Smell and Taste 18
a practical introduction to the physiology and pathophysiology of the chemical senses, September 25th to 26th, 2026
Where: Lecture Hall (“Hörsaal”) at the DINZ, house number 19, Fetscherstrasse 74, D-01307 Dresden
Start: Friday, 25th of September, 2026, 9:00 h
End: Saturday, 26th of September, 2026, 15:30 h
Registration deadline: 10th of September 2026
Contact: Thomas Hummel, M.D., thummel@msx.tu-dresden.de
Aims
This course is an attempt to teach Smell and Taste in a most practical and interesting way, meaning that the meeting is not only defined by lectures, but through practical courses and demonstrations. In addition, the meeting is meant to provide a platform for the informal discussion of questions related to clinical issues around smell and taste - to this end we will hold plenary sessions where, for example, cases will be presented. Last, no least, the meeting is meant to build or to strengthen networks among the small community of clinicians interested in smell and taste.
Location of the Lecture Hall
Lecture Hall (“Hörsaal”) at the DINZ, Fetscherstrasse 74, D-01307 Dresden
Location through Google Maps: Coordinates 51.058192, 13.781396
It will be organised through the Smell & Taste Clinic of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology of the University of Dresden Medical School, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany, phone +49- 0351 458-4189.
How to get to the conference site?
Lecture Hall (“Hörsaal”) at the DINZ, Fetscherstrasse 74, D-01307 Dresden
Location through Google Maps: Coordinates 51.058192, 13.781396
from the Airport:
From the Airport, please take the train S2 (every 30 min) to the train station Bahnhof-Neustadt. Then take the tram no. 6, direction Niedersedlitz, to the station Blasewitzer Strasse / Fetscherstrasse. Cross the street and walk along the Blasewitzer Strasse until the next intersection with Augsburger Strasse (about 200 m) which brings you to the gate of the clinic area. Please continue to walk for another 400 m or so, then the DINZ (house #19) is on the right.
by train:
From the main train station Hauptbahnhof please take the tram no. 10 from Hauptbahnhof Nord, direction Striessen, to the station Fetscherplatz. Then take the tram no. 12, direction Striessen, to the station Augsburger Strasse/Universitätsklinik. Cross the street and walk along the street Augsburger Strasse till you come after 50 m to the gate of the clinic area. Please continue to walk for another 400 m or so, then the DINZ (house #19) is on the right.
From the train station Bahnhof Neustadt take the tram no. 6, direction Niedersedlitz, to the station Blasewitzer Strasse / Fetscherstrasse. Cross the street and walk along the Blasewitzer Strasse until the next intersection with Augsburger Strasse (about 200 m), take a left on Augsburger Strasse till you come after 50 m to the gate of the clinic area. Please continue to walk for another 400 m or so, then the DINZ (house #19) is on the right.
The Dinner
The dinner will start at 7:00 p.m. at the Kanonenhof
Address: Brühlscher Garten 4, 01067 Dresden
For Location: click here
Google coordinates: 51.052160, 13.745441
The Excursion
On Saturday morning there will be an opportunity for 7 early birds to drive to the Saxonian Switzerland (the Bastei) which offers a spectacular view over this national reserve. The bus leaves at 5:30 a.m. in front of the lecture hall (house #19) and will be back at 8:30 a.m. Zhenni Tian will accompany the group. There will be fruits and some sweets plus water on the bus for a makeshift breakfast. Please let Thomas Hummel know whether you will join or not.
The excursion is free! Costs for that are included in the conference fee.
Fee
Fee for participation is 330 Euro.
For participants with an industrial background the participation fee is 650 Euro. Fees must be paid on registration with money transfer. The refund for no show is limited to 50%.
If bank transfer is not at all possible payment by credit card is also an option. Please turn to Thomas Hummel for details.
Continued Medical Education: The course will earn you 10 points or more, Category C. 
Conference fees
Conference fees can be paid either cash at the registration desk or by money transfer. Credit cards are not accepted.
Money transfer - please send the money to the following account:
Receiver: Carl Gustav Carus Management GmbH
Important: Please indicate as purpose of the payment “SMELLANDTASTE18” plus your name
IBAN: DE 71 1203 0000 0011 2483 33
BIC: BYLADEM 1001
Carl Gustav Carus Management GmbH is the organizer and is responsible for the contractual and financial processing on behalf of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at the Dresden University Hospital.
Data protection
Your personal data will be processed in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and used as part of our event organization.
You agree to this use with your registration. Further information on data protection can be found at www.carus-management.de/datenschutz and www.uniklinikum-dresden.de/de/impressum#Datenschutz .
Contact
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Dresden Medical School
Fetscherstrasse 74 , 01307 Dresden, Germany
phone +49- 0351 458-4189 or -3197
Fax +49- 0351 458-7370
Deadline
Deadline for registration is the 10th of September 2026. Please send an informal application to Thomas Hummel. Please let us know whether you would like to participate in the conference dinner. The maximum number of participants is 48; in case of more than 48 applications the date of application will decide about participation.
Speakers and Topics
- Sabiniewicz, Agnieszka (Dresden) - The social dimension of olfactory loss
- Han, Pengfei (Qongqing) - Imaging of olfactory function in olfactory loss
- Haehner, Antje (Dresden) - Neurodegenerative olfactory loss, aging, spontaneous recovery
- Hummel, Thomas (Dresden) - General aspects, olfactory testing
- Philpott, Carl (Norwich) - Postviral olfactory loss
- Konstantinidis, Iordanis (Thessaloniki) –posttraumatic olfactory loss
- Finger, Tom (Aurora) - Taste function and dysfunction
- Gellrich, Janine (Dresden) – olfactory loss in children
- Kelly, Christine (London) - the patient's view
- Calegari, Federico - olfactory regeneration at a cellular level
- Witt, Martin (Rostock) - Anatomy of the human olfactory system
- Weise, Susanne (Dresden) – implants and transplants
- Hernandez, Kristina (Dresden) - trigeminal function
- Kim, Kwangsu (Dresden) – AI in imaging and electrophysiology
- Manzini, Ivan (Giessen) - olfactory physiology
- Pieniak, Michal - epidemiology, spontaneous recovery
- Boscolo-Rizzo, Paolo (Trieste) - sinunasal disease
- Kim, Chang-Hoon (seoul) - modeling olfactory dysfunction
- Welge-Lüssen, Antje (Basel) - idiopathic olfactory loss / surgery for olfactory dysfunction
Posters
There will be a possibility to show posters on Friday and Saturday during the lunch breaks. The poster size is 119 cm W and 84 cm H.
If you would like to do that, please send an email to Thomas Hummel with
- The title of the poster
- Authors
- Affiliation and email address
Timetable
Practical courses
During the practical courses we will focus on the following:
- olfactory testing
- taste testing
- chemosensory event-related potentials
- recording of electro-olfactograms
- electrogustometry
- retronasal olfactory testing
- investigations of trigeminal sensitivity
- nasal endoscopy and intranasal volumetry
- anatomy of the "olfactory brain"
- histology of the olfactory epithelium
- MRI-based volumetry of the olfactory bulb
- biopsies from the olfactory epithelium
What to see?
Dresden sightseeing tour
City of Dresden homepage
Dresden and Saxony (Dresden is the state capital of Saxony!)
Where to stay?
prices are typically between 70 and 120 Euro
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Participants
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