Dr. Scott McGrane
@scott_mcgrane
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Curious flavour scientist interested in the flavour perception of non-model animals (especially cats and dogs). Opinions are my own, not my employerโs.
England
Joined October 2016
Have a read of the article published in The Guardian that explores the flavour research done by my team at the Waltham Petcare Science Institute and enjoy finding out about the chemosensory world of cats and dogs. ๐โโฌ๐๐ฅฐ๐ @waltham_science
https://t.co/O4lVeWRVHQ
amp.theguardian.com
The long read: Pet food is a ยฃ120bn industry, with vast resources spent on working out how best to nourish and delight our beloved charges. But how do we know if weโre getting it right?
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In tests with 25 cats that were given flavoured water, two compounds that tuna contains in high amounts โreally seemed to hit that umami sweet spotโ, says @scott_mcgrane (via @NewsfromScience). https://t.co/MxfCqYY19Y
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Hereโs a link to our paper that the article is based on:
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All cat owners know that cats love tuna, but do you know why?ย To find, and also learn more about umami taste perception of cats, have a read of my interview with Science Magazine. ๐โโฌ๐๐ฅฐ๐ @waltham_science #research #umami #cats #tuna
https://t.co/kmvcvgrNd8
science.org
Study identifies taste receptors that give our feline friends a craving for meatโand one fish in particular
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We've supported a new study by @OhioState @MonellSc @Penn that's given us new insights into cats' incredible sense of smell ๐ฑ ๐. Read more in this @scientificamer piece:
scientificamerican.com
Scientists hypothesize that coiled channels inside a catโs nose may function like a gas chromatograph
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Second planning meeting for ISOT2024 in Reykjavik. Keep those symposium suggestions coming!!!
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It was a pleasure to be interviewed by @tanyalewis314 from @sciam for this little awesome piece on the sense of smell of cats ๐ฑ ๐ (science coming from @scott_mcgrane from @waltham_science and other colleagues) https://t.co/SQ6HXyZ7Vo
scientificamerican.com
Scientists hypothesize that coiled channels inside a catโs nose may function like a gas chromatograph
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Iโm pleased to share our latest publication titled Domestic cat nose functions as a highly efficient coiled parallel gas chromatograph, which has just been published in PLoS Computational Biology. ๐ป๐๐๐ โฆ@waltham_scienceโฉ #cat #smell #science
journals.plos.org
Author summary The evolutionary occurrence of convoluted ethmoid turbinate structures in mammalian nose, remarkably resembles a different sensory organ, the snail-like coiled cochlea that is also...
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๐ขExciting opportunity! @ManziniLab is offering a fully funded PhD position (3 + 2 years) to study the olfactory system in aquatic vertebrates. Join us at @jlugiessen, Germany. ๐ฉ๐ช Please retweet! โก๏ธ Click the link for more information! ๐ฑ๏ธ https://t.co/KTM7x6zrfv
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Nutrient bioavailability is important. The chemical form of nutrients in food influences bioavailability & safety. Conventional P analysis sums all forms. We show that it is possible to look deeper & differentiate some P containing compounds. https://t.co/8LHCo14626
pubs.acs.org
Solid-state magic angle spinning 31P NMR spectroscopy is used to identify and quantify phosphorus-containing species in pet foods. The measurement is challenging due to the long spinโlattice relaxa...
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Do you have a passion for pets and a background in flavour/ food science?ย ๐โโฌ๐๐
๐ I am looking to recruit a Research Scientist into my team at the Waltham Petcare Science Institute in the UK in the area of palatability/ feeding performance. ๐๐ฌ๐ง https://t.co/IY3WzmslNw
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The ISOT2024 webpage is now open! ๐๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐
The ISOT2024 webpage is up. Please submit symposium proposals! https://t.co/fuPdMgtYU0
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Iโm #recruiting a new role to join my team at the wonderful @waltham_science in the UK, as a Senior Research Manager, Healthcare. There will be cats. And dogs. https://t.co/L4vJU6fU74
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So pleased to share our new paper on bitter taste perception of the domestic dog. I am particularly proud of this work from the PhD of @xmattgibbsx that I co-supervised, which extends our research into pet health. Thanks to @darrenlogan for the great blog!๐ถ๐
@waltham_science
Thanks and kudos to the people who contributed to this work, including @xmattgibbsx, @scott_mcgrane, @nickholliday7TM and colleagues at Axxam, Biopredict and @waltham_science. ๐งต ends.
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Excited to be connected to the World #TasteandSmellDay Zoom call, listening to all the ways these important senses shape our sensory world! ๐ฅฐ๐
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After 3 years, I am at Heathrow and on my way to Berlin to attend the ECRO conference. Will be great to reconnect, hear all the updates on the current science, and present some of our research on the bitter taste perception of dogs. ๐ถโ๏ธ @ecro2022 @ECRO_online @waltham_science
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DEADLINE REMINDER: Help design the #AChemS2023 Annual Meeting by Submitting a Symposium, Workshop or Pre-Meeting Event. Deadline September 13th. Don't Wait! Submit Today! https://t.co/3DtgRORVw5
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