Mycotoxin Workshop 2026
1–3 June 2026 | Berlin, Germany
Conference Agenda
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Daily Overview |
| 8:00am - 9:00am |
Registration I: Registration Location: Forum |
| 9:00am - 9:15am |
Welcome: Welcome session Location: Conference Hall |
| 9:15am - 10:15am |
Session 1: ANALYTICS Location: Conference Hall Chair: Michael Sulyok, BOKU University Chair: Benedikt Cramer, University of Muenster L1 - A rapid in-solution colorimetric aptamer-based assay for the detection of fumonisins in maize 9:30am - 9:45am L2 - Development and validation of a UHPLC-HRMS method for epimer-specific quantification of ergot alkaloids for analysis of Canadian wheat 9:45am - 10:00am L3 - Tracing the metabolic fate of ochratoxin A in maize using stable isotope-assisted LC-HRMS 10:00am - 10:15am L4 - CCS trendlines in non-targeted analysis: application to Fusarium proliferatum secondary metabolism |
| 10:15am - 10:30am |
Poster pitches I: POSTER PITCH SESSION I Location: Conference Hall P35 - Sharper Eyes on Ergot: Advancing Detection in Wheat P50 - A multidisciplinary framework for risk assessment of mycotoxins in moldy foods supporting consumer safety and food waste reduction P69 - Moldy foods: how to predict mycotoxin production and migration in foods? P74 - Mycotoxin Monitoring in the Context of Climate Change P3 - Long-Term Monitoring of Mycotoxin Occurrence in Czech Malting Barley under Climate Variability P90 - Occurrence of T-2, HT-2 and Their Glucosides in Apple-Based Beverages P56 - Isolation and structure elucidation of biologically active secondary metabolites from Stachybotrys spp. P13 - Atranone – an overlooked secondary metabolite? |
| 10:30am - 11:30am |
Posters and Coffee I: Poster exhibition (uneven) / Coffee break Location: Forum / poster exhibition rooms D145/146 P5 - Impact of maize–bean intercropping on crop growth and Fusarium mycotoxin contamination P7 - Reduction of polar mycotoxins in malting steeping water using the ACMalt recycling technology P9 - Targeting Tenuazonic Acid: Development of a Multiplex Suspension Array Fluorescence Immunoassay for Alternaria and Major Regulated Mycotoxins P11 - Target fishing in the "kinome": integrated in silico/in vitro discovery of novel kinase inhibitory activities of alternariol P15 - Exploring mycotoxin interactions with heme transporters in Atlantic salmon: a computational journey P17 - Simulating the Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Tract of a Cereal-Based Sample: An In Vitro Study on modified HT-2 and T-2 Toxins P19 - Degradation of mycotoxin AFB1 using bacterial isolate Rhodococcus sp. (SFFA/2) P21 - Mycotoxins and plant toxins in plant protein concentrates used for meat alternatives in the German market P23 - High-Throughput Profiling of Mycotoxigenic Fungi in Spanish Cereal Soils P25 - Metataxonomic profiling of Tenebrio molitor gut microbiota after exposure to aflatoxin B1, fumonisin B1, and deoxynivalenol P27 - Rhizobacterial VOCs and their potential to counteract mycotoxigenic fungi P29 - Mycotoxins modulate oxaliplatin-induced phagocytosis of colon cancer cells via oxidative stress P31 - Elucidating the effect of deoxynivalenol on the activity profile of topoisomerase inhibitor SN-38 P33 - Mycotoxin exposure following an eight-week vegan or meat-rich dietary intervention: A randomized-controlled trial in healthy individuals P37 - Aflatoxins in maize and milk in Serbia: Multi-year trends and implications for food and feed safety P39 - The role of flavonoids in maize (Zea mays L.) fungal resistance P43 - The effect of acerola and wild rose extracts on mould growth and mycotoxin production P45 - Correlations Between Maize Chemical Composition and Fusarium Mycotoxin Occurrence P47 - Fungal