Hello, my name is Steven Munger and I am the Director of the University of Florida Center for Smell and Taste. My research focuses on understanding how we detect and respond to odors and tastes, AMA!

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Hello, Reddit! I’m Steven Munger and I’m fascinated by how animals, including humans make sense of the chemosensory world…everything from how smell and taste influence which foods we choose to eat, to the influence of odors of social interactions between individuals, to the impact of smell or taste loss on our health and quality of life.

A bit of information on me: I’m a Professor and Vice-Chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics and the Director of the Center for Smell and Taste at the University of Florida.

I received a BA in Biology from the University of Virginia (1989) and Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Florida (1997). I completed postdoctoral training in molecular biology at Johns Hopkins University before joining the faculty at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in 2000, where I remained until joining UF in 2014.

My lab focuses on understanding the molecular and cellular machinery used to detect odors, tastes and other chemicals in foods and pharmaceuticals. But I am looking forward to questions on any aspect of smell or taste!

I'll be back at 1 pm EDT (10 am PDT, 6 pm UTC) to answer your questions, so ask me anything!

">Hello, my name is Steven Munger and I am the Director of the University of Florida Center for Smell and Taste. My research focuses on understanding how we detect and respond to odors and tastes, AMA!