Olfaction: the stimulus space, neural representation and behavioural relevance

Design by Mirijam Neve / www.meervanmir.com

June 11 - 14, 2018 

at OIST Graduate University

There has been rapid progress in our understanding of olfaction. The workshop will feature latest advancements, with a particular focus on the nature of olfactory stimulus, its representation in the brain and how it is used to guide animal behaviour. A variety of approaches will be presented, including computational, engineering and biological experiments on insects, fish and mammals. 

Organizers

Hokto Kazama, Christoph Kirst, Venkatesh Murthy, Izumi Fukunaga

Confirmed speakers

Sandeep Robert Datta, Harvard Medical School, USA

Thierry Emonet, Yale University, USA

Veronica Egger, University of Regensburg, Germany

Kevin Franks, Duke University, USA

Rainer Friedrich (cancelled), Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Switzerland

Izumi Fukunaga, OIST Graduate University, Japan

Elizabeth Hong, California Institute of Technology, USA

Takeshi Imai, Kyushu University, Japan

Hokto Kazama, Riken Brain Science Institute, Japan

Christoph Kirst (cancelled), Rockefeller University, USA

Alexei Koulakov, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, USA

Venkatesh Murthy, Harvard University, USA

Gabrielle Nevitt, University of California, Davis, USA

Shannon Olsson, National Centre for Biological Sciences, India

Gonzalo Otazu, New York Institute of Technology, USA

Dmitry Rinberg, New York University, USA

Andreas Schaefer, The Francis Crick Institute, UK

Mukhles Sowwan (cancelled), OIST Graduate University, Japan

Kazushige Touhara, The University of Tokyo, Japan

Christina Zelano, NorthWestern University, USA

Photos Photographs from the workshop can be viewed here. Important dates Application deadline has been extended to 17th January, 2018. Application deadline is 31st December, 2017. Capacity is 44 non-speaking participants due to the availability of accommodation at OIST Seaside House. Travel subsidy Half of travel costs for all non-speakers will be subsidized. Full bursaries are available in limited cases. Selection will be based on abstracts. For more on travel, please go to Travel and Accommodations.