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TASTE BUDS AND CELLS

(100) GABA RELEASE FROM PALATAL TASTE BUDS AFTER STIMULATION WITH SWEETENERS
Yuryanni A. Rodriguez1, Gennady Dvoryanchikov 1, Stephen D. Roper1,2, Nirupa Chaudhari1,2. 1Dept. of Physiology and Biophysics Univ. of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA 2Dept. of Otolaryngology Univ. of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
(102) GUSTATORY NERVE FIBER INNERVATION DRIVES PRESYNAPTIC SPECIALIZATION ACCUMULATION IN TASTE RECEPTOR CELLS.
Shannon M. Landon, Emily R. Holder, Laura Pinto, Saima Humayun, Lindsey J. Macpherson. University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
(104) APPLICATION OF EXPANSION MICROSCOPY TO STUDY TASTE
Kang-Hoon Kim, Emma Larsson, Minliang Zhou, Hong Wang. Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
(108) MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION OF THE REMARKABLE DIVERSITY OF GENICULATE GANGLION SENSORY NEURONS AND GLIA
Debarghya Dutta Banik, Tao Tang, Brian A. Pierchala. Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
(110) NEURONAL REGULATION OF ADULT TASTE STEM CELLS
Jiang Xu1, Alan Moreira de Araujo1, Ranhui Xi1, Xiaoli Lin1, Chanyi Lu1, Kurt Hankenson2, Robert F Margolskee1, Ichiro Matsumoto1, Guillaume de Lartigue1, Myunghwan Choi3, Peihua Jiang1. 1Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA 2University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA 3School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
CHEMOSENSORY RECEPTORS IN NON-CHEMOSENSORY TISSUES

(112) A NOVEL CELL MODEL FOR BITTER TASTE THRESHOLD PREDICTION BASED ON INTERLEUKIN-6 RELEASE IN HUMAN GINGIVAL FIBROBLASTS
Johanna Tiroch1,5, Andreas Dunkel2, Sonja Sterneder1,2,5, Sofie Zehentner1,5, Maik Behrens2, Antonella DiPizio2, Jakob Ley3, Barbara Lieder1, Veronika Somoza1,2,4. 1University of Vienna, Faculty of Chemistry, Vienna, Austria 2Leibniz-Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany 3Symrise AG, Holzminden, Germany 4Technical University of Munich, School of Life Sciences, Freising, Germany 5University of Vienna Doctoral School in Chemistry, Vienna, Austria
(114) BITTER PEPTIDES DERIVED FROM GASTRIC DIGESTION OF SWEET-TASTING THAUMATIN AMELIORATE H. PYLORI INDUCED PRO-INFLAMMATORY IL-17A RELEASE VIA BITTER TASTE RECEPTOR TAS2R16
Phil Richter1,2, Karin Sebald2, Konrad Fischer3, Angelika Schnieke3, Malek Jlilati2, Verena Mittermeier-Kleßinger4, Veronika Somoza2,5,6. 1TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany 2Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany 3Chair of Livestock Biotechnology, TUM School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany 4Chair of Food Chemistry and Molecular Sensory Science, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany 5Chair of Nutritional Systems Biology, TUM School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany 6Department of Physiological Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
(116) THE ADDITION OF SOME BUT NOT ALL AMINO ACIDS TO SOIL INCREASES THE FEEDING RATE OF THE EARTHWORM, DENDROBAENA VENETA.
Jonathan G Mebrahtu1, Folashaye E Araromi1, Ameena A Mohassib1, Laura Ortega-Damian1, Rebeca V Rodriguez1, Tania C Romero1, Renalison Farias-Pereira1, Michael J Rizzo2, Cecil J Saunders1. 1Kean University, Union, NJ, USA 2Wake Forest Unviersity, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
COGNITION

(118) AFFECTIVE ODORS MODULATE NEURAL PROCESSING OF EMOTIONAL VISUAL STIMULI
Chloe E. Johnson, Colin B. Bowyer, Danielle N. Jones, Austin C. Pauley, James S. Brown, Adam K. Dewan, Christopher J. Patrick. Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
(120) PREDICTING INTENSITY INTERACTIONS IN ODOR MIXTURES
Robert Pellegrino1, Matt Andres1, Vijay Singh2, Josh Nsubuga1, Khristina Samoilova3, Cyrille Mascart3, Alex Koulakov3, Joel Mainland1. 1Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA 2Department of Physics, NC A&T State University, Greensboro, NC, USA 3Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Springs Harbor, NY, USA
(122) OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE BEHAVIORAL TRAITS DO NOT PREDICT ODOR AWARENESS AND OLFACTORY HYPERREACTIVITY IN THE GENERAL POPULATION: RESULTS OF A REPRESENTATIVE NATIONAL SURVEY IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC
Lenka Martinec Novakova, Dagmar Schwambergova, Jan Havlicek, Iveta Hocko Fajnerova. National Institute of Mental Health, Klecany, Czech Republic
DEVELOPMENT/REGENERATION