Infection and Mycotoxin Profile in Spanish Oat Crops: Impact of Meteorological Conditions on Fusarium Prevalence P51 - Effect of Non-Thermal Plasma Exposure on the Mycotoxin Profile of Aspergillus niger P53 - Phenolic Compounds in the Control of Fusarium Growth and Toxigenicity P55 - Mycotoxin Contamination in Peanuts (Arachis hypogaea L.) at Post-harvest Stage in Eastern Ethiopia P57 - The Contribution of Terrestrial Processes in Reducing Environmental Deoxynivalenol Levels P63 - Organic vs. Conventional and Jars vs. Pouches: A Comparison of Patulin incidence in Apple-based Baby Food P65 - Airborne Aspergillus species in a Zoological Garden: diversity, cytotoxic effects and mycotoxin production P67 - Potential of cold atmospheric plasma for mitigation of mycotoxin contamination in milk thistle P71 - In silico discovery of potential dehydrogenases for Deoxynivalenol biodegradation P73 - Occurrence of mycotoxins in cheese with special cheese toppings P75 - Analysis of mycotoxins and cortisol levels in tissues of wild animals P77 - Balancing Matrix, Mesh and Metrology: Cross-Platform Performance of Naturally Contaminated Mycotoxin Reference Materials P79 - Rising Risks in Europe: Key Findings from the 2025 Mycotoxin Survey P81 - Zearalenone and α-zearalenol Modulate Cell Cycle Progression and Affect NRF1 Signaling in an Inflammation‑Based Model of Breast Cancer Cells P83 - Common mycotoxins in dry dog and cat feed P85 - Messy matrix, clean results: optimising sample clean-up for ochratoxin A and deoxynivalenol detection in fermented soy P87 - Development and validation of a LC-MS/MS multi-method for the determination of mycotoxins in insect-based novel food P89 - Fusarium infection and mycotoxin production in Cannabis sativa: Implications for crop safety and consumer health P91 - Metarhizium spp. encode an ochratoxin cluster and a high efficiency ochratoxin-degrading amidohydrolase P93 - ThermELUTE Light – Evaluation of an accelerated sample preparation for quantification of aflatoxins and ochratoxin A by SMART cartridges |
| 11:30am - 12:45pm |
Session 2: OCCURRENCE AND MANAGEMENT Location: Conference Hall Chair: Sarah De Saeger, Ghent University Chair: Magdalena Twaruzek, Kazimierz Wielki University L5 - Mycotoxins in Ethiopian Food Systems: Current Burden and Emerging Biotechnology as a Solution 11:45am - 12:00pm L6 - Mycotoxins and plant toxins in plant-based drinks – Survey of the German market 2024-2025 12:00pm - 12:15pm L7 - Fungal and Mycotoxins Contamination of Selected Aromatic Plants 12:15pm - 12:30pm L8 - Seasonal mycotoxin exposure and risks in Swiss children based on urinary biomonitoring 12:30pm - 12:45pm L9 - Mycotoxin Profiles of Alternaria spp. in Oat Grains under Different Water Activity and Temperature Conditions |
| 12:45pm - 2:15pm |
Lunchbreak I: Lunchbreak (and directly before: group photo) Location: Canteen |
| 2:15pm - 3:45pm |
Session 3: BIOLOGY-ECOLOGY-GENETICS I Location: Conference Hall Chair: Monika Coton, University of Brest Chair: Antonio Moretti, Research National Council of Italy L10 - Skin microbiota of processing tomato fruits in relation to Alternaria black spot and mycotoxin contamination 2:30pm - 2:45pm L11 - Growth Modelling of T-2 and HT-2 Toxin-Producing Fusarium spp. in Oat-Based Medium 2:45pm - 3:00pm L12 - Differential responses of Fusarium avenaceum strains to oxidative stress: impacts on growth and mycotoxin yield. 3:00pm - 3:15pm L13 - Mycotoxin threats in a changing climate: effects of interacting abiotic factors on fungal growth and OTA/CIT production in rice 3:15pm - 3:30pm L14 - New PKS and metabolites putatively involved in ochratoxin A accumulation by Penicillium nordicum in NaCl-rich environments 3:30pm - 3:45pm L15 - Quantifying interaction dynamics among mycotoxigenic fungi |
