The 22nd International Symposium on Molecular and Neural mechanisms
of Taste and Olfactory Perception (ISMNTOP XXII, YRUF XXII, AISCRIB XIII)
February 28 - March 1, 2026, @ Dental School Building 4F, Okayama University

 Hosted by:
   Department of oral physiology, Faculty of medicine, dentistry and pharmaceutical sciences, Okayama University
   (岡山大学大学院医歯薬学総合研究科口腔生理学分野)

 Organizer:
   Ryusuke Yoshida (Okayama Univ)
   Yuzo Ninomiya (Okayama Univ, Kyushu Univ, Monell Chemical Senses Center)
   

Program (tentative)



----- February 28th, Saturday -----

■ Opening remarks: 12:50 - 13:00

■ Session 1: Taste 1: 13:00 – 14:15

S1-1 (13:00 - 13:25) Hiroo Imai (Kyoto University, Japan)
S1-2 (13:25 - 13:50) Akihiro Itoigawa (Osaka University, Japan)
S1-3 (13:50 - 14:15) Hirohito Miura (Kagoshima University, Japan)

■ Special lecture 1: 14:30 – 15:10

SL1 (14:30 – 15:10) Emiry Liman (University of Southern California, USA)

■ Session 2: Umami: 15:10 – 17:00

S2-1 (15:20 – 15:45) Ken Iwatsuki (Tokyo University of Agriculture, Japan)
S2-2 (15:45 - 16:10) Takshi Kondoh (Kindai University, Japan)
S2-3 (16:10 – 16:35) Seiji Kitajima (Ajinomoto, Japan)
S2-4 (16:35 – 17:00) Shih-Hua Chou (Kyushu University, Japan)

■ Poster session: 17:00 – 18:15

■ Bus transportation: 18:30

■ Short Talk Session and Social Gathering: 19:00 – 21:00


----- March 1st, Sunday ----

■ Session 3: Olfaction: 9:00 – 11:00

■ Special lecture 2: 11:00 – 11:40

SL2 (11:00 – 11:40) Cindy Poo (Allen Institute, USA)

■ Lunch and Poster: 11:40 - 12:40

■ Session 4: The 13th Asian International Symposium on Chemo-Reception and Ingestive Behavior (AISCRIB XIII): 13:00 – 14:55

S4-1 (13:00 - 13:30) Yong Taek Jeong (Korea University, South Korea)
S4-2 (13:30 – 14:00) Chitoku Toda (Kumamoto University, Japan)
S4-3 (14:00 – 14:30) Takuya Sasaki (Tohoku University, Japan)
S4-4 (14:30 - 14:55) Tetsuya Iwata (Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan)

■ Session 5: Taste 2: 15:10 – 16:50

S5-1 (15:10 - 15:35) Toru Matsu-ura (Kansai Medical University, Japan)
S5-2 (15:35 - 16:00) Shingo Takai (Kyushu University, Japan)
S5-3 (16:00 - 16:25) Mitsuri Takeshima (Kyushu University, Japan)
S5-4 (16:25 - 16:50) Kenichiro Nakajima (Nagoya University, Japan)

■ Closing remarks 16:50-