George Preti | |
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| Born | October 7, 1944 Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
| Died | March 3, 2020 (aged 75) Hatboro, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Known for | Research on human body odors and TMAU |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | organic chemist |
| Institutions | Monell Chemical Senses Center |
George Preti (October 7, 1944 – March 3, 2020) was an analytical organic chemist who worked at the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For more than four decades, his research focused on the nature, origin, and functional significance of human odors. Dr. Preti's laboratory has identified characteristic underarm odorants,[1] and his later studies centered upon a bioassay-guided approach to the identification of human pheromones, odors diagnostic of human disease, human malodor identification and suppression and examining the “odor-print” of humans.