XXXVIII ciclo Jaclyn Di Meglio
2nd year
Curriculum: Food Science and Technology
Supervisors: Prof.sse Sara Spinelli and Caterina Dinnella
Email: jaclyn.dimeglio@unifi.it
Office address: via Donizetti, 6 - 50144 Firenze
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Profile
Jaclyn Di Meglio holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biology at University “Federico II” of Naples and a Master’s degree in Food Science (110/110 cum laude) at University of Florence. In 2019 - 2020 she worked at Careggi Hospital (Cancer Unit) in Florence as nutritionist trainee. In 2022 she published her first article "Occurence of Dysgeusia in Patients Being Treated for Cancer” in the journal Nutrition and Cancer.
Currently she is a PhD student at the SensoryLab to research on taste alteration and food preferences in cancer patients
Research interests and PhD project
Jaclyn´s PhD project focuses on the qualitative alterations of taste and smell in cancer patients during antineoplastic treatment. Moreover, the study aims to understand the effect of taste and smell alterations on food preferences and habits.
Her main research interests include molecular biology, genetics, oncology nutrition and clinical nutrition
Papers
- Di Meglio J, Dinu M, Doni L, et al. Occurrence of Dysgeusia in Patients Being Treated for Cancer. Nutr Cancer. 2022;74(8):2868-2874. doi:10.1080/01635581.2022.2042569
Conference talks and seminars
- SINU Congress– Napoli 4,6 April 2022 – Poster “Occurrence of Dysgeusia in Patients Being Treated for Cancer .
Ultimo aggiornamento
17.01.2024