Postdoctoral researchers at Monell have always been central to our ability to be at the forefront of smell and taste science. Approximately 15 post-doctoral fellows, across a wide range of disciplines, are trained at the Center each year 🧵
#Register now for the first event of our 2025 seminar series: “Out of the Mouths of Babes: Using Breath Volatiles to Diagnose Pediatric Disease”
Registration link is available on our events page: https://t.co/YRfpxdcsUi.
📣 More in recent news: Monell Center Researchers Extract Anti-inflammatory Compounds from the Olive Tree’s Cousin, the Common Privet
📑 Learn more at: https://t.co/nmW9DGtJuc
🤝 Connect with BeCOH at the upcoming inaugural Town Hall to hear about their plan for progress and share your ideas by completing the contact form at: https://t.co/Hw4BLLGyk1
The Town Hall is scheduled for February 26, 2025 at 9 a.m. PST, 5 p.m. GMT and 12 p.m. EST
🚨 Exciting New Research Alert! 🚨 Our latest study, published in #NatureMetabolism, reveals how memory circuits in the brain drive intake of fats and sugars and impact body weight. 🍫🍟 Let’s break it down! 🧵
🧵 Can memory influence what and how much we eat?
Short answer is yes!
Memory is often overlooked as a key driver of food intake, but a research team at Monell just uncovered neurons that encode memories of sugar and fat, shaping feeding behavior and metabolic health.
🧵 In case you missed it:
#APPLICATIONS FOR THE MONELL SCIENCE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM ARE OPEN
Apply (by Tuesday, December 31, 2024) on https://t.co/TsIwii3KiA
For over 40 years, this program has worked to provide students who are traditionally underrepresented on research teams the opportunity to work alongside scientists so that they can explore research as a career choice.
Your support powers discoveries like this, making health more accessible to everyone. Join us in advancing the future of sensory science, and visit https://t.co/HsAEZDkviB to donate!
The bitterness of certain medications is a significant barrier, causing people worldwide to avoid their medicines, putting their health, and sometimes lives, at risk. A recent breakthrough at Monell—a universal bitter blocker—will help people take these life-saving medications.
🚨 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 🚨
The Monell Center and A*STAR Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI) have entered into a five-year research and education alliance!
Read about it on https://t.co/H89qC8Ln4F
A 2019 study from the Journal of Texture Studies offers additional cross-cultural nuance. The study explored how texture influences food acceptance in Poland, the U.S., and Singapore 🧵
#EastMeetsWest#SensoryResearch
Across all groups, foods described as having texture contrasts were mentioned twice as often in a positive context. However, it turns out Singaporean and Polish participants placed greater importance on foods with multiple textures compared to Americans.