![2018 06 22-e lee-liz tung danielle reed-philadelphia monell chemical senses center-genes and taste Pulse reporter Liz Tung, her nose clamped shut to prevent her sense of smell from interfering with her experience of taste, accepts a sample from behavioral geneticist Danielle Reed. (Emma Lee/WHYY)](https://whyy.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2018-06-22-e-lee-liz-tung-danielle-reed-philadelphia-monell-chemical-senses-center-genes-and-taste-214x214.jpg)
Liz is a health and science reporter working on WHYY’s The Pulse. Liz is a recent radio convert, whose interests include social determinants of health, watchdog journalism, and all things related to the brain. Before coming to WHYY, Liz spent seven years as a music writer in Beijing.