Steven D. Munger, PhD, is the director of the University of Florida's Center for Smell and Taste and co-director of the UF Health Smell Disorders Program. He studies odors, pheromones and taste stimuli that contain important information about the quality and nutrient content of food, the suitability of mates, and the presence of predators or competitors. To detect these diverse chemical cues animals employ several distinct populations of chemosensory cells in the nose, mouth and gut, each of which expresses specialized receptors, channels and transduction cascades, though the physiological consequences of this molecular diversity remain poorly understood. In our lab we are working to understand how diverse chemosensory transduction mechanisms, including different taste and olfactory receptors, contribute to chemosensory function, impact ingestive and social behaviors, and interact with hormonal systems that regulate metabolism, nutrient response and homeostasis.
Experience
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2014–presentProfessor, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Florida
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2016–presentDirector, UF Center for Smell and Taste
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2014–2015Associate Director, UF Center for Smell and Taste
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2010–2014Professor, Universit of Maryland, Baltimore
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2006–2010Associate Professor, University of Maryland, Baltimore
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2000–2006Assistant Professor, University of Maryland, Baltimore
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1996–2000Postdoctoral associate, HHMI, Johns Hopkins University
Education
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1997University of Florida, Ph.D. - Neuroscience
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1989University of Virginia, B.A. - Biology
Professional Memberships
- Association for Chemoreception Sciences
Honours
2003 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, 2007 Ajinomoto Award for Young Investigators in Gustation
- Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
- Website
- @stevenmunger
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For media enquiries,
steven.munger@ufl.edu - ORCID
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