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Personnel
DirectorDr. Steven Munger, Ph.D., is the Director of the center as well as a professor and vice-chair in the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Florida.
Chair, UFCST Scientific Advisory BoardDr. Barry Ache is a Distinguished Professor of Biology and Neuroscience, and,through 2015, he was the Director for the Center of Smell and Taste. He now serves as the Chair of the Center’s Scientific Advisory Board
Director of Psychophysical ResearchLinda Bartochuk, PhD, is the UFCST Assistant Director and the Bushnell Professor of Food Science and Human Nutrition. She is an international leader in taste research and a pioneer in developing new methods of psychophysical scaling.
Administrative SpecialistKatie Barnhill is the Administrative Specialist at the UF Center for Smell and Taste. She may be contacted regarding administrative matters.
Communications AssistantSammy Fadool is the Communications Assistant for the Center. She will be earning a BFA in Creative Photography this spring.
Directions
We are located in the McKnight Brain Institute on the University of Florida campus in Gainesville at 1149 Newell Drive. Parking is available in the East visitor parking garage on the corner of Archer Road and Newell Drive (see map) and the Brain Institute is just a short walk from there. The office of the Center is in Room L5-101E.
Post Address
Center for Smell and Taste
University of Florida
PO Box 100127
Gainesville, FL 32610-0127
Courier Address
Center for Smell and Taste
McKnight Brain Institute
1149 Newell Drive, Rm LG-101D
Gainesville, FL 32610-0127
From Gainesville Regional Airport
View these directions on a map.
Head east —0.1 miTurn right toward Airport Entrance —390 ft
Turn left toward Airport Entrance —466 ft
Continue straight onto Airport Entrance —0.3 mi
Turn right onto NE 39th Ave —0.9 mi
Turn left onto NE Waldo Rd —2.7 mi
Turn right onto State Road 26 W/W University Ave —1.7 mi
Turn left onto SW 13th St —0.7 mi
Slight right onto SW Archer Rd —0.2 mi
Turn right onto S Newell Dr
Destination will be on the left—0.2 mi
From Jacksonville International
View these directions on a map.
Head south toward Dixie Clipper Dr—0.2 miContinue straight onto Dixie Clipper Dr—0.3 mi
Turn right onto Pecan Park Rd—2.0 mi
Turn right onto Duval Rd—0.5 mi
Take the Interstate 295 S ramp to interstate 10—0.3 mi
Merge onto I-295 S—12.3 mi
Take exit 21B for Interstate 10 W toward Lake City—0.4 mi
Merge onto I-10 W (signs for Lake City)—12.6 mi
Take exit 343 toward Starke—0.3 mi
Merge onto FL-200/US-301 S—36.7 mi
Slight right onto SW 4th Blvd—0.5 mi
Continue onto FL-24 W/NE Waldo Rd—12.6 mi
Turn right onto State Road 26 W/W University Ave—1.7 mi
Turn left onto SW 13th St—0.7 mi
Slight right onto SW Archer Rd—0.2 mi
Turn right onto S Newell Dr
Destination will be on the left—0.2 mi
From Orlando International Airport
View these directions on a map.
Head east on Airport Blvd —0.6 miSlight right onto Airport Blvd E —463 ft
Continue onto Jeff Fuqua Blvd —0.7 mi
Slight left onto S Semoran Blvd —0.3 mi
Take the ramp onto FL-528 W Partial toll road— 6.6 mi
Take exit 4 for Florida’s Turnpike toward US-17/US-92/US-441/Orange Blossom Tr Toll road—0.8 mi
Follow signs for Florida’s Turnpike N/Ocala and merge onto FL-91 N/Florida’s Turnpike Partial toll road—53.9 mi
Merge onto I-75 N —56.2 mi
Take exit 384 toward Museums of Natural History/Art and Performing Arts —0.4 mi
Merge onto SW Archer Rd —3.0 mi
Turn left onto S Newell Dr
Destination will be on the left—0.2 mi
