About Dr. Mel

Dr. Mel Rosenberg is Professor of Microbiology in the Human Microbiology Department, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, and the Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University. He holds honorary appointments at the Eastman Dental Center (University of London) and the University of Rochester in the US.

Over the past twenty years, Dr. Rosenberg's work has focused on the diagnosis and treatment of bad breath, and more recently, body odors. His early work on volatile sulphide measurement led to the establishment of the Halimeter™ as a laboratory and clinical test for oral malodor. More recently he co-developed the OK-2-Kiss test (with his graduate student Dr. Nir Sterer), which is a 'litmus paper' test for bad breath risk. Dr. Rosenberg is inventor of Dentyl pH mouthwash, a bestselling mouthwash in the the UK. He has also developed Breathanol™, a novel anti-malodor flavour which has been incorporated in mouthwash, chewing gum, and toothpaste.

 

Dr. Rosenberg has published over 100 scientific articles, editorials, and books, including a recent article in 'Scientific American'. He has lectured on bad breath to scientists and clinicians around the world. In 1996, Dr. Rosenberg co-founded the International Society for Breath Odor Research, and currently serves as the Society's president.

One of Dr. Rosenberg's main hobbies is music. He sings and plays saxophone, and his first CD, aptly called "The Aroma of You" was just released. The other is writing for children. He has published a children's book ("Bacteria Galore by Sunday at Four") and has produced a film for children ("The Witch and the Toothbrush"). His second children's book has just appeared.

Dr. Rosenberg is currently on a teaching sabbatical, teaching a course on creative thinking for engineering students at Afeka college with Dr. Alon Amit.

Dr. Rosenberg was born in Winnipeg and grew up in Ottawa, Canada. He is married with two children and lives in Israel.

To e-mail Dr. Rosenberg, click here. To read what Dr. Karl has written about his research click here and here. To read a recent article about Mel Rosenberg click here. To access an article published in the New York Times, click here. For a BBC report, click here.