Collection:LPB

Genre: Speech

Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2024-04-17

Duration: 00:29:40

Subjects: Rotary Club of Baton Rouge | Scientific research

Contributors:

• Barham, Henry Speaker

This episode of the series “Newsmakers” features a speech by Dr. Henry Barham before a meeting of the Baton Rouge Rotary Club on April 17, 2024. Dr. Barham is a rhinologist at Sinus and Nasal Specialists of Louisiana in Baton Rouge. He discusses: his research into taste receptors; the findings of his study on taste receptors and COVID-19 that was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA); his development of Vinotastr, a taste test that helps identify the types of wine a person will like; and the future of taste and smell research. He also answers questions from the audience.