Symposium Schedule

Saturday, August 16th, 2025

12:00 pm – Tim McClintock, Ph.D. Opening Remarks

12:15 pm – Kai Zhao – The physiological fluid dynamics and transport in the nasal airway, with a particular focus on olfaction

12:45 pm – Claire de March – Odorant receptors and the odors that activate them, especially food odors

1:15 pm – Ann Marie Torregrossa – Taste/food selection/diet/saliva – or some sensorily flavorful combination thereof

1:45 pm – Tasting Break

2:15 pm – Dana Small – Mechanisms of food reward and their contribution to flavor

2:4 5pm – Kyle Burger – Ingestive behavior

3:15 pm – Thomas Hummel – The clinical view on retronasal olfactory perception

3:45 pm – Panel Discussion

4:45 pm – Closing Remarks

Sunday, August 17th, 2025

8:50 am – Opening Remarks

9:00 am – Claire Murphy – How aging and age-related neurodegeneration affect smell and taste

9:30 am – Lauren Roberson – Food and nutrition for individuals with dementia

10:00 am – Gina Mullins Challenge Results

10:15 am – Tasting Break

10:45 am – Chris Simons – Engaging the Senses: Multisensory and Contextual Influences on Food Preference and Intake

11:15 am – Michelle Niedziella – The ‘Cookie Stomach’ Theory: A Nerdoscientist’s Journey into Predicting Food Behavior with Brains, Behavior, and Bots

11:45 am – Panel Discussion

12:45 pm – Closing Remarks

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