| 3:45pm - 4:45pm |
Posters and Coffee II: Poster exhibition (even) / Coffee break Location: Forum / poster exhibition rooms D145/146 P2 - Exploring Toxic Interactions Between Aflatoxin B1 and Its Precursors P8 - Mycotoxin analysis using strip tests and chromatographic methods P10 - Tetramic acid derivatives from Alternaria and Fusarium counteract zearalenone-induced estrogenic signaling in 2D Ishikawa and 3D MCF-7 cells P12 - Interinstitutional Network for Biomonitoring Citrinin Exposure in Children and Adolescents: Fostering Interdisciplinary Collaboration Between Portugal and Germany P14 - Multi‑country survey of major mycotoxins in maize, sorghum and millet across Africa within the UP-RISE framework P16 - In Vitro Binding Evaluation of Silicoglycidol, a Mycotoxin Binding Technology Under Simulated Gastrointestinal Conditions of Broiler Chickens P18 - Volatile apocarotenoids treatment in management of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lini infection P20 - LC-MS/MS analysis of aflatoxin B1 and fumonisin B1 in maize and black soldier fly larvae P22 - Addressing Multi-Mycotoxin Analysis in Complex Food Matrices: Validation of a Multiplex Flow Cytometric Immunoassay P24 - Analysis of 10 mycotoxins in different agricultural and food/feed matrices using LC-MS/MS P28 - Determination of ochratoxin A in pistachio and cheese: the inter-laboratory validation study P26 - Molecular Determinants of Functional Tenuazonic Acid Immunoassays: Sequence–Structure Correlates of Competitive Performance P30 - Analysis of sterigmatocystin in a controlled carry-over study in dairy cows P32 - Mycotoxin Profile of Maize in AP Vojvodina, Serbia and the Republic of Srpska, BIH: Influence of 2024 Weather Conditions P34 - Apocarotenoids and fusaric acid: potential metabolic cross-talk during flax - Fusarium interaction P36 - Comparison of ELISA, UHPLC-MS/MS, and Development of UHPLC-HRMS Method for Ergot Alkaloid Quantification in Wheat P38 - Zearalenone modulates the expression of apoptotic markers in ovarian cancer cells P40 - Stability of regulated and emerging mycotoxins in water slurry mixtures of corn and peanut matrices under different storage conditions P42 - The effect of sterigmatocystin on the glutathione redox system and lipid peroxidation in broiler chicken with selenium supplementation P44 - Comparative lung toxicity of sterigmatocystin and its precursors P46 - Disruption of heme biosynthesis as a novel mode of action of enniatins and beauvericin P48 - Consumer Awareness of Mycotoxin Contamination in Food P52 - Developing a new methodology for the detection of mycotoxins in human breast milk P54 - Zero-Waste Valorization of Pomegranate Peel for the Control of Aspergillus flavus Growth and Aflatoxin B1 Production P58 - Hidden Estrogenic Burden in Finished Feed: Co-Occurrence of Phytoestrogens and Mycoestrogens in European Livestock Diets P60 - Ergot Alkaloids in Italian Cereals and Cereal-Based Products: A Five-Year Monitoring Study (2020–2025) P62 - Long-term monitoring of mycotoxins in barley, malt and beer: trends, transfer and analytical challenges P64 - Zearalenone and ochratoxin A induced hormonal imbalance in female reproduction P66 - Combined estrogenic effects of zearalenone with other myco-, xeno-, and phytoestrogens on Tg(vtg1:mCherry) zebrafish embryos P68 - Ochratoxin A Quantification in Dry-Cured Ham: results from a preliminary comparison in different laboratories P70 - Screening for Aflatoxins in Soybeans and Soybean-Derived Products Available on the German Market by Lateral Flow Assay P72 - Synergistic Effects of Fumonisin B1 and Polystyrene Microplastics on Porcine Renal and Ovarian Explants P76 - Survey for mycotoxins and plant