About the Authors

Taufiqul Huque

thuque@monell.org

Affiliation Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Beverly J. Cowart

Affiliations Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, The Monell-Jefferson Taste and Smell Clinic, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Luba Dankulich-Nagrudny

Affiliation Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Edmund A. Pribitkin

Affiliation The Monell-Jefferson Taste and Smell Clinic, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Douglas L. Bayley

Affiliation Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Andrew I. Spielman

Affiliation New York University College of Dentistry, New York, New York, United States of America

Roy S. Feldman

Affiliations Veterans' Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Scott A. Mackler

Affiliations Veterans' Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Joseph G. Brand

Affiliations Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TH BJC JGB. Performed the experiments: TH BJC LDN DLB. Analyzed the data: TH BJC JGB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TH BJC EAP AIS RSF SAM JGB. Wrote the paper: TH BJC JGB. Biopsied taste tissue: EAP AIS RSF.