Sensory Systems: Interoception and Exteroception (Q3)
January 1-4, 2027
| Location to be Determined
Alexander Chesler, Stephen Liberles and Vanessa Ruta
| 4:00–8:00 PM |
Registration |
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| 6:00–8:00 PM |
Welcome Mixer |
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Saturday, January 2, 2027
| 8:00–9:00 AM |
Welcome and Keynote Address (Joint) |
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Misha Ahrens †, Janelia Research Campus
Whole-Brain, All-Optical Interrogation of Neuronal Dynamics Underlying Gut Interoception |
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| 9:00–11:15 AM |
Body-Brain I (Joint) |
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Stephen Liberles, Harvard Medical School
Mechanisms of Body-Brain Communication |
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Kara Marshall †, Baylor College of Medicine
Under Pressure: The Role of PIEZO Ion Channels in Interoception |
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Irene Miguel-Aliaga †, Francis Crick Institute
Gut Feelings |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:30–9:50 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 11:15–1:00 PM |
Poster Setup |
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| 11:15–5:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 1:00–10:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
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| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 1: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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Ardem Patapoutian †, The Scripps Research Institute
How do you Feel: Molecular Mechanisms for Mechanosensation |
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Alexander Chesler, National Institutes of Health
Molecules and Cells for Touch, Thermosensation, and Pain |
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David D. Ginty †, HHMI/Harvard Medical School
Making Sense of Touch |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
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| 8:00–9:00 AM |
Keynote Address (Joint) |
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Mark L. Andermann †, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
How Motivation Shapes Perception |
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| 9:00–9:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 9:00–11:00 AM |
Body-Brain II (Joint) |
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Sung-Yon Kim, Seoul National University
Transforming Sensory Input to Behavioral and Physiological Output |
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Amber L. Alhadeff, Monell Chemical Senses Center
Dissociating Circuits for Saitiety and Aversion |
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Yoav Livneh †, Weizmann Institute of Science
Representation of Physiological Need States |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 11:00–1:00 PM |
Poster Setup |
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| 11:00–5:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 1:00–10:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
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| 3:00–4:30 PM |
Career Roundtable |
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–7:00 PM |
Eyes and Ears |
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Katie Kindt †, NIDCD - National Institute of Health
Using Transgenic Zebrafish to Light up Hair-Cell Synapse Formation and Function |
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Jeffrey R. Holt †, Boston Children's Hospital
Mechanotransduction of Auditory Hair Cells |
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Thomas Baden †, University of Sussex
Ancestral Photoreceptor Diversity as the basis of Visual Behavior |
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Jeremiah Osteen †, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Next Generation Pain Drugs |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
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| 8:00–11:00 AM |
Chemosensation |
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Vanessa Ruta, Rockefeller University
Circuits for Adaptive Behaviors |
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Maude Baldwin †, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology
Evolution of Sensory and Physiological Systems |
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Emily Liman †, University of Southern California
Sensing Sour: Discovery, Structure and Function of the Proton Channel |
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Nancy A. Thornberry †, Kallyope, Inc.
Targeting the Vagal Nerve to Control Appetite and Inflammation |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:00–9:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 11:00–5:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 2: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–6:45 PM |
Somatosensation |
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Theanne N. Griffith †, UC Davis
Differential Encoding of Mammalian Proprioception by Voltage Gated Sodium Channels |
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John Tuthill †, University of Washington
Adaptive Sensorimotor Control of Walking in Fruit Flies and Snow Flies |
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Fan Wang †, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Pain and Placebo |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 6:45–7:00 PM |
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions |
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
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| 8:00–11:00 PM |
Entertainment |
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