The WG was set up during the general assembly held in Oslo last May (2015), when members agreed on the organisation of a new E3S Working Group aimed at joining together the different groups interested in investigating the role of taste sensitivity (TS) on food preference and food related behavior. Prof. Erminio Monteleone (University of Florence) was proposed to coordinate that group.
The Working Group is now coordinated by prof. Caterina Dinnella and dr. Sara Spinelli (University of Florence).
E3S Taste Sensitivity Working Group Members
| Surname/Name | Institution | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuomo Tupasela | Luke Natural Resources Institute Finland | Finland |
| 2 | Mari Sandell | University of Turku | Finland |
| 3 | Lise Dreyfuss | Biofortis, Paris | France |
| 4 | Huguette Nicod | Biofortis, Paris | France |
| 5 | Pascal Schlich | INRA | France |
| 6 | Christophe Martin | INRA | France |
| 7 | Agnes Giboreau | Institut Paul Bocuse | France |
| 8 | Hannah Jilani | Unit Lifestyle Related Disorders, Bremen | Germany |
| 9 | Emily Crofton | Teagasc Food Research Centre, Dublin | Ireland |
| 10 | Emma Feeney | UCD Institute of Food and Health, Dublin | Ireland |
| 11 | Erminio Monteleone | University of Florence - SISS | Italy |
| 12 | Caterina Dinnella | University of Florence - SISS | Italy |
| 13 | Nicola Pirastu | IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste - SISS | Italy |
| 14 | Antonietta Robino | IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste - SISS | Italy |
| 15 | Flavia Gasperi | Mach Foundation, San Michele all’Adige, Trento - SISS | Italy |
| 16 | Isabella Endrizzi | Mach Foundation, San Michele all’Adige, Trento - SISS | Italy |
| 17 | Sara Spinelli | SemioSensory Research & Consulting, Prato - SISS | Italy |
| 18 | Maria Piochi | University of Gastronomic Science - SISS | Italy |
| 19 | Ada Braghieri | University of Basilicata - SISS | Italy |
| 20 | Luiselli Donata | University of Bologna - SISS | Italy |
| 21 | Tullia Gallina Toschi | University of Bologna - SISS | Italy |
| 22 | Marta Appiani | University of Milan | Italy |
| 23 | Laureati Monica | University of Milan | Italy |
| 24 | John Prescott | University of Florence (Visiting Professor) | Italy |
| 25 | Margrethe Hersleth | Nofima | Norway |
| 26 | Paula Varela | Nofima | Norway |
| 27 | Valérie Lengard Almli | Nofima | Norway |
| 28 | Kristine Myhrer | Nofima | Norway |
| 29 | Carolina Chaya | Technical University of Madrid | Spain |
| 30 | Amparo Tarrega | IATA Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Science, Valencia | Spain |
| 31 | Begoña Alfaro | AZTI, Bizkaia | Spain |
| 32 | Karin Wendin | Kristianstad University | Sweden |
| 33 | Mia Prim | University of Gothenburg | Sweden |
| 34 | Patrizia Piccinali | Agroscope Institute for Food Sciences IFS | Switzerland |
| 35 | Barbara Guggenbühl | Agroscope Institute for Food Sciences IFS | Switzerland |
| 36 | Alexandra Schmid | Agroscope Institute for Food Sciences IFS | Switzerland |
| 37 | Annette Bongartz | ZHAW, School of Life Sciences and Facility Management | Switzerland |
| 38 | Kees De Graaf | Wageningen University | The Netherlands |
| 39 | Marcel Paques | FrieslandCampina | The Netherlands |
| 40 | Marion Emorine | Heineken | The Netherlands |
| 41 | Ben Lawlor | Danone Nutricia Research | The Netherlands |
| 42 | Lisa Methven | The University of Reading | UK |
| 43 | Joanne Hort | University of Nottingham | UK |
| 44 | Qian (Candy) Yang | University of Nottingham | UK |
| 45 | Becki Ford | University of Nottingham | UK |
| 46 | Martha Skinner | University of Nottingham | UK |
Researchers from E3S members interested in participating to the WG are invited to register sending an e-mail to the e3s secretary (secretary@e3sensory.eu) indicating also specific research interests such as:
- Physiological indices of TS
- Genetics of TS
- Measurements of TS
- Psychological traits & TS
- Implications of TS on food preferences and food intake
- Socio-demographic and socio-cultural characteristics, lifestyle, attitudes & TS
- Implications of TS on health and nutrition
- Statistical approaches to taste segmentation
There is no deadline for the registration, however we invite those who are working on the topic and would like to contribute to the activities of the WG to register by the 15th of December 2015.
