Symposia

DATA DRIVEN TOOLS FOR SENSORY PREDICTION

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

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

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

Alex Wiltschko - Osmo
AI and Machine Learning for Chemosensory and Interoceptive Biology

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