In response to anecdotal reports of the loss of smell and of taste in people who have tested positive for COVID-19 a group of international smell and taste researchers have united to study how when and why this is happening and what it can tell us about the Coronavirus.
We are honoured to be part of this inclusive group called The Global Consortium of Chemosensory Researchers (GCCR) consists of open-science contributors: transdisciplinary scientists clinicians and patient advocates from all over the world.
Because the systems of smell and taste are related so are the symptoms of loss of these senses. Yet the loss of the sense of smell after a virus such as a common cold affects many people whereas the loss of the sense of taste is reported much less frequently.
The GCCR wants to know if smell loss is a frequent symptom of the Coronavirus and if it is accompanied by taste loss.
MISSION
The GCCR will foster the advancement of chemosensory science at large allowing the possibility to test larger samples of participants cross-culturally strengthening the reliability and validity of chemosensory science across many domains.Currently the timely mission of the GCCR is to define and coordinate world-wide crowdsourced research to understand the reports of the chemosensory issues related to COVID-19. Subsequently the establishment of this consortium.
In accomplishing this mission the GCCR’s primary roles are to work cooperatively with its members to:
Collaborate: Encourage and facilitate global collaboration in concert with local collaboration across countries labs scientists and clinicians interested in the chemical senses.
Research: Encourage and facilitate the implementation of open science practices the GCCR projects will allow the members as well as the community at large to access protocols and data.
Disseminate: Encourage and facilitate the development and dissemination of new knowledge by authoring papers based on the core data collected by the GCCR as a group.
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