Joint with: Neurobiology of Appetite Control
Sensory Systems: Interoception and Exteroception

Jan 18–21, 2027 | Keystone Resort, Keystone, CO, United States
Scientific Organizers: Alexander Chesler, Stephen Liberles, and Vanessa Ruta

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Jan 18–21, 2027 | Keystone Resort, Keystone, CO, United States

Scientific Organizers: Alexander Chesler, Stephen Liberles, and Vanessa Ruta

Supported by the  Directors' Fund

***Meeting program subject to change.

Available Formats:   = In Person     = On Demand
Monday, January 18, 2027
Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
Tuesday, January 19, 2027
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Welcome and Keynote Address (Joint)
8:00–9:00 AM
Misha Ahrens, Janelia Research Campus
Whole-Brain, All-Optical Interrogation of Neuronal Dynamics Underlying Gut Interoception
Body-Brain I (Joint)
9:00–11:15 AM
Stephen Liberles, Harvard Medical School
Mechanisms of Body-Brain Communication
Kara Marshall, Baylor College of Medicine
Under Pressure: The Role of PIEZO Ion Channels in Interoception
Irene Miguel-Aliaga, Francis Crick Institute
Gut Feelings
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
Poster Setup
11:15–1:00 PM
On Own for Lunch
11:15–5:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Symposia Spotlight 1: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Touch
5:00–7:00 PM
Ardem Patapoutian †, The Scripps Research Institute
How do you Feel: Molecular Mechanisms for Mechanosensation
Alexander Chesler, National Institutes of Health
Molecules and Cells for Touch, Thermosensation, and Pain
David D. Ginty, HHMI/Harvard Medical School
Touch Sensory Neurons and their Spinal Cord Circuits
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Wednesday, January 20, 2027
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Keynote Address (Joint)
8:00–9:00 AM
Mark L. Andermann, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
How Motivation Shapes Perception
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
Body-Brain II (Joint)
9:00–11:00 AM
Sung-Yon Kim, Seoul National University
Transforming Sensory Input to Behavioral and Physiological Output
Amber L. Alhadeff, Monell Chemical Senses Center
Dissociating Circuits for Satiety and Aversion
Yoav Livneh, Weizmann Institute of Science
Sensations and Prediction in Brain-Body Interactions
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Poster Setup
11:00–1:00 PM
On Own for Lunch
11:00–5:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Career Roundtable
3:00–4:30 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Eyes and Ears
5:00–7:00 PM
Katie Kindt, NIDCD - National Institute of Health
Using Transgenic Zebrafish to Light up Hair-Cell Synapse Formation and Function
Jeffrey R. Holt, Boston Children's Hospital
Mechanotransduction in Auditory Hair Cells: A Tale of Two Channels
Speaker to be Announced
Jeremiah Osteen †, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Next Generation Pain Drugs
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Thursday, January 21, 2027
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Chemosensation
8:00–11:00 AM
Vanessa Ruta, Rockefeller University
Circuits for Adaptive Behaviors
Emily Liman, University of Southern California
How We Taste - Diverse Roles of a Proton Channel
Maude Baldwin †, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology
Evolution of Sensory and Physiological Systems
Nancy A. Thornberry †, Kallyope, Inc.
Targeting the Vagal Nerve to Control Appetite and Inflammation
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
On Own for Lunch
11:00–5:00 PM
Symposia Spotlight 2: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Somatosensation
5:00–6:45 PM
Theanne N. Griffith, UC Davis
New Insights into Sodium Channel Function in Somatosensory Neurons
John Tuthill, University of Washington
Neural Control of Respiration in Drosophila
Fan Wang †, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Pain and Placebo
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions
6:45–7:00 PM
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Entertainment
8:00–11:00 PM
Cash Bar
8:00–11:00 PM
Friday, January 22, 2027
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM

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