XXXVIII ciclo Jaclyn Di Meglio
3rd 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 food preferences and emotions elicited by foods in cancer patients with chemosensory alterations. The final aim is the development of personalized advice and recipes to compensate for alterations by exploiting sensory interaction mechanisms which respect nutritional requirements.
In her PhD project she collaborates with Careggi University Hospital (Florence), Palagi Hospital (Florence) and Humanitas Research Hospital (Rozzano, Milan).
Her main research interests include molecular biology, genetics, oncology nutrition and clinical nutrition
Papers
- Di Meglio J, Rorandelli C, Dinnella C et al. Early changes in food preferences and emotional responses to foods in cancer patients with chemosensory alterations. “Pubblicazione Atti del VIII Convegno Nazionale della Società Italiana di Scienze Sensoriali, Alghero 22-24 maggio 2024” Società Italiana di Scienze Sensoriali
- 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
- VIII Convegno Nazionale della Società Italiana di Scienze Sensoriali – Alghero, 22-24 May 2024 - Oral communication “Early changes in food preferences and emotional responses to foods in cancer patients with chemosensory alteration” – Vincitrice Premio SISS per Giovani Ricercatori
- Altered Taste International Symposium – 3rd Edition – Lyon (France), 14-15 September 2023– Poster “Changes in food preferences and taste alterations in cancer patients undergoing antineoplastic treatment”
- XLIV National conference of Italian Society of Human Nutrition (SINU)– Arezzo, 7-9 June 2023 - Oral communication “Changes in taste and food preferences in cancer patients undergoing antineoplastic therapies”
- XLIII National conference of Italian Society of Human Nutrition (SINU)– Napoli, 4-6 April 2022 – Poster “Occurrence of Dysgeusia in Patients Being Treated for Cancer”
Ultimo aggiornamento
10.03.2025