Basic research at Monell advances the science of taste & smell to benefit human health and well-being. Email [email protected] for expert interviews.
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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: monell.org/events.
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📣 More in recent news: Monell Center Researchers Extract Anti-inflammatory Compounds from the Olive Tree’s Cousin, the Common Privet
📑 Learn more at: monell.org/monell-center-res…
Breakthrough Consortium for Olfactory Health (BeCOH) offers Hope for the Many People Living with Smell Disorders 🧵
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🧵 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.
“Memory systems in the hippocampus evolved to help animals locate and remember food sources critical for survival,” said first author @mingxin_yang , a University of Pennsylvania doctoral student in the @GdeLartigue lab.
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🧵 In case you missed it:
#APPLICATIONS FOR THE MONELL SCIENCE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM ARE OPEN
Apply (by Tuesday, December 31, 2024) on monell.org/science-apprentic…
This #GivingTuesday, support the Monell Center in creating a healthier world by unlocking the mysteries of our senses. 🧵
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🚨 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 monell.org/monell-astar-sifb…
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
East Meets West: Unraveling Cross-Cultural Themes in Sensory Research 🧵
Register for in-person attendance via bit.ly/east-meets-west-in-pe…
Register for the virtual event via bit.ly/east-meets-west-onlin…
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Biologically, the act of smelling happens pretty much identically every time. Receptors at the ends of olfactory nerves at the back of the nasal cavity lock onto chemicals in the environment with each breath, transmitting an electrical signal to the olfactory bulb in the brain 🧵
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We have some exciting news on the way!
While we prepare for the big announcement, our Executive Director Benjamin Smith has this to share:
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Humans are complexly wired to be vigilant of what we ingest. The lab of Dr. @AmberAlhadeff found two distinct neural circuits that govern different effects of the same type of weight-loss drug, the popular glucagonlike peptide-1 receptor (GLP1) agonists.
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At Monell, we aspire to serve as a global town square for dialogue on sensory science and its impact on global challenges. As a result, one of our top highlights from the last few months is a series of events that brought together scientists, students, and government officials 🧵
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On one summer day, Mr. Anthony Luker (Pennsylvania Governor’s Office) presented to Executive Director Benjamin Smith a citation from @GovernorShapiro recognizing "the Monell Center for its milestone Phase I groundbreaking ceremony."
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To hear more about the new Monell insiders program, contact [email protected].
#ICYMI -- Here are a few moments we captured from our corporate partners meeting earlier this month.
Thank you to everyone who made it to Philadelphia and is part of this strong network of partners committed to growing our understanding of the senses!
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#ICYMI -- Here are a few moments we captured from our corporate partners meeting earlier this month.
Thank you to everyone who made it to Philadelphia and is part of this strong network of partners committed to growing our understanding of the senses!
As we wrap up our 2024 Monell Corporate Partners Meeting, we want to share with you some of our favorite highlights from our largest annual event.
Let’s start with the second day’s opening remarks, delivered by Alba Martinez, Director of @PHLCommerce 🧵
To see more of our video content, subscribe to our YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCPBHBQM…
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Yesterday, on National Mentoring Day, the Monell Center released the 2024 Impact Report of the Monell Science Apprenticeship Program (MSAP). The report highlights the educational experiences, research projects, and mentorship that made this summer an unforgettable experience 🧵
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Announcing the Monell Center's 2023-2024 Annual Report
The chemical senses – smell, taste, and internal chemoreception – connect us all to one another and to the world we live in 🧵
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As we wrap up our 2024 Monell Corporate Partners Meeting, we want to share with you some of our favorite highlights from our largest annual event.
Let’s start with the second day’s opening remarks, delivered by Alba Martinez, Director of @PHLCommerce 🧵
We're super excited to have all of our partners who made it to Philadelphia today or joined virtually for our biggest annual event, celebrating discoveries and collaborations in chemosensory research👃👄
Almost three hours into the first day of the 2024 Monell Corporate Partners Meeting, and it's been the greatest start to more than 35 scientific talks!
And yes, one of these talks is actually titled ✨how to send a mouse to space✨
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