Session Sponsored by Global Down Syndrome Foundation | S2. Eating, drinking, and swallowing challenges in Down syndrome: From clinical perspectives to insights from animal models
Tracks
Room 2 | Crystal A
| Wednesday, June 17, 2026 |
| 11:00 - 13:00 |
| Room 2 | Crystal A |
Speaker
Dr. Tiffany Glass
Scientist
University Of Wisconsin Madison
Introduction
11:00 - 11:05
Ms. Arwen Jackson
Childrens Hospital Colorado
Feeding and Swallowing in Children with Down Syndrome: How Clinical Research is Shaping Care
11:05 - 11:30
Prof. Y. Eugene Yu
Professor
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Unraveling dysphagia-related features of Down syndrome through engineered mouse models: spanning transcriptomic to behavioral levels
11:30 - 11:55
Dr. Gaurav Singhal
Scientist I
University Of Wisconsin-Madison
Experimental paradigms to evaluate oromotor interventions and outcomes in mouse models of down syndrome
11:55 - 12:20
Dr. Tiffany Glass
Scientist
University Of Wisconsin Madison
From development to degeneration: oromotor function phenotypes across the lifespan in Down syndrome models.
12:20 - 12:45
Dr. Tiffany Glass
Scientist
University Of Wisconsin Madison
Panel Discussion Q&A
12:45 - 13:00
|