toxins contamination in medical foods P78 - Validation of an LC–MS/MS Multi-Mycotoxin Method in Plant-Based Meat Alternatives: Brand-Level Assessment Across Soy, Wheat, and Seitan Matrices P80 - The presence of moulds and mycotoxins in animal feed collected between 2024 and 2025 P82 - The Interaction of a Blend of Non-Starch Polysaccharide Enzymes with Deoxynivalenol, and its Modified Form Deoxynivalonol-3-Glucoside, on the Growth Performance and Toxicokinetic in Broiler Chickens P86 - Occurrence of T-2 and HT-2 mycotoxins in different spring barley varieties and concentration changes during the malting process P88 - Development and Evaluation of a Lateral Flow Immunoassay for Tenuazonic acid P92 - A glutathione-S-transferase from Fusarium graminearum inactivating trichothecenes by epoxide opening: a role in self-protection or fungus-fungus interaction? |
| 4:30pm - 6:00pm |
Visits: Visits of selected facilities of the BfR (upon reservation) Location: Meeting in groups inside the Forum/outside the conference building |
| 6:00pm | Welcome drinks: Welcome drinks and networking Location: Forum |
| 7:00pm | Dinner: Barbecue @BfR garden Location: Canteen |
| 8:00am - 9:00am |
Registration II: Registration Location: Forum |
| 9:00am - 10:15am |
Session 4: BIOLOGY-ECOLOGY-GENETICS II Location: Conference Hall Chair: Jessica Gil Serna, Universidad Complutense de Madrid Chair: Hans-Ulrich Humpf, Universität Münster L16 - Genetic characterization and geographical variation in mycotoxin profiles of Fusarium culmorum from wheat in South of Italy 9:15am - 9:30am L17 - Detection of Secondary Metabolite Biosynthetic Genes Across the Fusarium oxysporum Species Complex 9:30am - 9:45am L18 - Shuffling of the patulin biosynthetic gene cluster in Penicillium roqueforti 9:45am - 10:00am L19 - Population genomics and aflatoxin production of Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus oryzae from China 10:00am - 10:15am L20 - Pathogenicity-Associated Metabolic Differentiation in Trichoderma afroharzianum |
| 10:15am - 10:30am |
Poster pitches II: POSTER PITCH SESSION II Location: Conference Hall P84 - To bind or to degrade? Fate of deoxynivalenol and ochratoxin A during soy fermentation P1 - Species-level Fusarium resolution in cereals: a TEF1 metataxonomic approach P49 - When mycotoxins taste bitter (and beyond): AI-driven discovery of bitter receptors-fungal indolizidine alkaloids interaction P4 - Hybrid in vitro/in silico approach to elucidate the effect of mycoestrogens on barrier integrity via tight junction protein claudin-4 P41 - Hepatic metabolism of naturally occurring ergot alkaloids: Insights from human and porcine liver microsomes P61 - Comparative Intestinal Permeability and Molecular Responses to Major Aquafeed Mycotoxins in RTgutGC Cells P59 - From Alternaria extract to alterperylenol: Discovery of an immunosuppressive mycotoxin targeting NF-κB P6 - Sulfation as a detoxifying mechanism for the estrogenicity of the mycotoxin alternariol |
| 10:30am - 11:30am |
Posters and Coffee III: Poster exhibition (even) / Coffee break Location: Forum / poster exhibition rooms D145/146 |
| 11:30am - 12:45pm |
Session 5: DATA SCIENCE, OMICS and AI Location: Conference Hall Chair: Luca Dellafiora, University of Parma Chair: Stefan Weigel, Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung L21 - Going with the wind… and other weather variables to predict mycotoxin risk 11:45am - 12:00pm L22 - An Integrated AI-Based Text-Mining Pipeline for Automated Extraction of Mycotoxin Occurrence and Analytical Data from Scientific Literature 12:00pm - 12:15pm L23 - A novel approach for predicting aflatoxin B1 production using regression models and whole-cell biosensors in moldy maize and peanut kernels 12:15pm - 12:30pm L24 - Untargeted HRMS screening for chemical hazard detection in maize: a QC-Based Workflow with Linear and Non-Linear Data Characterisation 12:30pm - 12:45pm L25 - NAMs for Food Safety: In Silico Modelling of Bacterial Membranes to Explore Mycotoxin Bioavailability in the Intestinal Compartment |