(124) ZONA PELLUCIDA LIKE DOMAIN CONTAINING 2 IS INVOLVED IN THE STIMULATION-DEPENDENT NEUROGENESIS OF SPECIFIC OLFACTORY SENSORY NEURON SUBTYPES IN MICE
Karlin E Rufenacht, Kawsar Hossain, Amanda Stenzel, Madeline Smith, Stephen Santoro. Department of Pediatrics, Section of Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
(126) ASYMMETRIC HISTONE INHERITANCE PATTERNS IN MAMMALIAN OLFACTORY HORIZONTAL STEM CELLS
Binbin Ma1, 2, Guanghui Yang1, 2, Jonathan Yao2, Gabriel Manske3, Sue Hammoud3, Xin Chen1, 2, Haiqing Zhao2. 1Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA 2Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA 3Department of Urology, University of Michigan., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
(128) THE ROLE OF EVOKED ACTIVITY IN THE SURVIVAL AND FUNCTIONAL INTEGRATION OF NEWBORN OLFACTORY SENSORY NEURONS
Kendall A Curtis, Sarah PR Berg, Claire EJ Cheetham. University of Pittsburgh, Pittburgh, PA, USA
(130) HEDGEHOG SIGNALING REGULATION OF EMBRYONIC LINGUAL MUSCLES DIFFERENTIATION
Gabrielle C. Audu1, Sally Y. Rohan2, Archana Kumari1. 1Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, NJ 2 PBL, Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, NJ
(132) THE ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM PROTEIN CANOPY1, PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN VOMERONASAL HOMEOSTASIS AND NEURONAL CONNECTIVITY
Nicholas A. Mathias1,2, Paolo E. Forni1,2,3. 1Biological Sciences, University at Albany, Albany, NY, USA 2The RNA Institute, University at Albany, Albany, NY, USA 3The Center for Neuroscience Research, Albany, NY, USA
DISCRIMINATION

(134) THE PSYCHOPHYSICAL ANALYSIS OF "MAPLE" AND "BUDDY" AROMAS IN MAPLE SYRUP PRODUCTS WHEN EXPOSED TO LIGHT AND ELEVATED TEMPERATURES DURING STORAGE
Yao Jiang, Alina N. Stelick, Patti de Cruilles, Hanfei Liu, Leto Solla, Catherine Belisle, Aaron Wightman, Robin Dando, Terry E Acree. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
(136) INTEGRATION OF A GUSTOMETER AND A SNIFF OLFACTOMETER INTO THE SAME PSYCHOPY PROGRAM TO MEASURE THE EFFECTS OF TASTE STIMULATION ON ODOR PERCEPTION
Tiffany Hsu, Yao Jiang, Leto Solla, Jing Wu, Milan Poland, Robin Dando, Terry Acree. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
(138) COMPARING ODOR PERCEPTION ACROSS HUMANS AND MICE
Elizabeth Hamel1, Robert Pellegrino1, Mebelyn Urena1, Sebastian Ceballo2, Saeed Karimimehr2, Khristina Samoilova3, Matt Andres1, Jenny Margolis1, Alexei Koulakov3, Dima Rinberg2, Joel Mainland1. 1Monell Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA 2New York University, New York City, NY, USA 3Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, USA
(140) BITTER TASTE PERCEPTION AND ITS NEURONAL UNDERPINNING
Tal Belity1, Anan Moran1,2. 1Department of Neurobiology, School of Neurobiology, Biochemistry & Biophysics, The George S. Wise Faculty of Life Science, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 2Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv
OLFACTORY BULB

(142) BEHAVIORALLY RELEVANT FEATURES OF THE NEURAL CODE IN OLFACTORY BULB
Saeed Karimimehr1,2, Sebastian Ceballo1, Mursel Karadas1, Dmitry Rinberg1,2,3. 1Neuroscience Institute, New York University Langone Health, New York, NY, USA 2Center for Neural Science, New York University, New York, NY, USA 3Department of Physics, New York University, New York, NY, USA
(144) LOSS OF SMELL AND THE OLFACTORY-HIPPOCAMPAL GAMMA OSCILLATION CHANGES IN THE ACCELERATION OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE PROGRESSION
Joseph A. Villanueva1,2, Maria A. Nagel2,3, Diego Restrepo1,2,4. 1Department of Cell & Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA 2Department of Neurology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA 3Department of Ophthalmology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA 4Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
(146) EVOLUTION OF OLFACTORY SENSITIVITY IN THE MEXICAN CAVEFISH
Evan Lloyd1, Alex Keene2, Kimberly A Hughes1, Douglas A Storace1. 1Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA 2Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
(148) ALTERED ODOR-MEDIATED SOCIAL BEHAVIOR IN A MODEL OF FRAGILE X SYNDROME
Lucy C. Irvine2, Navarrete Marcela1, Joaquin De la Rosa1, Juan Zegers2, Ricardo C. Araneda2, Alexia Nunez-Parra1, Jorge Mpodozis1. 1Department of Biology, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile 2Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
(150) ­THE SUPERFICIAL TUFTED AND MITRAL CELL OUTPUT NEURONS OF THE MOUSE OLFACTORY BULB HAVE A DUAL ROLE IN INSULIN SENSING.  
Louis J. Kolling1, 2, Catherine Anne Marcinkiewcz1, Debra Ann Fadool2. 1Department of Neuroscience & Pharmacology, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA 2Program in Neuroscience & Institute of Molecular Biophysics, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA

