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The Molecular Recognition
and Chemical Senses Lab
Contact Us
Head of Institute: Prof. Ido Braslavsky
Administrative manager: Rakefet Kalev
Office Address:
Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition,
Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment,
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
Herzl 229, Rehovot 7610001, ISRAEL
Tel: +972 - (0)8-9489385
Fax: +972 - (0)8-9363208
Email Address: rakefetk@savion.huji.ac.il
Media
in English:
Triggering bitter taste receptors could someday treat asthma, COPD
NPR Short Wave podcast- TASTE BUDDIES: Why Bitter Tastes Better For Some
"Out of the lab" podcast, Hosted by Molly Livingston, Yissum
GPCR Podcast - Bitter or sweet, that is the question
in Hebrew:
HUJICAST, hosted by Dror Feuer
HAHAKULTA, hosted by Shiran Ben Zeev part 1 part 2
Women in AgriFood, interviewed by Nitza Kardish (Trendlines)
No Camels: Sweeter Foods Aren’t Always Tastier, Researchers Find
צרכנים נוטים לדרג נמוך יותר מוצרים שנתפסים בעיניהם כמתוקים
Coverage in Hebrew on our research on taste and smell loss in COVID-19
Coverage in Hebrew on long term symptoms, including smell and taste loss, in COVID-19
Coverage in English and other languages on our research on taste and smell loss in COVID-19
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Times of Israel
- Jerusalem Post
- Webinar: Smell and Taste changes in COVID-19 and other respiratory diseases - research in the age of social media
- Israel 21C
- Breaking News Israel
- Jewish Press
Dr. Fabrizio Fierro, Post-Doctoral Fellow
HUJI researchers develop an algorithm that shortens the search for healthy sweeteners (Hebrew)
Article on Masha and Avner Niv at Jerusalem Brain Week in Makor Rishon Weekend Magazine (Hebrew)
Eat well to age well, Paris - November 2018
Antonella won a JBC travel grant for presenting at a Keystone Symposia, February 2018 (English)
BitterPredict article on PNAS Blog, October 2017 (English)
Radio interview on bitter and sweet research, October 2017 (Hebrew)
BitterPredict article on Ynet, October 2017 (Hebrew)
Exhibition on sugar, October 2017 (Hebrew)
Food design exhibition, March 2016 (Hebrew)
Recorded Talks
Bitter taste GPCRs and their ligands
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y6wbzVIObg"
Finding the sweet spot: modeling GPCRs and discovery of sweet compounds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fld2rOujjp0