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Thursday, April 23rd

7:30 - 9:00 AM
BREAKFAST WITH INDUSTRY
Pavilion/ Pavilion Lawn

dsm-firmenich
We are dsm-firmenich, committed to bringing progress to life by combining what is essential, desirable, and sustainable. We operate where these forces intersect, balancing individual needs, collective requirements, and planetary demands. Our purpose is to create essential products for life, desirable choices for consumers, and more sustainable solutions for people and planet. Visit our table to learn about the range of research careers available to industry scientists in fields including receptor biology, neuroscience, microbiome & hygiene, psychophysics, materials science, chemistry, and technical product development.

Sensonics International
Sensonics International provides the medical, scientific, and industrial communities with the highest quality smell and taste tests. The Smell Identification Test™ (aka UPSIT®), the most widely used olfactory test in the world, is the ultimate test for screening organoleptic panels in the food and beverage industries, being available in over 60 languages.

8:00 - 10:00 AM
POSTER SESSION I
Pavilion
10:15 - 12:15 PM
INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM: DATA DRIVEN TOOLS FOR SENSORY PREDICTION
Chair/Organizer: Kathryn Deibler, Xiaorong (Phoebe) Su, Ann-Marie Torregrossa, Casey Trimmer, Theresa White
Bird Key

THE APPETITION AXIS: INTEGRATING PHASIC SENSORY AND PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNALS TO DRIVE INGESTION
Chair/Organizer: Lindsey Schier
Sawyer Key
12:15 - 2:00 PM
LUNCH ON OWN
Lunch On Own
12:15 - 2:15 PM
TRAINEE LUNCH ACTIVITY
Pavilion Lawn

Giant Jenga, Cornhole and Ladderball will be available on the Pavilion Lawn
Paddle boats by Pirate Island

12:30 - 1:30 PM
OUTREACH EVENT: PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA LIBRARY
Offsite
2:00 - 3:30 PM
PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATIONS OF CLINICAL CHEMOSENSORY TESTS
Chair/Organizer: Thomas Hummel
Jacaranda Hall

This practical session is meant to provide a very practical overview about techniques that are used in a clinical context to assess chemosensory functions, including olfactory, gustatory, and trigeminal functions. In addition, techniques to address psychological/cognitive issues related to olfactory function and dysfunction will be shown. The various techniques will be presented by researchers experienced in clinical chemosensory research, including Bob Pellegrino from Philadelphia, Caroline Huart from Brussels, and Akshita Joshi from Bethesda and Thomas Hummel from Dresden.

There will be 4 stations, and the participants would rotate clockwise through stations 1 to 4. They will stay at each station for 15 min. The 4 stations will be: Station 1: Smell testing (e.g., Sniffin Sticks, UPSIT, CCCRC test, SSParoT, retronasal testing): Akshita Joshi, Bethesda, MD, USA; Station 2: Taste testing (e.g., taste sprays, taste strips, electrogustometry, PROP/PTC test): Robert Pellegrino, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Station 3: Trigeminal testing (e.g., lateralization, AMMOLA-test, oral capsaicin test, CO2 threshold): Anna Kristina Hernandez, Dresden, Germany; Station 4: Psychological testing/questionnaires (e.g., SNOT, QOD, WHO wellbeing, MOCA): Jonathan Overdevest, New York, NY, USA


THE BARRY DAVIS NIH FUNDING WORKSHOP
Bird Key
3:30 - 5:30 PM
POSTER SESSION II
Pavilion
5:45 - 6:45 PM
NETWORKING RECEPTION
Garden Courtyard

The Networking Reception is an opportunity for the AChemS community to get together in an informal setting. We will honor the recipients of the Travel Fellowship and then enjoy conversations with junior and senior colleagues. Attendees who signed up for the Mentoring Matrix Program in advance will meet with their Matrix members. There will also be the possibility of joining or creating new Mentoring Matrices on site.

7:30 - 9:30 PM
POLAK AWARDS LECTURES
Chair/Organizer: Bradley Goldstein
Sawyer Key

The Polak Foundation Awards are awarded in honor of the Elsje-Werner-Polak Memorial Fund in memory of our niece gassed by the Nazis in 1944 at age 7: Ghislaine Polak and the late Ernest Polak.