On July 15, 2025, the Office of Research Education at the CU School of Medicine continues its partnership with the Tattered Cover involving a bi-monthly series of talks about biomedical research topics.
Join PhD Candidate Luciana Vargas, PhD student Michael Ntrakwa, and Assistant Professor Joanne Cole from the Human Medical Genetics and Genomics PhD program for a fascinating talk on how genetic variation shape our biology and health.
Learn how taste receptor genes like TAS2R38 influence food preferences and discover the science behind why we taste things so differently. Attendees will also have the opportunity to participate in a PTC (phenylthiocarbamide) taste test to explore their own genetic sensitivity to bitter-tasting compounds – like the ones found in broccoli!
