Olfactus 2025 Karolinska Institutet

Welcome to Olfactus 2025

This year Olfactus will be hosted by the chemosensory perception groups at Karolinska Institutet on the 14th of November. Olfactus is a one day conference that intends to boost knowledge and networking in the human chemosensory research field. It is mainly focused on lifting juniors, therefore the presentations (10-12 min talk + questions, max 15 min total) will mainly be given by PhD students and post-docs. Senior researchers are also welcome to give presentations, if the schedule allows. More information will be provided to those selected for presentation. If you have any questions don't hesitate to contact us.

The conference will be held at Rockefeller, Nobels väg 11, 171 65 Solna

Agenda

Friday Nov 14

Program

08:30-09:00 Coffee & registration

09:00-09:10 Opening

09:10-10:10 Keynote speaker
Fifty Scents of Prey: Mosquito Olfaction and Attraction
Marcus Stensmyr, Lund University

10:10-10:20 Short break

10:20-11:05 The sick senses

Longitudinal activity changes of the piriform cortex in Parkinson’s disease
Evelina Salomonsson, Lund University

Relationship of olfaction with cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers and olfactory brain volumes across the Alzheimer’s disease spectrum
Javier Oltra, Karolinska Institutet

Blood based biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease, olfactory dysfunction and future dementia
Frida Smids, Karolinska Institutet

11:05-11:15 Short break

11:15-12:00 Even more sick senses

Olfactory decline profiles and their association with dementia conversion in an older population with 12 years of follow-up
Warre Linseele, Karolinska Institutet

Olfaction and TBI
Karl Johan Borstedt, Karolinska University Hospital

Differential effects of odors on reward-seeking behavior in individuals with Anorexia Nervosa
Andri Savva, Karolinska Institutet

12:00-12:50 Lunch will be provided, sponsored by NoseOption

12:50-13:35 Think about it

Increased Eye-blink Rates Triggered by Consumption of High-Caloric Milkshake
Samet Albayrak, Karolinska Institutet

Working memory training with olfactory stimuli
William Fredborg, Stockholm University

Olfactory Working Memory
Shirley Lim, Karolinska Institutet

13:35-13:45 Short break

13:45-14:45 The bulbs

Olfaction without olfactory bulbs
Fredrik Sjövall, Lund University

Respiration shapes pupil dynamics via the olfactory bulb
Reza Ebrahimian Baboukani, Karolinska Institutet

Sensory processing through oscillations in the human olfactory system
Frans Nordén, Karolinska Institutet

14:45-15:15 Coffee break

15:15-16:00 It’s all about chemistry

Real-time analysis and transmission of smells
Eunyeong Jin, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry

Scent Incognita: Building a Community-Driven Database of the Plant Olfactory Landscape
Alexandra Gutmann, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry

Machine Olfaction in the Age of Large-Scale Models and Data
Farzaneh Taleb, Royal Institute of Technology

16:00-16:10 Short break

16:10-16:55 A taste of nutrition

The olfactory reference disorder
Mats J Olsson, Karolinska Institutet

Child‑Centered Smell Research: Questionnaire Adaptation, Stimulus Design, and Field Testing
Linnea Apelman, Uppsala University

Predicting Appetitive Response to Food Odours from Expected Gustatory Properties and Taste-liker Status
Putu Agus Khorisantono, Karolinska Institutet

16:55-17:05 Short break

17:05-17:40 Discussion about the future – what’s next

18:30- 20:30 Dinner at a nearby restaurant (registration required)