Natalie B.

Discovered a new active molecule of sweet taste receptor by hands-on experiments in tissue culture. Developed new cell-based assay for receptor activation. Characterized taste of new molecule by cell based and sensory assays. Heading or participating to collaborations with world-wide researchers, supervision of MSc students. Invited speaker at HUJI Nanoscience and Nanotechnology conference/ 03.2022, European Research Network on Signal Transduction conference/ 10.2020 / Talk and chair session. Fellowships and awards: Uri Zehavi scholarship, Robert H. Smith scholarships for excellent PhD research students, Robert H. Smith PhD travel scholarship, European Research Network on Signal Transduction prize for excellent short talk poster.

Characterized taste differences by testing the relation between phenotype and genotype using cell-based and sensory methods. Analyzed taste molecule interactions by psychophysical methods. Establishment of genotyped sensory panel for evaluation of new taste molecules. Fellowships: Robert H. Smith scholarships for excellent MSc. research students.