Primary Recipient

MONELL CHEMICAL SENSES CENTER

Amount

$302,315.00

Award Date

7/15/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

The sense of taste is the primary sensory system that determines whether a food or beverage will be ingested or rejected. Taste also influences food processing by the digestive system. Consequently, understanding the mechanisms underlying this sense is ce