Dan Han

Dan Han (한동녕) is a Korean-American neuroscientist and clinical psychologist, who specializes in neuropsychology, neurotrauma, and neurogastronomy.[1] He is one of the founders of the International Society of Neurogastronomy.[2] He is a Fellow of the American Neurological Association, the Royal Society of Medicine, and of the Royal Society for Public Health. Han is currently a Professor of neurology, neurosurgery, and physical medicine & rehabilitation at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine.[3]

Dan Han, PsyD, CELM, FANA, FRSPH
OrganizationUniversity of Kentucky International Society of Neurogastronomy
Known forclinical neuroscience, clinical psychology, neuropsychology, neurogastronomy, neurotrauma

Career

Han trained in clinical psychology and neuropsychology at Loyola University Chicago, Adler University, University of Chicago, and Rush University, and then completed his fellowship at the Charles Matthews Neuropsychology Lab under Bruce Hermann at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.[4] After his training, he has been on faculty at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, leading its neuropsychology division.[1] In 2012, Han and Frédéric Morin conceptualized the inaugural symposium of the International Society of Neurogastronomy (ISN).[5] Over the next subsequent years, Han, Morin, Gordon M. Shepherd, Tim McClintock, Bob Perry, Jehangir Mehta, Charles Spence, Kelsey Rahenkamp, Siddharth Kapoor, Ouita Michel, and Bret Smith formed ISN with sponsorship from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders/National Institutes of Health.[5][6][7][8]

Neurogastronomy

Neurogastronomy is the neuroscience of flavor perception in the brain, and as a neuropsychologist Han incorporated clinical variables into this field and coined the term clinical neurogastronomy.[9] Han works with diverse academic and clinical professionals investigating smell, taste, and flavor mechanisms.[10] Neurogastronomists aim to expand evidence-based approaches to promote human health, quality of life, clinical management, and related economics of food sustainability.[11] Subsequently, Han introduced the concept of flavor economics as an application of neurogastronomy for global health and food sustainability.[9] The interdisciplinary meetings of neurogastronomists via ISN were initially led by Han and his colleagues between 2015 and 2018. International efforts were fostered involving six countries, i.e., United States, Canada, England, Germany, Spain, and Japan. Olfaction, taste, cognitive, bioenergetics, and food technology scientists, clinicians, and culinary artisans annually participate in this intersection of neurogastronomy. Culinary involvement has included celebrity chefs from TV shows such as Top Chef, Parts Unknown, The Layover, and Bizarre Foods.[6][7][8][12][13][14]

In 2015, Han created the Applied Neurogastronomy Challenge within ISN’s project events,[5] which incorporates interdisciplinary teamwork to address dietetic and nutritional needs of clinical patient populations. This was lauded as a novel and innovative application of systems neuroscience and featured by media outlets in 16 countries, covered in 11 languages.[6][7][12][15][16][17]

Honors and awards
  • 2021: Excellence in Medical Education Award - Category: Mentorship (formerly the Abraham Flexner Excellence in Medical Education Award), The Academy of Medical Educators[1]
  • 2020: Visionary Award, 150th Anniversary of Alfred Adler: 2020 Adlerian Summit[18]
  • 2019: Excellence in Medical Education Award - Category: Teaching (formerly the Abraham Flexner Excellence in Medical Education Award), The Academy of Medical Educators[1]
  • 2019: Psychologist of the Year Award, Kentucky Psychological Association[1][18][19][20]
  • 2017: Blavatnik Nominee for Life Sciences, The New York Academy of Sciences[1][18]
  • 2016: Excellence in Medical Education Award - Category: Leadership (formerly the Abraham Flexner Excellence in Medical Education Award), The Academy of Medical Educators[1]
  • 2016: Jack Runyon Award, Kentucky Psychological Association[1][18][19]
  • 2015: Founder's Recognition Award, International Society of Neurogastronomy[1][18]
  • 2014: Honor the Fallen Soldier Patriot Coin Medallion, Association of the United States Army – CPL Bill McMillan Chapter[1][18]

References
  1. "Faculty page | College of Medicine". med.uky.edu. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  2. "Neurogastronomy: How our brains perceive the flavor of food". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  3. "Clinical Provider Bio | UK HealthCare". ukhealthcare.uky.edu. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  4. "Alumni | Department of Neurology | UW Madison". www.neurology.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  5. "Our History". ISN: The International Society of Neurogastronomy. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  6. EDT, Jessica Firger On 04/27/16 at 6:01 AM (2016-04-27). "How neurogastronomy will soon alter your perception of flavor". Newsweek. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  7. Wang, Shirley S. (2015-11-16). "The Science of Neurogastronomy, or How Our Brains Perceive the Flavor of Food". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  8. Baral, Susmita (2015-10-19). "Neurogastronomy 101: The Science of Taste Perception". Eater. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  9. "Our History". ISN: The International Society of Neurogastronomy. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  10. "Your brain on Skittles: It may not be telling you the truth".
  11. "Our Mission". ISN: The International Society of Neurogastronomy. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  12. "A cook-off seeks to awaken cancer patients' ruined sense of taste". STAT. 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  13. "Neuroscience comes to dinner: How brain tweaks could change our diet". Grist. 2015-09-22. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  14. "What Does the 1812 Overture TASTE Like?". UKNow. 2016-12-14. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  15. "Between Clinic and Kitchen, New Hope for Patients With Taste Loss". National Geographic. 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  16. Sheikh, Knvul (2017-02-13). "The Science That Could Make You Crave Broccoli More Than Chocolate". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  17. "Neurogastronomy, The Science Of How And What We Eat". HuffPost. 2017-03-14. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  18. "Dan Y. Han - AdlerPedia".
  19. "KPA Award winners".
  20. "UK Neuropsychologist Accepts Psychologist of the Year".
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