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Biography:
Vince received his bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science with minors in Chemistry and Sociology from Christopher Newport University in Virginia in 1997. From there, he worked as a laboratory chemist before acquiring a position as a tech in the electron microscopy lab at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science in Gloucester, Virginia. He entered into the graduate program at VIMS in 2001 working on Pfiesteria. Vince earned his doctoral degree from VIMS in 2008 and accepted a post-doctoral appointment at the University of Southern Mississippi Department of Marine Science working on optical detection and characterization of harmful algal blooms in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Following the completion of his post-doc appointment near the end of 2010, he accepted a position as staff scientist at Mote Marine Laboratory in the Phytoplankton Ecology program. Vince is now the Program Manager of the Phytoplankton Ecology Program at Mote.
Education:
B.S. in Environmental Science, Christopher Newport University
Ph.D. in Marine Science, College of William and Mary, School of Marine Science, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Current Publications
Istiak Hossain, Briana Mays, Sydney L Hanhart, John Hubble, Pedram Azizihariri, T.I. McLean, Richard Pierce, Vince Lovko, Vijay T John (2024). An effective algaecide for the targeted destruction of Karenia brevis. Harmful Algae, 128, 102707. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2024.102707
Li, J., Gu, H., Lovko, V.J., Liang, C., Li, X., Xu, X., Jia, L., Jiang, M., Wang, J., Chen, J. (2024). The Ciliate Euplotes balteatus exhibits removal capacity upon the dinoflagellates Karenia mikimotoi and Prorocentrum shikokuense. Harmful Algae, 138, 102685. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2024.102685
Domenic Contrino, Leverto Jean Charles, Benjamin Pepper, Alisia Holland, Vince Lovko, Regina Rodriguez (2024). Activated carbon engineered solution to inactivate Karenia brevis and adsorb toxins associated with Florida Red Tide. Florida Water Resources Journal, 75(7), 72-79. https://issuu.com/fwrj/docs/0724_fwrj_web/72
Emily R. Hall; Cynthia A. Heil; Jessica D. Frankle; Sarah Klass; Victoria Devillier; Vincent Lovko; Jennifer H. Toyoda; Richard Pierce (2024). Mitigation of Karenia brevis Cells and Brevetoxins Using Curcumin, a Natural Supplement. Water, 16(10), 1458. https://doi.org/10.3390/w16101458
Victoria M. Devillier, Emily R. Hall, Vince Lovko, Richard Pierce, Donald M. Anderson, Kristy A. Lewis (2024). Mesocosm study of PAC-modified clay effects on Karenia brevis cells and toxins, chemical dynamics and benthic invertebrate physiology. Harmful Algae, 134, 102609. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2024.102609
Philip M. Gravinese, Kaili M. Gregory, Jessica H. Bartzick, Emily R. Ramos, Samantha M. Stewart, Vincent J. Lovko (2023). The effects of moderate concentrations of Karenia brevis on stone crab reproduction. Marine Environmental Research, 192. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2023.106191
Klaus Moeltner; Tracy Fanara; Hosein Foroutan; Regina Hanlon; Vince Lovko; Shane Ross ; David Schmale III (2023). Harmful Algal Blooms and Toxic Air: The Economic Value of Improved Forecasts. Marine Resource Economics, 38(1). https://doi.org/10.1086/722598
Gravinese, P.M., Munley, M.K., Kahmann, G., Cole, C., Lovko, V., Blum, P., Pierce, R. (2020). The effects of prolonged exposure to hypoxia and Florida red tide (Karenia brevis) on the survival and activity of stone crabs. Harmful Algae, 98.0, 101897. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2020.101897
Hoagland, P., Kirkpatrick, B., Jin, D., Kirkpatrick, G., Fleming, L.E., Ullmann, S.G., Beet, A., Hitchcock, G., Harrison, K.K., Li, Z.C., Garrison, B., Diaz, R.E., Lovko, V. (2020). Lessening the Hazards of Florida Red Tides: A Common Sense Approach. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7.0, 538. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.00538
Harris, R.J., Arrington, D.A., Porter, D., Lovko, V. (2020). Documenting the duration and chlorophyll pigments of an allochthonous Karenia brevis bloom in the Loxahatchee River Estuary (LRE), Florida. Harmful Algae, 97.0, 101851. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2020.101851
Patel, S.S., Lovko, V.J., Lockey, R.F. (2020). Red Tide: Overview and Clinical Manifestations. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice, 8.0(4.0), 1219-1223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaip.2019.10.030
El-Habashi, A., Ahmed, S., Ondrusek, M.E., Lovko, V. (2019). Analyses of satellite ocean color retrievals show advantage of neural network approaches and algorithms that avoid deep blue bands. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 13.0(2.0), 24509. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JRS.13.024509
Gravinese, P.M., Saso, E., Lovko, V.J., Blum, P., Cole, C., Pierce, R.H. (2019). Karenia brevis causes high mortality and impaired swimming behavior of Florida stone crab larvae. Harmful Algae, 84, 188-194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2019.04.007
Gravinese, P.M., Kronstadt, S.M., Clemente, T., Cole, C., Blum, P., Henry, M.S., Pierce, R.H., Lovko, V.J. (2018). The effects of red tide (Karenia brevis) on reflex impairment and mortality of sublegal Florida stone crabs, Menippe mercenaria. Marine Environmental Research, 137.0, 145-148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2018.03.004
El-Habashi, A., Duran, C.M., Lovko, V., Tomlinson, M.C., Stumpf, R.P., & Ahmed, S. (2017). Satellite retrievals of Karenia brevis harmful algal blooms in the West Florida shelf using neural networks and impacts of temporal variabilities. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 11(3), 032408. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JRS.11.032408
Ahmed, S., El-Habashi, A., Lovko, V. (2017). Neural network retrievals of phytoplankton absorption and Karenia brevis harmful algal blooms in the West Florida Shelf. Proceedings of the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), Ocean Sensing and Monitoring IX, 101860L. http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2261848