Facts: - residence: pennsylvania - known for: work on calcium intake and appetite - fields: biologist , geneticist - workplaces: monell chemical senses center - birth date: 1956 - name: michael tordoff - image size: 175px - birth place: bradford , yorkshire , uk - alma mater: ucla Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of michael tordoff .
dr. michael g. tordoff is a psychobiologist working at the monell chemical senses center .his research deals with the genetics and physiology of taste and nutrition .his early work addressed -lrb- a -rrb- how and what animals learn about the value of their food , -lrb- b -rrb- how artificial sweeteners influence appetite and body weight , -lrb- c -rrb- how salt intake is regulated , and -lrb- d -rrb- how dietary calcium influences salt intake .recently , he has been investigating calcium taste and appetite .he is the primary proponent of the notion that calcium is a basic taste , equivalent to sweet , sour , salty , and bitter .dr. tordoff hosts the monell mouse taste phenotyping project .in august 2009 , he bicycled across the usa in 27 days .he is married to , and often collaborates with , dr. danielle reed .