Paul Breslin is professor of Nutritional Sciences in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and is a Member of The Monell Chemical Senses Center, where he is Co-Director of the Monell Science Apprenticeship Program. His research interests address multiple disciplines including: sensation and perception, chemical senses psychophysics and genetics (psychogenomics), ingestive behavior, salt appetite, regulatory physiology, and molecular and evolutionary biology of taste and smell. Dr. Breslin was trained as an Experimental Psychologist and Behavioral Neuroscientist. He is currently serving as President of the Association for Chemoreception Sciences and has a strong interest in increasing diversity in the sciences.

Paul Breslin
Professor of Nutritional Sciences, School of Environmental & Biological Sciences, Rutgers University
Co-Director, Monell Science Apprenticeship Program
Papers / Presentations:
Chemical Senses in Feeding, Belonging, and Surviving (Cambridge University Press, 2019)
An Evolutionary Perspective on Food and Human Taste (Current Biology, 2013)
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March 23rd, 2024 at 2:30PM
A ≠ B → Taste & Discernment
This roundtable explores the evolution and role of taste and discernment in human life, from basic survival to refined pleasure and art, and discusses its implications in aesthetics and practical reason.
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March 23rd, 2024 at 2:30PM