News — Philadelphia, PA (April 23, 2025) - Over 20 scientists from the will present their latest research at the () annual conference, which covers the latest advances in the fields of taste, smell, and related chemical senses. Overall, AChemS attendees include nearly 400 scientists, clinicians, and industry members, who will engage in science through 232 posters and 49 talks. Within those offerings Monell researchers are chairing and participating in oral presentation sessions (see below for highlights) as well as sharing close to 20 posters over three days. Several Monellians will also receive annual awards from AChemS for their research achievements, highlighted below.
For a full program of conference events, please . For a complete listing of talks and posters by Monell Center presenters and authors, please .
Pre-meeting Symposium: Wednesday, April 23, 2025 Patient-Centered Discovery and Implementation Research in Chemosensory Health Chair/Organizer: Valentina Parma and Nancy Rawson, Monell CenterPatients’ primary goal is to find cures for smell and taste dysfunction. Their lived experience is essential to guiding the design and execution of research that accelerates progress in this field. Researchers are equally committed to discovery and implementation science that addresses patient needs, yet they often encounter systemic barriers—many of which remain invisible. As a result, the field still lacks validated, FDA-approved outcome measures for diagnosing smell and taste dysfunction—tools that reflect the patient experience and are practical for use in both clinical and research settings. Without these measures, the timely development and delivery of effective therapeutics remains out of reach. The goal is to map and align efforts across sectors to develop diagnostics and treatments that are not only scientifically sound, but also market-viable and accessible. In doing so, we can transform how chemosensory dysfunction is diagnosed, treated, and ultimately understood.
Highlights of Monell Science at AChemS 2025Thursday, April 24, 20258:00am - 10:00am: Poster SessionPoster 174Genes To Glass: Role Of Genetic Heritability In Alcohol Preferences And Sweetener EffectivenessHa Nguyen1, Cailu Lin1, Katherine Bell1, Amy Huang1, Alissa Nolden2, Paule Joseph3, Danielle Reed1 1Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 2University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, United States, 3National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Bethesda, MD
4:00pm - 6:00pm: Poster SessionPoster 111Reports of Smell and Taste Adverse Events From GLP-1 RA'sRyann Kolb1, Emmanuel Nartey2, Alicia Lozano2, Alexandra Hanlon2, Vicente Ramirez1, Valentina Parma1 1Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 2Center for Biostatistics and Health Data Science, Virginia Tech, Roanoke, VA
7:00 - 8:20 PM: Polak Awards Lectures7:00: The Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Alkaline Taste Sensation in DrosophilaTingwei Mi1, John Mack1, Wyatt Koolmees1, Quinn Lyon1, Luke Yochimowitz1, Zhao-Qian Teng2, Peihua Jiang1, Craig Montell3, Yali Zhang1,4 1Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, Pa, United States, 2State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, 3Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, United States, 4Department of Physiology, The Diabetes Research Center, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa, United StatesTingwei Mi from Yali Zhang’s lab is the recipient of a Polak Young Investigator Award.
8:00: Re-evaluating Odor Mixtures: Evidence for Predominant LinearityRobert Pellegrino1, Jennifer Margolis1, Carissa Evans1, Mathew Andres1, Emily Mayhew2, Alex Wiltschko3, Rick Gerkin3, Joel Mainland1,41Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 2Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States, 3Osmo, New York, NY, United States, 4Department of Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PARobert Pellegrino from Joel Mainland’s lab is the recipient of a Polak Young Investigator Award.
Friday, April 25 10:00am – Noon: Poster SessionPoster 214Sars-Cov-2 Infection Of Taste Bud Cells In Human Ace2 Transgenic MiceKang-Hoon Kim1, Emma Larsson1, Heaven Branch1, Richard Bowen2, Hong Wang11Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 2Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
4:00pm – 6:00pm: Poster SessionPoster 229Examining The Effects Of Air Pollution On Odor Identification In AgingVicente Ramirez, Valentina ParmaMonell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Poster 243Human Olfactory Organoids as an In Vitro Model of the Olfactory EpitheliumKang-Hoon Kim1, Ankit Chauhan2, Noam Cohen1,2,3, Danielle Reed1, Peihua Jiang1, Hong Wang1, Jennifer E Douglas1,21Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 2University of Pennsylvania, Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 3Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center Surgical Services, Philadelphia, PA
Poster 271Umami Taste Detection in Children Versus AdultsClaudia M. Asensio1, Jessica G. Nicanor Carreon1, Julie A. Mennella2, M. Yanina Pepino11University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States, 2Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Saturday, April 26, 8:00am – 10:00am: Poster SessionPoster 300Detection Thresholds To Glucose, But Not Other Sweeteners, Differ Between Fasted and Fed StatesAlexa J Pullicin1,2, Galen Moll2, Juyun Lim1,21Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia , PA, United States, 2Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Poster 411AChemS Undergrad FinalistRevealing Explicit Odor Intensity Ratings With Relative ReadoutsAiden Streleckis1, Robert Pellegrino1, Beatrice Barra2, Matthew Andres1, Jacqueline Zhao2, Dmitry Rinberg2, Joel D. Mainland1,31Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 2Neuroscience Institute, New York University Langone Health, New York, NY, United States, 3Department of Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
The is an independent nonprofit research institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1968 to advance and share discoveries in the science of the chemical senses of smell, taste, chemesthesis, and interoception to solve the world’s health, societal, and environmental challenges.
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