Dr. Gregory L Boyer is an Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry at the State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry. He received a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin Department of Biochemistry in 1980 working on the structure of the gonyautoxins in shellfish and was a Post-doctoral Investigator, Michigan State University (1980–1982) and University of British Columbia (1982–1985). His research interests are in biologically active natural products produced by algae. This includes toxins produced by dinoflagellates and cyanobacteria (blue-green algae), as well as allelopathic compounds and siderophores.