Monell Center joins with CAS to host Beijing meeting on taste and smel...(rve the food supply. Among the presenta...)

• Impact of Taste Variation on Chronic Disease Risks, Linda M. Bartoshuk, University of Florida, USA

• Olfactory Dysfunction in Neurodegenerative Disease: Focus on Alzheimer's Disease, Claire Murphy, San Diego State University, USA

• Airborne Pollutants and their Effects on Chemosensory Function, Pamela H. Dalton, Monell Center, USA

• The Importance of Body Odors - from Neurons to Behavior and Back, Johan N Lundstrm, Monell Center, USA.

• Representation of Olfactory Signals in the Mammalian Olfactory Bulb, Minmin Luo, National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing, China

• Transgenic Studies on Human Salty Taste, Liquan Huang, Monell Center, USA

• Making Sense of the Sweet Taste Receptor, Peihua Jiang, Monell Center, USA

• The Discovery and Mechanisms of Sweet Taste Enhancers, Xiaodong Li, Senomyx, Inc., USA

• Modulation of Sweet Taste Sensitivity of Hormones and Its Roles on Regulation of Energy Homeostasis, Yuzo Ninomiya, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

• Oral Fat Exposure and Lipid Metabolism in Humans, Richard D. Mattes, Purdue University, USA

• The Flavor World of Children: From Basic Biology to Culture, Julie A. Mennella, Monell Center, USA

• Effect of Food Preference and Dietary Behavior on Overweight or Obesity in School-Aged Children and Adolescents, Yuming Chen, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China

• Clinical Disorders of Smell and Taste: The U.S. Experience, Beverly J. Cowart, Monell Center, USA

• Advances of Olfactory Disorder Research in China, Daofeng Ni, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China

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