| 12:45pm - 2:15pm |
Lunchbreak II: Lunchbreak Location: Canteen |
| 2:15pm - 3:45pm |
Session 6: TOXICOLOGY I Location: Conference Hall Chair: Siska Croubels, Ghent University Chair: Imourana Alassane-Kpembi, University of Montreal L26 - Novel insights into the toxicological profile of Alternaria infectoria mycotoxins 2:30pm - 2:45pm L27 - Evaluating the Genotoxic Potential of Emerging Mycotoxins Using Stepwise Approach 2:45pm - 3:00pm L28 - Early oxidative and mitochondrial stress responses to tenuazonic acid in human esophageal cells 3:00pm - 3:15pm L29 - In vitro digestion of lipophilic mycotoxins enniatins and beauvercin 3:15pm - 3:30pm L30 - Enniatins and Their Mixture Induce Cytotoxicity in Rainbow Trout (SOB-15) Hepatocytes Through Early Disruption of Heme Biosynthesis 3:30pm - 3:45pm L31 - Heme biosynthesis under mycotoxin pressure in Atlantic salmon: a multi-target investigation |
| 3:45pm - 4:45pm |
Posters and Coffee IV: Poster exhibition (uneven) / Coffee break Location: Forum / poster exhibition rooms D145/146 |
| 4:15pm - 5:15pm |
GMF members meeting: General Meeting of the Society for Mycotoxin Research – Guests Welcome Location: Conference Hall |
| 5:30pm | Bus departure: Sightseeing bus tour to Conference Dinner venue Location: Meeting in front of the conference building |
| 7:30pm - 11:30pm |
Conference dinner: Conference dinner @Pirates Berlin Location: Pirates Berlin |
| 8:00am - 9:00am |
Registration III: Registration Location: Forum |
| 9:00am - 10:30am |
Session 7: TOXICOLOGY II Location: Conference Hall Chair: Ariane Vettorazzi, Universidad de Navarra Chair: Doris Marko, University of Vienna L32 - How the mycotoxin deoxynivalenol exacerbates the genotoxicity of heme iron 9:15am - 9:30am L33 - Deoxynivalenol disrupts the blood-testis barrier in prepubertal and adult mice: a possible cytokine-mediated effect 9:30am - 9:45am L34 - Shaping the immunomodulation in colon: how high glucose conditions modulate the immunomodulatory properties of mycotoxins 9:45am - 10:00am L35 - Unraveling the toxicokinetics of T-2 and HT-2 toxin in humans and developing a physiologically-based kinetic model 10:00am - 10:15am L36 - Beyond aflatoxin B1: Mutagenicity assessment and evaluation of topoisomerase-poisoning potential of selected aflatoxin B1 precursors 10:15am - 10:30am L37 - Acute Toxic Effects of Stachybotrys chartarum Bioaerosols |
| 10:30am - 11:15am |
Posters and Coffee V: Poster exhibition / Coffee break Location: Forum / poster exhibition rooms D145/146 |
| 11:15am - 12:30pm |
Session 8: REMEDIATION-MITIGATION Location: Conference Hall Chair: Katherine Muñoz, RPTU University of Kaiserslautern-Landau Chair: Gerhard Adam, BOKU University L38 - Hydrothermal treatment with sodium metabisulfite of deoxynivalenol contaminated maize as effective tool of inactivation 11:30am - 11:45am L39 - Characterization of a detoxified deoxynivalenol metabolite supporting microbial mitigation strategies in food safety 11:45am - 12:00pm L40 - Impact of UV-C treatment on Alternaria spp. growth and Alternaria mycotoxins in vitro and in tomato 12:00pm - 12:15pm L41 - From the Plate to the Plant: Discovering the biocontrol potential of Hanseniaspora uvarum against Aspergillus flavus 12:15pm - 12:30pm L42 - Transcriptomic profiling of aflatoxin B1 exposed and medicinal herb supplemented pig liver |
| 12:30pm - 1:00pm |
Closing Session: Closing Session with poster awards Location: Conference Hall |
