Hillary C Schiff
@hillschiff.bsky.social
Assistant professor at Ohio State University College of Dentistry, studying postnatal development of taste preferences, feeding behaviors, and all things synapses, she/her
Today is the anniversary of my lab and new job at Ohio State—what a decade it has been!
September 3, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Today is the anniversary of my lab and new job at Ohio State—what a decade it has been!
Today is National Banana Split Day in the U.S.!
Next time you dig into a banana split, remember: your brain is doing some serious decoding behind the scenes!
What you taste isn’t just about your tongue — taste + smell signals combine in the brain to create flavor.
Next time you dig into a banana split, remember: your brain is doing some serious decoding behind the scenes!
What you taste isn’t just about your tongue — taste + smell signals combine in the brain to create flavor.
August 26, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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🥔 Happy National Potato Day!
Whether it’s fries, chips, or roasted wedges, your brain turns simple ingredients into satisfying experiences. From the scent of browning starches to the hit of salt and fat your chemosensory system transforms simple spuds into
satisfying flavor.
Whether it’s fries, chips, or roasted wedges, your brain turns simple ingredients into satisfying experiences. From the scent of browning starches to the hit of salt and fat your chemosensory system transforms simple spuds into
satisfying flavor.
August 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
🥔 Happy National Potato Day!
Whether it’s fries, chips, or roasted wedges, your brain turns simple ingredients into satisfying experiences. From the scent of browning starches to the hit of salt and fat your chemosensory system transforms simple spuds into
satisfying flavor.
Whether it’s fries, chips, or roasted wedges, your brain turns simple ingredients into satisfying experiences. From the scent of browning starches to the hit of salt and fat your chemosensory system transforms simple spuds into
satisfying flavor.
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🍺 It’s International Beer Day!
That first sip of beer? It’s chemoreception at work! Bitterness from hops activates receptors on your tongue, while aromatic compounds rise up the back of your throat to your nose, creating that full flavor experience your brain really notices.
That first sip of beer? It’s chemoreception at work! Bitterness from hops activates receptors on your tongue, while aromatic compounds rise up the back of your throat to your nose, creating that full flavor experience your brain really notices.
August 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
🍺 It’s International Beer Day!
That first sip of beer? It’s chemoreception at work! Bitterness from hops activates receptors on your tongue, while aromatic compounds rise up the back of your throat to your nose, creating that full flavor experience your brain really notices.
That first sip of beer? It’s chemoreception at work! Bitterness from hops activates receptors on your tongue, while aromatic compounds rise up the back of your throat to your nose, creating that full flavor experience your brain really notices.
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Why do some smells instantly make us recoil?
AChemS member grad student Sarah Sniffen and PI Dan Wesson at University of Florida have uncovered how the brain learns to loathe odors — like the unforgettable stench of microwaved fish.
www.nature.com/articles/s41... #AChemS
AChemS member grad student Sarah Sniffen and PI Dan Wesson at University of Florida have uncovered how the brain learns to loathe odors — like the unforgettable stench of microwaved fish.
www.nature.com/articles/s41... #AChemS
Directing negative emotional states through parallel genetically-distinct basolateral amygdala pathways to ventral striatum subregions - Molecular Psychiatry
Molecular Psychiatry - Directing negative emotional states through parallel genetically-distinct basolateral amygdala pathways to ventral striatum subregions
www.nature.com
June 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Why do some smells instantly make us recoil?
AChemS member grad student Sarah Sniffen and PI Dan Wesson at University of Florida have uncovered how the brain learns to loathe odors — like the unforgettable stench of microwaved fish.
www.nature.com/articles/s41... #AChemS
AChemS member grad student Sarah Sniffen and PI Dan Wesson at University of Florida have uncovered how the brain learns to loathe odors — like the unforgettable stench of microwaved fish.
www.nature.com/articles/s41... #AChemS
Love to see this! Thanks for posting Science Gorilla
Hell yeah Columbus OH. Today, we said loud and clear, hands off! Thousands of us.
#handsoff
#standupforscience
#handsoff
#standupforscience
April 6, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Love to see this! Thanks for posting Science Gorilla
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Ohio! Tomorrow! Main rally at the Statehouse 12-3p to #standupforscience. Details and day of updates here: www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-f...
Can't make it to Cbus? Walkouts in Cleveland, Cincy, Oxford also.
Can't make it to Cbus? Walkouts in Cleveland, Cincy, Oxford also.
Stand Up for Science 2025 - Columbus, OH
Eventbrite - Stand up for Science presents Stand Up for Science 2025 - Columbus, OH - Friday, March 7, 2025 at Ohio Statehouse, Columbus, OH. Find event and ticket information.
www.eventbrite.com
March 6, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Ohio! Tomorrow! Main rally at the Statehouse 12-3p to #standupforscience. Details and day of updates here: www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-f...
Can't make it to Cbus? Walkouts in Cleveland, Cincy, Oxford also.
Can't make it to Cbus? Walkouts in Cleveland, Cincy, Oxford also.
Columbus and nearby friends!! Please get loud with me on Friday!
