The Moskowitz Jacobs Inc. Award for Research Excellence in the Psychophysics of Taste and Smell
April 2011 - MJI is pleased to announce this year's AChemS award recipient – M. Yanina Pepino de Gruev, Ph.D. This award is presented annually to an outstanding junior scientist in the field of psychophysics of human taste or olfaction. Yanina’s research centers on understanding individual differences in taste perception, food pleasure and reward pathways in lean versus obese individuals as well as in individuals suffering from substance addictions (e.g. nicotine or alcohol).
The Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS) is an international association that advances understanding of the senses of taste and smell.