"Can you make broccoli taste like Cheetos?" My hairdresser asked when I told her I am doing research on human taste. "One day" I replied.
As a researcher with passion for chemosensory genetics, I believe human perception of taste and smell have an undeniable impact on health and this relationship is evolutionarily programmed in our genes.
My goal is to solve puzzles and bring sciences from lab to everyday life.
Experience
2024–present
ARC DECRA fellow, The University of Queensland
2021–2023
Research fellow, The University of Queensland
2018–2020
Postdoctoral research fellow , The University of Queensland
2014–2017
PhD Researcher, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
2012–2013
Graduate research assistant, University of Washington
2010–2012
Senior research technician, Monell Chemical Senses Center
Education
University of Queensland , PhD in Genetic Epidemiology
University of Washington , MS in Nutritional Sciences
University of Pennsylvania , MB in Biotechnology
National Taiwan University , BS in Biochemistry
Professional Memberships
National Committee for Nutrition, Australian Academy of Science