Press Releases

Contact: Ahmed Barakat, abarakat@monell.org Findings describe a more accessible, efficient method to make next-generation therapies targeting neurodegenerative disorders PHILADELPHIA (December 23, 2022) - For the first time, scientists have demonstrated that human taste cells can be reprogrammed into neuron-like cells. The team, led by Hakan Ozdener, MD,...

Contact: Karen Kreeger, kkreeger@monell.org (PHILADELPHIA) December 21, 2022. The Monell Chemical Senses Center has received $1,000,000 in Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program funds for the immediate creation of quality jobs for Pennsylvanians. The program – Monell’s first such grant – finances projects that result in employment...

The Board of Directors of the Monell Chemical Senses Center has appointed Nancy E. Rawson, PhD, Acting Director and President. Her new role was effective July 1, 2022, and she has assumed the full duties of the Director's office....