The Japanese Association for the Study of Taste and Smell (JASTS) is dedicated to the advancement of research on taste and smell from various directions.
Overview
“The Japanese Association for the Study of Taste and Smell (JASTS)” was founded in 1991 on the basis of the “Taste and Smell Symposium” established in 1967. JASTS holds an annual conference and open seminars to promote the advancement of wide-ranging research in the science of taste and smell. The society promotes information dissemination and interaction among members through the biannual publication of the journal (Jpn J Taste Smell Res), the mailing list, and the association’s website. JASTS is also actively involved in fostering young researchers through award programs and “Young Researchers’ Association". In addition, JASTS has collaborated with the Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS) and The European Chemoreception Research Organization (ECRO), and has hosted the International Symposium on Olfaction and Taste (ISOT) three times. In recent years, we have promoted internationalization by holding symposiums in cooperation with the Asian region.Greetings from the JASTS President,
The Japanese Association for the Study of Taste and Smell (JASTS) was founded in 1991 as the predecessor of the “Taste and Smell Symposium” that started in 1967. JASTS is composed and managed by a large number of taste and smell researchers belonging to universities, research institutes, companies, hospitals, etc., with the aim of advancing the wide-ranging study of the science of taste and smell from basic to applied and clinical research.
JASTS leads the world’s taste and olfaction research in collaboration with the Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS) in the United States and the European Chemoreception Research Organization (ECRO) in Europe. JASTS, together with AChemS and ECRO, publishes and manages Chemical Senses, an international journal on the chemical senses…
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JASTS Events
-JASTS Annual Meetings
The 58th Annual Meeting of The Japanese Association for the Study of Taste and Smell
Wed 11th ~ Fri 13th September, 2024
Venue: Tsushima Campus – Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
President: Ryusuke Yoshida (Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University)
-JASTS Seminar Series
JASTS offers free webinars, which is open to everyone. Please join us!
The 6th JASTS Seminar
Treatment of Olfactory Dysfunction by COVID-19 and Parosmia
Dr. Thomas Hummel（Technische Universitat Dresden, Germany）
Fri 8th March, 2024 16:00 ~ 17:00（JST）
This seminar has ended, thank you.
President
Kazushige Touhara, The University of Tokyo
JASTS Office
Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Applied Biochemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Japanese Society of Taste and Smell Secretariat
1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
Phone:+81- 3-5841-5109 Fax: +81-3-5841-8024
E-mail: jasts@g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp
General Manager
Ryusuke Yoshida, Okayama University
Treasurer
Tadashi Inui, Hokkaido University
Steering Committee
Saho Ayabe, University of Tsukuba
Tadashi Inui, Hokkaido University
Yuko Kusakabe, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
Tatsu Kobayakawa, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Yukio Goto, Takasago Co., Inc
Noriatsu Shigemura, Kyushu University
Haruki Takeuchi, The University of Tokyo
Akiyuki Taruno, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Yukako Hayashi, Kyoto University
Junji Hirota, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Yoko Masuzawa, Ajinomono Co., Inc
Keiko Yasumatsu, Tokyo Dental College
Makoto Yokosuka, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University
Ryusuke Yoshida, Okayama University
Yoshihiro Yoshihara, RIKEN Center for Brain Science
International Committee
Haruki Takeuchi, The University of Tokyo
Tatsu Kobayakawa, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Akiyuki Taruno, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Ichiro Matsumoto, Monell Chemical Senses Center
JASTS Representative of Chemical Senses Executive Editors
Yoshihiro Yoshihara, RIKEN Center for Brain Science
Outreach Committee
Masao Miyazaki, Iwate University
Chiori Ijichi, Ajinomono Co., Inc
Tatsu Kobayakawa, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Keisuke Sanematsu, Kyushu University
Conjunction with Science Council of Japan
Akiyuki Taruno, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
JASTS Seminar Series
Haruki Takeuchi, The University of Tokyo
Tatsu Kobayakawa, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Akiyuki Taruno, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Ichiro Matsumoto, Monell Chemical Senses Center
JASTS Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief :
Noriatsu Shigemura (DDS, PhD)
Section of Oral Neuroscience, Graduate School of Dental Science, Kyushu University
3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku , Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
Phone /Fax: +81-92-642-6312
Auditors
Kenji Kondo, The University of Tokyo Hospital
Masato Nikaido, Tokyo Institute of Technology
