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To get an idea of what we are currently up to, here are several of our recent abstracts (within the few years):

Bhat M, Jordt R, Khan MA, Foley CE and Gilbertson TA. (2003) Validation of the Rat Behavioral Avoidance Taste Model from a Drug Delivery Perspective. AAPS Annual Meeting, Oct 26-30, Salt Lake City, UT (submitted)

Gilbertson TA, Chen W, Rao S, Burks CA and Hansen DR. (2003) Linking aldosterone to ENaC in taste cells: Implications for the regulation of salt and water taste.  2003 APS Conference: Aldosterone and ENaC: from Genetics to Physiology. Banff, AB Canada. (submitted)

Hansen DR, Hoyal DO, Foley CE, Guenter J, Johnson DJ and Gilbertson TA. (2003) Functional implications of differences in potassium channel expression among lingual taste buds. Chemical Senses (submitted)

Burks CA, Hansen DR, Rao S, Lin W, Kinnamon SC and Gilbertson TA. (2003) Rat taste buds express multiple members of the KCNK family of two-pore domain potassium channels. Chemical Senses (submitted)

Gilbertson TA, Chen W, Rao S, Hansen DR. (2003) Identification of natriferic hormone responsive elements in taste cells: Implications for the regulation of salt & water taste. Chemical Senses (submitted)

Klein JT, Burks CA, Gilbertson TA. (2003) Characterization of amiloride-insensitive sodium salt responses using patch clamp recording. Chemical Senses (submitted)

Gilbertson TA and Hansen DR. (2002)  Chemoreception for fat.  Presented at the 1st International Congress on Mastication and Health. September 15-18, 2002. Yokohama, Japan. [invited speaker]

Hansen DR,  Kwon S-I, and Gilbertson TA. (2002) Use of real-time PCR to quantitate differences in expression of delayed rectifying potassium channels in taste cells.  Chemical Senses (submitted for presentation at the Association of Chemoreception Sciences Annual Meeting, Sarasota FL)  

Rao S, Hansen DR and Gilbertson TA. (2002) Expression of the ClC family of chloride channels in taste cells. Chemical Senses (submitted for presentation at the Association of Chemoreception Sciences Annual Meeting, Sarasota FL)  

Lin W, Rao S, Kinnamon SC and Gilbertson TA. (2002) Evidence for expression of TASK-like K+ channels in rat taste cells. Chemical Senses (submitted for presentation at the Association of Chemoreception Sciences Annual Meeting, Sarasota FL)  

Boughter JD, Christy RC, Gilbertson TA and Smith DV. (2002) Physiological properties of immunocytochemically identified taste cells. Chemical Senses (submitted for presentation at the Association of Chemoreception Sciences Annual Meeting, Sarasota FL)  

  Christy RC, Boughter JD Jr, Lemon CH, Gilbertson TA and Smith DV. (2001) Immunocytochemical identification of cell types in rat taste buds: functional correlations. Soc. Neurosci. Abstr., Vol. 27, Program No. 287.4.

Gilbertson TA, Hansen DR, Foley CE, Nikonova, L and Kim I. (2001) Is ROMK1 (Kir 1.1) the elusive apical K+ channel in mammalian taste cells? Chemical Senses 26: 1121-1122.

Nikonova L, Kim I, Hansen DR and Gilbertson TA. (2001) Relative expression of delayed rectifying K+ channel subtypes differs in the three types of lingual taste buds. Chemical Senses 26: 1108. 

Gilbertson TA (2000)  Mechanisms of vertebrate taste reception. American Association of Pharmaceutical Sciences Annual Meeting, Indianapolis IN.

Kim I, Siears ND, Nikonova L and Gilbertson TA (2000) Aquaporin expression and hypoosmotic-induced currents in non-lingual taste buds. Chemical Senses 25: 686.

Gilbertson TA, Siears ND, Mercante JW, Zhang H and Kim I (2000) Hypoosmotic stimuli activate a chloride conductance in taste cells. Chemical Senses 25: 687.

Smith DV, Zhang H, Boughter JD Jr., St. John SJ and Gilbertson TA (2000) Random distribution of gustatory sensitivities to four basic stimuli in rat taste receptor cells and brainstem neurons. Chemical Senses 25: 661.

Gilbertson TA (2000) Chemoreception of fat. Chemistry of Taste Symposium,  American Chemical Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco CA. (in press).


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