Saturday, August 16th, 2025
12:00 pm – Opening Remarks
12:15 pm – Kai Zhao, Ohio State University – Physiological aerodynamics and transport in the nasal airway: implications for ortho- and retro-nasal olfaction
12:45 pm – Claire de March, University of Paris-Saclay – Mediators of Scent: How Odorant Receptors Shape Our Sense of Smell
1:15 pm – Ann Marie Torregrossa, University at Buffalo – Can your saliva change the taste of your food?
1:45 pm – Tasting Break
2:15 pm – Dana Small, McGill University – Title TBD
2:4 5pm – Kyle Burger, Monell Chemical Senses Center – ‘The role of flavor in food reinforcement learning.
3:15 pm – Thomas Hummel, Technische Universität Dresden – The clinical view on retronasal olfactory perception
3:45 pm – Panel Discussion
4:45 pm – Closing Remarks
Dinner Workshop
6:30 pm at Hudson Table
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Sunday, August 17th, 2025
8:50 am – Opening Remarks
9:00 am – Claire Murphy, San Diego State University – Title TBD
9:30 am – Lauren Roberson, Ohio State University – Supporting Well-Being through Food: Effective Feeding Strategies for Dementia and Alzheimer’s Care
10:00 am – Gina Mullins Challenge Results
10:15 am – Tasting Break
10:45 am – Chris Simons, Ohio State University – Engaging the Senses: Multisensory and Contextual Influences on Food Preference and Intake
11:15 am – Michelle Niedziella, Nerdoscientist – 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