New York, NY, (May 26, 2020) — To mark Food Allergy Awareness month and to stay safe at home due to COVID-19, the Food Allergy Fund is hosting its first-ever virtual Summit. The event will feature online presentations from leading doctors, scientists and entrepreneurs, a cook-off with celebrity chefs, and a concert with a favorite food allergy advocate. The Virtual Summit will take place at www.foodallergyfund.org from May 26 – May 29, 2020.
Food Allergies are an emerging public health crisis. Six million children—out of 32 million Americans overall—are affected by food allergies. That's about two children per classroom – a 50% increase from 1997 to 2011, and one in 10 adults. Every three minutes, a person visits the emergency room due to an allergic reaction.
“Our summits are critical fundraisers to help us bridge the funding gap for the latest scientific research to identify the underlying causes and treatments for food allergies,” said Ilana Golant, Founder of the Food Allergy Fund. “Now more than ever, we need research into chronic diseases that affect tens of millions of people today.”
Speakers from around the globe include:
Dr. Eyal Shemesh, MD, Professor, Pediatrics, Behavioral Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Chef Jason Smith, Judge, Food Network’s Best Baker in America
Chef Nikki Dinki, Author, Meat on the Side Cookbook, Co-Host, Cooking Channel’s Junk Food Flip
Dr. Jonathan Spergel, MD, PhD, Chief of the Allergy Program, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Stuart E. Starr Chair of Pediatrics University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Cathryn R. Nagler, PhD, Bunning Family Professor, Department of Pathology, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering University of Chicago
Anat Binur, Co-Founder & CEO, Ukko
Renuka Babu, CEO & Co-Founder, DOTS Technology Corp
Skyler Stein, President, Gladskin USA
Dr. Marc E. Rothenberg, MD, PhD, Director, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Director, Cincinnati Center for Eosinophilic Disorders Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Kirsten Perrett, MD, Group Leader/Clinician Scientist Fellow, Population Allergy Research Group and Melbourne Children’s Trial Centre, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (Australia)
Kyle Dine, Performer, Educator, CEO & Founder of Allergy Translation
To view the agenda, full list of speakers, and the Summit, visit foodallergyfund.org/summit-virtual-20.
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The Food Allergy Fund is dedicated to funding food allergy research focused on the underlying causes of food allergies and improved treatments for people with food allergies. The Food Allergy Fund enlists celebrity ambassadors, industry partners, and individuals to raise public awareness and to support scientific research. To learn more, visit www.foodallergyfund.org.