Projects per year
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Profiles
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MSCA PF 101204137 - TASTeM
dos Santos Natividade, R. (CoPI) & Köhler, M. (PI)
1/07/25 → 30/06/27
Project: Research
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Leibniz Lab "Pandemic Preparedness"
Gabriel, G. (PI), Somoza, V. (CoI) & Danzer, B. (CoI)
1/04/24 → 31/03/27
Project: Network
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CA22161 - FLAVOURsome
Soares, S. (Coordinator), Figueroa, V. (Coordinator), Behrens, M. (Committee member), Di Pizio, A. (CoI), Somoza, V. (Committee member) & Dawid, C. (Committee member)
24/10/23 → 23/10/27
Project: Network
Research output
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Biomolecular and biophysical AFM probing reveals distinct binding of bitter peptide VAPFPEVF to TAS2R16 without inducing an intracellular calcium response
Richter, P. (Shared First Author), Karanth, S. (Shared First Author), dos Santos Natividade, R. (Co-Author), Nicoli, A. (Co-Author), Kogut-Guenthel, M. M. (Co-Author), Benthin, J. (Co-Author), Di Pizio, A. (Co-Author), Koehler, M. (Co-Author) & Somoza, V. (Last Author), 30 Aug 2025, In: Food Chemistry. 484, 144448.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bitter peptides formed during in-vitro gastric digestion induce mechanisms of gastric acid secretion and release satiating serotonin via bitter taste receptors TAS2R4 and TAS2R43 in human parietal cells in culture
Gradl, K. (First Author), Richter, P. (Co-Author) & Somoza, V. (Last Author), 1 Aug 2025, In: Food Chemistry. 482, 144174.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
Bitter Taste Receptor TAS2R43 Co-Regulates Mechanisms of Gastric Acid Secretion and Zinc Homeostasis
Orth, N. (First Author), Pirkwieser, P. (Co-Author), Benthin, J. (Co-Author), Köhler, M. (Co-Author), Sterneder, S. (Co-Author), Parlar, E. (Co-Author), Schaudy, E. (Co-Author), Lietard, J. (Co-Author), Michel, T. (Co-Author), Boger, V. (Co-Author), Dunkel, A. (Co-Author), Somoza, M. (Co-Author) & Somoza, V. (Last Author), Jul 2025, In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26, 13, 6017.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
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Impact of food ingredients on mast cell function
Andersen, G. (Speaker)
9 Oct 2025 → 10 Oct 2025Activity: Talk or event contribution › Oral presentation
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Joint Retreat: Food quality & (non-)Flavor activity
Somoza, V. (Organizer), Andersen, G. (Participant), Richter, P. (Participant), Kahlenberg, K. (Participant), Müller, A. U. (Participant), Danzer, B. (Participant) & Palacino Chacon, V. (Participant)
9 Oct 2025 → 10 Oct 2025Activity: Participating in or organizing an event › Participating in an event
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Environmental pollution as a modulator of taste perception and digestive processes
Richter, P. (Speaker)
9 Oct 2025 → 10 Oct 2025Activity: Talk or event contribution › Oral presentation
Prizes
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15th Edition Giract European PhD in Flavour Research Awards
Wiesenfarth, M. (Recipient), 23 Dec 2024
Prize
Press/Media
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Pilzstudie erweitert Wissen über natürliche Bitterstoffe – Neuer hochwirksamer Bitterstoff identifiziert
7/04/25 → 7/05/25
162 Media contributions
Press/Media
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Vollmundiger Käsegeschmack – Vorhersage der Geschmacksentwicklung dank neuer Methode bald möglich
Fröhlich, S., Dunkel, A. & Somoza, V.
22/10/24 → 7/05/25
23 Media contributions
Press/Media
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Riesling-Weine: Erstmals menschlicher Geruchsrezeptor für charakteristische Petrolnote identifiziert
Haag, F. & Krautwurst, D.
16/04/24 → 8/03/25
24 Media contributions
Press/Media
Courses
Equipment
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Atomic Force Microscope NanoWizard V BioScience (Bruker)
MechanoreceptorsEquipment/facility: Equipment
Student theses
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Chemorezeption bakterieller Metaboliten durch Geruchsrezeptoren der Nase und Klasse C-GPCRs in Blutleukozyten
Ball, L. (Author), Krautwurst, D. (Supervisor), 24 Nov 2024Student thesis: Doctoral thesis
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Exploring the Impact of Astringent Compounds on GPCR Signalling and Cellular Responses in HSC-3 Cells
Gavali, T. R. (Author), Somoza, V. (Supervisor), Andersen, G. (Supervisor) & Müller, A. U. (Supervisor), 14 Oct 2024Student thesis: Research internship in major subject
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Human Gingival Fibroblasts - A Novel Cell Model Describing the Association between Bitter Taste Quality and Cellular Interleukin-6 Response
Tiroch, J. (Author), Somoza, V. (Supervisor), 18 Dec 2023Student thesis: Doctoral thesis