Sensory Biology of Ingestion: Integrating the Internal and External Worlds
To survive, animals must decide what and how much to eat. This requires integration of external information (sights, smells, tastes, textures) with internal bodily signals. Until recently, fields focused on the sensation, perception, and interpretation of external stimuli, and their ability to regulate behavior, have proceeded largely independently from those seeking to understand internal drivers of behavior. We are excited to convene experts in diverse areas of sensory biology related to eating (taste, olfaction, gut-brain signals, etc.) across various model systems with the aim of highlighting recent discoveries, bridging these fields, and fostering a multidisciplinary science of ingestion that integrates research on interoceptive and exterosensory signals.
Janelia will cover lodging and meals for all participants, and travel support is available to those in need (please indicate need in that portion of the application). Participants are expected to stay for the duration of the workshop and will also have an opportunity to extend their stay for continued discussion and collaborative time.
The meeting will begin at 6pm ET on the first day and end by 1pm ET on the last.
Application deadline: June 24, 2024 (11:59 p.m. ET)
Please note: Because Janelia conferences are intentionally small and selective, we may not be able to accommodate all applicants. We strive for as broad a representation across labs as possible and therefore may limit participation to one person per group. Preference is given to applicants who are active researchers in the field and intend to present their work as a poster or selected talk.
Organizers
Zachary Knight, HHMI/University of California, San Francisco
Kara Marshall, HHMI/Baylor College of Medicine
Dana Small, McGill University
Invited Participants
Misha Ahrens, HHMI/Janelia Research Campus
Amber Alhadeff, Monell Chemical Senses Center
Mark Andermann, Harvard University
Lisa Beutler, Northwestern University
Paul Breslin, Monell Chemical Senses Center/Rutgers University
Jeff Brunstrom, University of Bristol
Ivan de Araujo, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
Guillaume de Lartigue, Monell Chemical Senses Center
Debra Fadool, Florida State University
Alfredo Fontanini, Stony Brook University
Ciarán Forde, Wageningen University
John Glendinning, Barnard College
Friedrich Johenning, Charité University Medicine Berlin
Melanie Kaelberer, Duke University
Sung-Yon Kim, Seoul National University
Michael Krashes, National Institutes of Health/NIDDK
Teresa Lever, University of Missouri
Juyun Lim, Oregon State University
Yalda Moayedi-Esfahani, Columbia University
Yanina Pepino, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Chen Ran, Scripps Research Institute
Carlos Ribeiro, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown
Lindsey Schier, University of Southern California
Mireille Serlie, Yale University
Alan Spector, University of Florida
Gabriella Sterne, University of Rochester
Scott Sternson, HHMI/University of California, San Diego
Greg Suh, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Marc Tittgemeyer, Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research
Nilay Yapici, Cornell University
Martin Yeomans, University of Sussex
Chris Zimmerman, Princeton University
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Application deadline: June 24, 2024 (11:59 p.m. ET)