George Preti, 75, died on March 3 in Horsham, Pennsylvania.

“George was a pioneer in the study of human body odors. Over a 50-year period at the Monell Chemical Senses Center, he expanded his interest from odor communication involving axillary, oral, and vaginal odors into fields involving body odors as disease indicators. His expertise in volatile sampling techniques and GC/MS was critical to the success of these studies…