Jake Saunders PhD

Fallow twitter account of a sensory neuroscientist, earthworm research advocate, and chemical senses enthusiast. See for contact info.

[Jake Saunders PhD @JakeSaunders]

Given recent developments, I've decided to allow this account to go fallow. Not having #sciencetwitter as a resource is a real loss, but here we are. I'll make one more post once the semester's grading is done and I have time to decide if it is worth switching to another platform

[Jake Saunders PhD @JakeSaunders]

Need to cleanse your palate after gorging on the first day of fantastic (mostly vertebrate) taste and smell talks at #AChemS2025? Stop by our poster to hear about the feeding behavior of earthworms! tonight 4-6pm Poster #103 #ChemSenses #PUI @KeanUniversity #CougarsClimbHigher

[Monell Center @MonellSc]

This fish has legs — and it uses them for more than just walking: Sea robins’ legs are not only crablike, but also like tongues...

https://t.co/8vyyJaGNWQ

[AChemS @AchemsInfo]

This fish’s legs are made for walking — and tasting the sea floor https://t.co/wNpPkPl9mX

[AChemS @AchemsInfo]

In parallel, we are launching a crowdfunding campaign in support of AChemS' efforts in advancing chemosensory science and education. Click below to contribute https://t.co/AJ3o7XMLXR.

[AChemS @AchemsInfo]

Today is World Taste and Smell Day, created in 2021 by the World Taste and Smell Association. Join us in celebrating these senses and their impact on daily life. To mark this day, we will be tweeting about the chemical senses each day over the next two weeks.

[Jake Saunders PhD @JakeSaunders]

Busy week! On Wednesday the lab presented our earthworm #ChemSenses research at @KeanUniversity #UndergraduateResearch day. Then this morning Jon Mebrahtu presented our research on how amino acids alter the feeding rate of earth worms at @AchemsInfo 2024! #cougarsclimbhigher

[Jake Saunders PhD @JakeSaunders]

Additionally, this paper is of great personal significance to me; it is the first to include work done at my new academic home at @KeanUniversity's Department of Biological Sciences!

[Jake Saunders PhD @JakeSaunders]

Our new paper in @FrontiersIn @FrontEcolEvol on CO2 Detection in #Earthworms.

https://t.co/VGbqOD9ETi

[Jake Saunders PhD @JakeSaunders]

The physiological experiments in this project were started just before the COVID-19 lockdowns, and many of these students put in great effort to get research done under the safety restrictions we all lived with during the subsequent years.

[Frontiers - Ecology & Evolution @FrontEcolEvol]

New Research: Mechanisms of carbon dioxide detection in the earthworm Dendrobaena veneta: Introduction

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a critical biological signal that is noxious to many animals at high concentrations. The earthworm Dendrobaena veneta… https://t.co/ukNbkY9xPM #Ecology

[AChemS @AchemsInfo]

Yesterday while celebrating #NationalOnionDay, foodies and chemical senses enthusiasts took a moment to appreciate #allicin and all the other sulfur-containing compounds that give these aromatic veggies their characteristic pungency. #Chemethesis #TRPA1 🧅🔪😂😂😂

[Frontiers - Ecology & Evolution @FrontEcolEvol]

New Research: Dietary diversity, sociality, and the evolution of ant gustation: Ants have remarkably diverse diets and extraordinary species richness, making them an excellent model system to study the evolution of taste. In this entirely… #Ecology https://t.co/Pw14IpIFJO

[Jake Saunders PhD @JakeSaunders]

Earthworms. So hot right now.

[AP Entertainment @APEntertainment]

WORMING AROUND - At her annual Halloween bash, @HeidiKlum slithered up to the microphones and into the party.

[AChemS @AchemsInfo]

Wonder why those annoying #mosquitos just can't seem to get enough of you? A recent paper from @EllenDeObaldia @leslievosshall @RockefellerUniv in @CellCellPress demonstrates that making high amounts of specific carboxylic acids might make you smell irresistible. #ChemSenses

[Dr. Erinn B. Duprey @ErinnDuprey]

Last year I taught myself R with resources I primarily found via Twitter. I've been meaning to share some of the resources here, and I finally have a little time today. So here they are... 🧵

@AcademicChatter #rstudio #rstatistics

[Jake Saunders PhD @JakeSaunders]

@CassieFreund I'm running into this more than I want to admit right now.