Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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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
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DFG 468981129 - Olfactory training
Krautwurst, D. (PI) & Hopf, R. (CoI)
1/03/22 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
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DFG 468601105 - Bitter peptides
Behrens, M. (PI), Di Pizio, A. (PI), Schäfer, S. (CoI), Dawid, C. (PI), Steuer, A. (CoI) & Kogut-Günthel, M. (CoI)
1/01/22 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
Research output
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Contribution of Vicine, Convicine, and New Derivatives to the Bitter Off-Taste of Fava Bean Proteins
Irmer, L. (First Author), Frank, O. (Co-Author), Minas, S. (Co-Author), Schaefer, S. (Co-Author), Hecht, J. (Co-Author), Daschner, A. (Co-Author), Behrens, M. (Co-Author) & Dawid, C. (Last Author), 18 Feb 2026, In: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 74, 6, p. 5588-5603 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Human bitter taste receptors undergo internalization in an agonist-selective fashion
Kumar, P. (First Author), Ferri, F. (Co-Author), Di Pizio, A. (Co-Author) & Behrens, M. (Last Author), Feb 2026, In: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 347, 150494.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Steroid Hormones Are Potent and Putatively Endogenous Activators of Human Bitter Taste Receptors
Lang, T. (First Author), Ferri, F. (Co-Author), Ziegler, F. (Co-Author), Pizio, A. D. (Co-Author) & Behrens, M. (Last Author), Feb 2026, In: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1556, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
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Specific anosmia for Furaneol®
Hopf, R. (Speaker)
15 Jan 2026Activity: Talk or event contribution › Oral presentation
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Functional identification of the molecular features of peptides leading to human bitter taste receptor activation
Schäfer, S. (Speaker)
8 Dec 2025Activity: Talk or event contribution › Oral presentation
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Why some peptides taste bitter? A GPCR-centered journey through taste biology
Schäfer, S. (Speaker)
4 Dec 2025Activity: Talk or event contribution › Invited talk
Prizes
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Award for excellent scientific review "JAFC Excellence in Review Award 2025"
Behrens, M. (Recipient), Jan 2026
Prize
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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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Riesling-Weine: Erstmals menschlicher Geruchsrezeptor für charakteristische Petrolnote identifiziert
Haag, F. & Krautwurst, D.
16/04/24 → 8/03/25
24 Media contributions
Press/Media
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Neue Rolle für Geschmacksrezeptoren: Bitterrezeptoren könnten als endogene Sensoren für Gallensäuren dienen
Ziegler, F., Di Pizio, A. & Behrens, M.
3/07/23 → 27/02/25
24 Media contributions
Press/Media
Courses
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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Identification of endogenous agonists of extra-oral bitter taste receptors
Ziegler, F. (Author), Behrens, M. (Supervisor), 29 Oct 2024Student thesis: Doctoral thesis