March 2, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Columbus and nearby friends!! Please get loud with me on Friday!
Repurposing these screw kits from my Scientifica patch clamp rigs for my kid’s lite brite pegs has been keeping him busy ❤️❤️
January 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Repurposing these screw kits from my Scientifica patch clamp rigs for my kid’s lite brite pegs has been keeping him busy ❤️❤️
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⏳ Don't wait—submit your abstract today! The #AChemS2025 deadline is fast approaching: January 13, 2025!
January 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
⏳ Don't wait—submit your abstract today! The #AChemS2025 deadline is fast approaching: January 13, 2025!
Looks like it’s gonna be a great meeting!
🎉 The #AChemS2025 Preliminary Program is now LIVE! 🎉
Get a sneak peek at what's in store and start planning your trip to Bonita Springs! 🌴✨
Check out the full details here: achems.org/2025/
#AChemS2025 #ChemicalSciences #BonitaSprings
Get a sneak peek at what's in store and start planning your trip to Bonita Springs! 🌴✨
Check out the full details here: achems.org/2025/
#AChemS2025 #ChemicalSciences #BonitaSprings
December 19, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Looks like it’s gonna be a great meeting!
Excited to be traveling to New York to attend my first Festschrift! See you in the cold ⛄️❄️
December 6, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Excited to be traveling to New York to attend my first Festschrift! See you in the cold ⛄️❄️
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🎉 Exciting news: Abstract submissions for AChemS 2025 are now open!
Don’t miss the opportunity to present your research at the leading international chemosensory science meeting!!
Learn more and submit your abstract here: achems.org/2025/abstrac...
Don’t miss the opportunity to present your research at the leading international chemosensory science meeting!!
Learn more and submit your abstract here: achems.org/2025/abstrac...
AChemS XLVII | Bonita Springs
AChemS, the Association for Chemoreception Sciences, is a scientific research organization dedicated to understanding the
achems.org
November 17, 2024 at 3:14 PM
🎉 Exciting news: Abstract submissions for AChemS 2025 are now open!
Don’t miss the opportunity to present your research at the leading international chemosensory science meeting!!
Learn more and submit your abstract here: achems.org/2025/abstrac...
Don’t miss the opportunity to present your research at the leading international chemosensory science meeting!!
Learn more and submit your abstract here: achems.org/2025/abstrac...
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Flushed cheeks, racing hearts, nervous tummies - all the stuff of where emotion meets interoception (the feeling of what's happening in our bodies). Which brain region seems to be involved? You guessed it, Insula!
It's Day 5 of Insula week; let's talk about emotion & interoception. (A thread).
It's Day 5 of Insula week; let's talk about emotion & interoception. (A thread).
I suspect that someone is doing the right experiment to figure these mysterious neurons do - stay tuned!
And circle back tomorrow to hear about the Insula as the region of the brain where emotions and body feelings combine.
kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
And circle back tomorrow to hear about the Insula as the region of the brain where emotions and body feelings combine.
kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
November 14, 2024 at 1:46 PM
Flushed cheeks, racing hearts, nervous tummies - all the stuff of where emotion meets interoception (the feeling of what's happening in our bodies). Which brain region seems to be involved? You guessed it, Insula!
It's Day 5 of Insula week; let's talk about emotion & interoception. (A thread).
It's Day 5 of Insula week; let's talk about emotion & interoception. (A thread).
I’m loving the distraction provided by these wonderful conversations about insula this week. Looking forward to tomorrow’s post!
It's day 4 of Insula week! Let's talk about Von Economo neurons. They exist in the Insula of humans, not mice.
At one point they were thought to exist only in humans and great apes and thus suspected to have a very special function. Possibly consciousness! 🧵
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20512377/
At one point they were thought to exist only in humans and great apes and thus suspected to have a very special function. Possibly consciousness! 🧵
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20512377/
November 13, 2024 at 9:44 PM
I’m loving the distraction provided by these wonderful conversations about insula this week. Looking forward to tomorrow’s post!
Literally me rn
November 13, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Literally me rn
Hi everyone, I’m a new asst prof at Ohio State; I work on neurobiological changes occurring in postnatal development in taste and feeding. I’ve been here for a while but am bad at posting and will continue to be bad at it. I’m devastated about the election result but glad to see you here.
November 8, 2024 at 3:22 PM
Hi everyone, I’m a new asst prof at Ohio State; I work on neurobiological changes occurring in postnatal development in taste and feeding. I’ve been here for a while but am bad at posting and will continue to be bad at it. I’m devastated about the election result but glad to see you here.
From boxes to air table to this brand new patch clamp rig! I really enjoyed putting this thing together. And I’ve got another one to go so stay tuned for more rig pics.
October 20, 2024 at 11:48 PM
From boxes to air table to this brand new patch clamp rig! I really enjoyed putting this thing together. And I’ve got another one to go so stay tuned for more rig pics.
Ok enough with the earthquake…back to work I guess
April 5, 2024 at 3:02 PM
Ok enough with the earthquake…back to work I guess