Taste Buds and Beyond: The Science of Taste from Tongue to Gut (and Medici

Taste Buds and Beyond: The Science of Taste from Tongue to Gut (and Medici

By SCC Biotechnology Program
Online event

Overview

Dr. Sunil explores how our senses of taste and smell work, and how gut taste receptors inspired GLP-1 drugs transforming diabetes care

Taste Buds and Beyond: The Science of Taste from Tongue to Gut (and Medicine)

Join us for a fascinating online event where Dr. Sunil will give a quick tour of the genes, cells, and circuits behind our chemical senses: smell, taste, and trigeminal sensing, before diving into how taste receptors signal. He’ll highlight how discoveries in gut nutrient sensing and gut taste receptors led to GLP-1 mimetics, breakthroughs that are transforming obesity and diabetes treatment and shaping the future of medicine.

Category: Science & Tech, Biotech

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  • 1 hour
  • Online

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Nov 4 · 2:00 PM PST