{"677978":{"#nid":"677978","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Neuro Next Seminar","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EShawn Dotson\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAssistant Professor\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDepartment of Neuroscience\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia State University\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003ETo participate virtually, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.zoom.us\/j\/97323152600\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECLICK HERE\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELab Overview\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe laboratory focuses on understanding the molecular mechanisms behind chemosensory functions in mammals and their impact on ingestive behaviors. The primary interest lies in the gustatory system, particularly how different taste receptor cells detect chemical cues and translate them into neural activity. This research involves sophisticated animal testing to study these processes, which could lead to the development of food additives beneficial for conditions like alcoholism and type 2 diabetes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAdditionally, the lab explores how taste receptors influence nutritional intake and post-meal responses. They are investigating the relationship between taste function variations and diet, lifestyle, and metabolic diseases. The discovery that taste receptors are also present in the lower gastrointestinal tract suggests a role in metabolism regulation. This research aims to understand how genetic variations in taste receptors affect obesity and diabetes, ultimately linking taste function to disease.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFaculty Host: Ming-fai Fong\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Peptide Mediators of Peripheral Taste Function\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"\u0022Peptide Mediators of Peripheral Taste Function\u0022"}],"uid":"36514","created_gmt":"2024-10-29 20:09:38","changed_gmt":"2024-11-15 19:28:10","author":"speterson66","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2025-02-03T11:15:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2025-02-03T12:15:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2025-02-03T12:15:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2025-02-03 16:15:00","gmt_time_end":"2025-02-03 17:15:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2025-02-03 17:15:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"location":"Petit Biotechnology Building, 315 Ferst Drive, NW, Suddath Seminar Room 1128, Atlanta, GA 30332","extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"66220","name":"Neuro"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"172970","name":"go-neuro"},{"id":"187423","name":"go-bio"},{"id":"189814","name":"go-researchevents"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"177814","name":"Postdoc"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:sarahpeterson@gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESarah Peterson\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}