(152) EFFECTS OF TWO ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RISK FACTORS ON NEURONAL AND SYNAPTIC PROPERTIES IN THE ANTERIOR OLFACTORY NUCLEUS OF MICE.
Xiaotao Jin, Meigeng Hu, Dan Zhao, Shaolin Liu. University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
METABOLISM AND OBESITY

(154) THE BITTER SIDE OF HABITUAL LOW-CALORIE SWEETENER (LCS) USE: EXPLORING ASSOCIATIONS WITH LCS CONSUMPTION PATTERNS AND GLUCOSE METABOLISM, SWEETNESS PERCEPTION, AND ADDED SUGAR INTAKE
Mariel Molina-Castro1, Clara Salame2, Blair Rowitz2,3, M. Yanina Pepino1,2,3. 1Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA 2Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA 3Carle Illinois College of Medicine, Urbana, IL, USA
(156) INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN CEPHALIC PHASE INSULIN RELEASE
Alexa J. Pullicin, Juyun Lim. Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA
OBESITY

(158) DON TUCKER FINALIST: TASTE AND SMELL PERCEPTION AFTER METABOLIC SURGERY
Jessica G. Nicanor-Carreon1, Blair Rowitz1,2,3, M. Yanina Pepino1,4. 1Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA 2Carle Illinois College of Medicine, Urbana, IL, USA 3Department of Surgery, Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL, USA 4Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
(160) LOWER PERCEPTION OF ODORS INTENSITY IN LATE EVENING MAY CONTRIBUTE TO POOR DIET INTAKE IN EVENING SLEEP PHENOTYPES
Surabhi Bhutani, Paige Sullivan, Victoria Esparza, Kyra Jensen, Matthew Woods, Katie Quis, Uduak George. San Diego State Unversity, San Diego, CA, USA
OLFACTORY RECEPTOR NEURONS

(162) DEFINING THE ROLE OF IMMATURE OLFACTORY SENSORY NEURONS IN OLFACTION
Jordan D. Gregory1, 2, Ryan S. Herzog1, 2, Claire E. Cheetham1. 1Dept. of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA 2Center for Neuroscience at the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
(164) IRHOM2 REGULATES THE OLFACTORY RECEPTOR LANDSCAPE
Hsiu-Yi Lu1, Stephanie Azzopardi2, Jane Salmon3, Carl Blobel3, Hiroaki Matsunami1. 1Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University, Druham, NC, USA 2Tri-I MD/PhD Program, Weill Cornell Medicine, Rockefeller Univ, Sloan-Kettering Institute, new york, NY, USA 3Hospital for Special Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine, new york, NY, USA
(166) ARL13B CONTROLS LOCALIZATION OF PIP2 IN THE MOUSE OLFACTORY CILIA AND NEURONAL FUNCTIONAL OUTPUT.
Kirill Ukhanov1, Warren Green2, Chao Xie3, Jeffrey Martens1. 1University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA 2University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA 3Nikon Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada
(168) CHARACTERIZATION OF ENHANCER MOTIFS AND TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS THAT DRIVE TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR GENE CHOICE
Maddie Ratkowski1, Rya Muller1, Kyungho Seong1, David Brann2, Tatsuya Tsukahara2, Sandeep R. Datta2, Thomas Bozza1. 1Department of Neurobiology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA 2Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
(170) FLAVORS AND FRAGRANCES CAN MODULATE GENE EXPRESSION VIA EPIGENETIC CHANGES
Anandasankar Ray, Rogelio Nunez-Flores, Sachiko Haga-Yamanaka. MCSB, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA

(172) MULTIMODAL OLFACTION: NEURAL MECHANISMS UNDERLYING MECHANOSENSATION THROUGH MOUSE OLFACTORY SYSTEM
Sarang Mahajan, Suhel Tamboli, Susobhan Das, Anindya S Bhattacharjee, Meenakshi Pardasani, Priyadharshini Srikanth, Shruti D Marathe, Nixon M Abraham. Laboratory of Neural Circuits and Behaviour (LNCB), Department of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, India