The John B. Pierce Laboratory

  • Odor navigation in mammals
    State of the art neuro-behavioral approaches are used to understand how mammals navigate in naturalistic odor plumes.
  • Response to thermal environments
    Unique environmental chambers enable precise measurements of metabolic energy production in studies of how humans respond to their thermal environments.
  • Genetically-encoded fluorescent probes
    Identification of fluorescent proteins from the marine environment for use in the laboratory.
  • Thermal and chemical sensing
    Highly-controlled psychophysical studies translate advances in sensory neurobiology into new understanding of how humans sense their thermal and chemical environments.
  • Smell, flavor and the brain
    Advanced brain imaging of the olfactory bulb is used to understand how smells and flavors are processed.
  • Flavor Perception and E-Cigarettes
    Studies of how flavor additives affect the sensory experience and appeal of electronic cigarettes are being conducted as part of the Yale Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science.

Research Laboratories

The multidisciplinary approach of research at the Pierce Laboratory is reflected in the diversity of its individual research laboratories. READ MORE

About Us

The John B. Pierce Laboratory was founded in 1933 and is a nonprofit, independent research institute affiliated with Yale University… READ MORE

Our Staff

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Our Mission

To conduct basic research on the interactions between physiological systems and the stresses imposed by the modern environment, with the goal of optimizing these interactions to improve human health and comfort.

Our Research

Scientists at the Laboratory study interactions with a variety of environmental stimuli and stressors at several different levels of analysis, ranging from molecular process within cells to behavioral processes of entire organisms… READ MORE

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