Federica Genovese Named Monell Center Kare Research Fellow
Federica Genovese, PhD, has been named the Monell Center’s newest Morley R. Kare Fellow....
01 August, 2023
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Monell Center Part of Effort Led by Global Pharmaceutical Firm Gilead Sciences to Take the Bitterness Out of Medicines for Kids
PHILADELPHIA (July 13, 2023) – The Monell Chemical Senses Center is an integral member of public-private partnerships led by Gilead Sciences, Inc. announced today to develop investigational pediatric formulations of TAF (tenofovir) and SOF (sofosbuvir) designed to eliminate bitterness in these two drugs. “The goal is...
13 July, 2023
The Washington Post: Why You Shouldn’t Fear a Little Sugar in Savory Cooking
Sugar is among the most talked-about ingredients we use in cooking, right up there with salt. Often, it’s downright contentious. Over the years I have been publishing recipes, I’ve come to expect questions, comments and criticism about the amount of sugar, the type of sugar and...
10 July, 2023
The Philadelphia Inquirer: The Right Scent Can Create Positive Associations and Even Entice Shoppers to Spend More Money
When Matthew Kravitz enters The Carson, his apartment building in Northern Liberties, he associates its distinctive smell with home. The scent is hard to define, but it’s pleasing, something he can’t say about his last apartment. “It smells like a hotel,” said Kravitz, 25, who moved...
27 June, 2023
Benjamin P.C. Smith, PhD, Named Director and President of the Monell Center, Taking the Helm at Critical Point in Sensory Science
After an international search, the Board of Directors of the Monell Chemical Senses Center announces that Benjamin P.C. Smith, PhD, Director of the Singapore Future Ready Food Safety Hub, will be the next Monell Director and President....
09 May, 2023
Rep. Rick Krajewski: Monell Center Growth Benefits West Philadelphia
"West Philadelphia is becoming a cutting-edge science hub and the Monell Chemical Senses Center has been leading the way," shared Pennsylvania State Representative Rick Krajewski. "I toured the facility and got to see first hand how a state grant will help them modernize their workspace...
07 April, 2023
Monell Center Receives Funding for First-of-its-Kind Conference to Establish Universal Chemosensory Testing
The Monell Chemical Senses Center, with colleagues from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), The Ohio State University, and University of Florida, has received funding from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) to organize a visionary conference titled, “Towards Universal Chemosensory Testing.”...
03 April, 2023
Monell Center Team Discovers Molecular Basis for Alkaline Taste
The sense of taste is among the first to come into contact with food before we ingest it, but whether animals can taste basic or alkaline food and how they do it remained unclear until now....
20 March, 2023
The Washington Post: How Fake Sugars Sneak Into Foods and Disrupt Metabolic Health
Sugar substitutes can be found in ingredient lists on food packages, often with names that many consumers don’t recognize, like adventame, neotame and acesulfame potassium. Foods that claim “no artificial sweeteners” often are sweetened with stevia and other so-called “natural” sugar substitutes. A variety of these...
07 March, 2023
SCENTinel 1.1, Second Iteration of Monell’s Rapid Smell Test, Discriminates Between Smell Loss and Smell Distortions
A research team from Monell Chemical Senses Center recently showed that the smell test SCENTinel 1.1 can successfully discriminate between different types of smell disorders. The recent paper, published in Chemical Senses, also provides evidence that SCENTinel 1.1 is the only direct olfactory test to...
03 March, 2023