As added sugar remains a persistent challenge in children’s diets, here is encouraging evidence that practical lifestyle changes can make a difference....
At the Monell Chemical Senses Center, scientists study something we often take for granted: how our senses shape the way we experience the world. For Dr. Kevin Bolding, that work begins with a simple question: how does the brain form memories? At Monell, Bolding leads a...
Nancy Rawson didn’t begin her career planning to lead a scientific institute. But a series of decisions guided by curiosity and a willingness to take chances eventually brought her back to a place she now considers home: the Monell Chemical Senses Center. Today, Rawson serves as...
Since 1968, Monell has brought diverse disciplines together to solve some of the toughest problems in chemosensory science — and, with industry partners, translate discovery into impact. Taste, smell, and related sensory systems span neuroscience, biology, behavior, and medicine — the definition of multidisciplinary “team...
Matthew Aquilino always knew that he wanted to study science. He credits his interest in chemosensory science to his first graduate school course lecture that focused on the physiology of the senses of taste, smell, and touch....
As a postdoctoral fellow in Guillaume de Lartigue’s lab, Rebeca Méndez-Hernández studies how the brain listens to the body, detangling the sensory signals that shape hunger, metabolism, and behavior....
The Monell Chemical Senses Center welcomes Phuong Le, PhD, as Assistant Member and its newest faculty member. Trained as a biomedical systems engineer, she joins Monell from the University of California, San Diego....
The Monell Chemical Senses Center welcomes Neeraj Lal, PhD, as its newest faculty member....
Their “laugh, then think” work found that garlic flavors transmit to human milk, and infants savored that flavor during breastfeeding...
Coinciding with the 2025 Philadelphia-based conference, Monell - the first independent nonprofit dedicated to smell and taste research - hosts academic, industry partners for visits, collaborations...