Symposia

Keynote Lecture

Dr. Kevin Kohl
University of Pittsburgh - Dept. of Biological Sciences

Through the Microbial Looking Glass: How Microbiomes Act as Mediators of Animal Biology

BOOST Lecture

Dr. Liliana M. Dávalos
Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University

Flight by Night, or the Ecological and Anatomical Context of Bat Chemosensory Evolution

CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: OLFACTION IMPAIRMENT IN OLDER ADULTS: ASSOCIATIONS WITH HEALTH BEYOND COVID-19 AND NEURODEGENERATION

• Chairs: Honglei Chen - Michigan State University & Jayant Pinto - University of Chicago

Nicholas Rowan - Johns Hopkins University
Olfactory Loss, Physical Functioning, and Frailty

Yaqun Yuan - Michigan State University
Olfactory loss, pneumonia, and cardiovascular health

Qu Tian - National Institute on Aging
Omics profiles of olfaction in aging and diseases

Jayant Pinto - University of Chicago
Olfaction and the health of older adults: knowledge gaps, challenges, and strategies

GENES AND SENSES: GENETIC REGULATION OF CHEMOSENSATION

• Chairs: Kevin Monahan - Rutgers University & Hojoon Lee - Northwestern University

Thirada Boonrawd - Northwestern University
The Many Ways To Be Bitter

Joshua Danoff - Rutgers University
Activity Dependent Regulation of Gene Expression and Chromatin Structure in Mouse Olfactory sensory neurons

Eirene Markenscoff-Papadimitriou - Cornell University
Metabolic Modulation of Taste Processing in the Brainstem

Monica Dus - University of Michigan
Nutrigenomics of Taste Plasticity

INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM: DATA DRIVEN TOOLS FOR SENSORY PREDICTION

• Organizers: Kathryn Deibler, Xiaorong (Phoebe) Su, Ann-Marie Torregrossa, Casey Trimmer, Theresa White

LATERALIZED AND INTEGRATED PROCESSING IN THE OLFACTORY SYSTEM

• Chairs: Thorsten Kahnt - NIDA IRP & Clara Raithel - NIDA IRP

Gulce Dikecligil - University of Pennsylvania
Piriform Cortex Takes Sides: Temporally Segregated Odor Representations From The Two Nostrils In The Human Brain

Clara Raithel - NIDA IRP
Exploring Lateralized Processing In The Human Olfactory System

Venkatesh Murthy - Harvard University
Bilateral Integration Of Odor Information In The Mouse

Aravinthan Samuel - Harvard University
Deep Laterality In Olfactory Signal Processing In Drosophila Larva

NEW APPROACH METHODOLOGIES (NAMS) IN CHEMOSENSORY AND INTEROCEPTION RESEARCH

• Chairs: Ben Smith - Monell Chemical Senses Center & Danielle Reed - Monell Chemical Senses Center

Thomas Hartung- Johns Hopkins University
Building Confidence in NAMs: Lessons from Regulatory Science

Jennifer Douglas - University of Pennsylvania
Human Olfactory Organoids: Progress and Promise

Tetyana Kobets - New York Medical College
Chicken Egg as a Translational Model in Sensory Science

Korel France - Scentience/Toyota
Can AI Understand the Physical World Without Smelling it? A Multimodal Representational Framework for Olfaction

PRESIDENT'S SYMPOSIUM: ULTRA-PROCESSED FOODS, THE SENSES, AND HEALTH: EXPLORING THE EVIDENCE

• Chair: Yanina Pepino - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

THE APPETITION AXIS: INTEGRATING PHASIC SENSORY AND PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNALS TO DRIVE INGESTION

• Chair: Lindsey Schier - University of Southern California

Kevin Myers - Bucknell University
Phasic Gut Feedback Shapes Flavor-Nutrient Learning

Sandrine Chometton - INRAE, Center for Taste and Feeding Behavior, Dijon
Nutritional Reprogramming of Sugar Taste

Derek Daniels - University at Buffalo
Fluid Balance Revisited: Oral, Postoral, and Central Signals Driving Water Intake

Scott Kanoski - University of Southern California
Hypothalamic MCH Neurons Integrate Internal and External Cues for Appetition