The pandemic has shed new light to smell and taste research. Co-Directors Dr. Jeb Justice and Dr. Steven Munger discussed the partnership between the Center for Smell and Taste and the Smell Disorders Program and the importance behind each. Munger and Justice discuss the harmful effects of smell impairment on a person’s quality of life.... Read More| UF Health Smell Disorders Program
With the loss of smell and taste becoming synonymous with symptoms of the Covid-19 virus, more eyes are turned to the research of olfactory disorders. UFCST director, Dr. Steven Munger, fellow researchers, and host Ari Shapiro discussed the phenomenon of smell and taste loss due to Covid-19 and rehabilitation for patients facing long term effects. Munger emphasized... Read More| UF Health Smell Disorders Program
The University of Florida Center for Smell and Taste (UFCST) will be hosting the inaugural Elizabeth Capaldi Phillips Lecture on December 10, 2019 at 3:00 pm. The Lecture honors the life and accomplishments of former UF Provost and founding UFCST member Dr. Elizabeth Capaldi Phillips. Dr. Phillips was internationally recognized for her research, which focused... Read More| UF Health Smell Disorders Program
Dr. Linda Barlow will be presenting her seminar entitled “Generating and Regenerating a Sense of Taste.” Barlow is a professor in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of Colorado Denver. Dr. Barlow is interested in the Development and regeneration of the taste system, specificallly the constant regrowth of our tastes buds. Her... Read More| UF Health Smell Disorders Program