CRTD Symposium on Olfaction "Smelling Machines from Cells to Human to Robots"

How can a fragrance recall a pleasant memory in your brain?

Can we build robots to achieve the same task?

Get updated with the latest smelling machines innovations at the Dresden campus and beyond. I am pleased to announce the next Olfaction-Symposium “Smelling Machines – Cells, Humans and Robots”, organized by Federico Calegari.

Discover the molecular and technological mysteries of the sense of smell. Top researchers studying sense of smell meet at the CRTD to present their latest results. The symposium aims to bring together researchers specializing in different disciplines that all focus on understanding the principles of the sense of smell. Their work ranges from basic research, studying the sense of smell with the use of stem cells, animal models, and humans, to researching new technologies that can mimic or enhance smelling abilities. The symposium is followed by a social hour. It will let the speakers engage with the audience and discuss their research in an informal way. The visitors have the chance to test their smell by taking part in a Smell Competition. They can also meet the Sniffbot, a robot that showcases artificial olfaction technology that will be demoed during the event.

Program

13:00 – 13:05 | Federico Calegari
Introduction

13:05 – 13:35 | Thomas Hummel (Universitätsklinikum Dresden)
The Sense of Smell and Us       

13:35 – 14:00 | Vittoria Avaro (Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden)
How to Train your Stem Cells to Smell Better

14:00 – 14:45 | Keynote I: Veronica Egger (Universität Regensburg)
Selective Lateral Inhibition Across Co-active Glomerular Columns: The Contribution of Olfactory Bulb Granule Cells to Odor Coding  

14:45 – 15:15 | Coffee break

15:15 – 16:00 | Adi Mizrahi (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
Plasticity and Flexibility of Odor Representations in the Mouse Olfactory Bulb

16:00 – 16:30 | Hayder Amin (Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen)
Advances in Biomimetic Olfactory-Based Biosensors

16:30 – 17:00 | Giovanni Cuniberti (Max Bergmann Center Dresden)
Digital Olfaction: Dream or Reality?

17:00 – 18:00 | Social hour with snacks and drinks including:
- Smell competition
- Sniffbot demonstration

On March 21^st you have the opportunity to talk to the speakers in one-to-one chats. If you would like to exchange some scientific thoughts with them, please contact directly the host – Federico Calegari () or Vittoria Avaro ().

Everybody is welcome.