Author: Samantha Hagen

Congratulations to FCSI member Maria Ramirez, Graduate Student in the Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics (Wesson Lab), on being awarded a three-year NIH F31 Predoctoral Fellowship from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). This award is a testament to her scientific promise and the compelling nature of her research project, “Chemosensory influences of intranasal […]

Congratulations to Dr. Zepeng Yao, Assistant Professor in the UF Department of Biology and member of the FCSI, on being honored with a prestigious Polak Young Investigator Award! This recognition highlights Dr. Yao’s outstanding scientific merit and research achievements, showcased at the annual AChemS meeting. Please join us in celebrating this achievement!

Take a moment to think about your favorite fermented beverage. Be it a craft beer, a complex wine, or a tangy kombucha; Before you even take a sip, you lift the glass, inhale, and let the aroma guide your expectations. That initial sensory experience, the intricate dance of taste and smell, is not accidental. It […]

When you pick up a carton of fresh blueberries or strawberries, the last thing you want to think about is an insect infestation. Yet, a tiny invasive pest, Drosophila suzukii, poses a massive threat to these crops. This fly is responsible for an estimated $500 million in crop losses annually in the U.S. alone. While […]

The intricate world of animal senses continues to yield fascinating secrets, and a recent publication in the journal Nature sheds new light on how ants navigate their olfactory landscape. A team of researchers, including Dr. Hua Yan from the University of Florida and FCSI, has uncovered a remarkably unique mechanism that allows ants to detect […]