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Food Allergy Fund Vision Summit

Virtual | December 18, 2020

Thank you for joining us for our Virtual Vision Summit featuring leading doctors and scientists, policymakers, and entrepreneurs for a day of learning, raising awareness, and funding research.


Virtual Summit Content


Welcome Remarks

  • Ilana Golant, Founder & CEO, Food Allergy Fund


Innovators Research Grant Announcement


The Future of Food Allergy Research Presentations


The Role of Microbiome in Food Allergy

  • Rima Rachid, MD, Director of Allergen Immunotherapy; Boston Children’s Hospital; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Microbial Lipids and Food Allergy-omics

  • Patrick Brennan, MD, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Allergy and Immunology, Harvard Medical School


What we Know about Possible Causes and Cures for Food Allergies

  • Kari Nadeau, MD, Ph.D., FAAAAI, Director, Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford University


Diet Diversity, Allergen Introduction, and Food Allergies

  • Carina Venter, Ph.D., RD, Associate Professor, Pediatrics-Allergy/Immunology, Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical


The Psychosocial Impact of Food Allergy as a Therapeutic Target

  • Brian Vickery, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Emory University; Director, Food Allergy Center, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (Emory University)


Fireside Chat: Food Allergy Impact on Communities of Color

  • Emily Brown, Founder of the Food Equality Initiative

  • Ruchi Gupta, MD, MPH, Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University


COVID-19 & Food Allergies Update

  • Anna H. Nowak-Wegrzyn, MD, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Pediatrics at NYU Grossman School of Medicine


The Relationship between EOE and Food Allergies: Breakthroughs and Future Directions

  • Moderator: Susan Weissman, Author, Feeding Eden & Research Advocate

  • David A. Hill, MD, Ph.D., Attending Physician, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

  • Seema Aceves, MD, Ph.D., Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine, UC San Diego; Director, Gastrointestinal Disorders Clinic, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego


Innovating for Food Allergy

  • Moderator: Julie West, Editor-in-Chief, Insider

  • Cammy Grusd, Founder & CEO, Feed Me Well

  • Katie Thomson, Co-Founder & CEO, Square Baby

  • Kimberley Yates, Founder & CEO, Latitude Care


2021 Preview from Washington, D.C.


FDA: Food Labeling

  • Susan T. Mayne, Ph.D., Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA


NIH: Research Priorities Overview

  • Alkis Togias, MD, Branch Chief, Allergy, Asthma and Airway Biology, NIH


Speakers Include

Agenda

Welcome Remarks

Ilana Golant, Founder & CEO, Food Allergy Fund


Innovators Research Grant Announcement

The Future of Food Allergy Research Presentations


The Role of Microbiome in Food Allergy

Rima Rachid, MD, Director of Allergen Immunotherapy; Boston Children’s Hospital; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Microbial Lipids and Food Allergy-omics

Patrick Brennan, MD, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Allergy and Immunology, Harvard Medical School

What we Know about Possible Causes and Cures for Food Allergies

Kari Nadeau, MD, Ph.D., FAAAAI, Director, Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford University

Diet Diversity, Allergen Introduction, and Food Allergies

Carina Venter, Ph.D., RD, Associate Professor, Pediatrics-Allergy/Immunology, Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical

The Psychosocial Impact of Food Allergy as a Therapeutic Target

Brian Vickery, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Emory University; Director, Food Allergy Center, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (Emory University)

Fireside Chat: Food Allergy Impact on Communities of Color

Emily Brown, Founder of the Food Equality Initiative

Ruchi Gupta, MD, MPH, Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

COVID-19 & Food Allergies Update

Anna H. Nowak-Wegrzyn, MD, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Pediatrics at NYU Grossman School of Medicine

The Relationship between EOE and Food Allergies: Breakthroughs and Future Directions

Moderated by Susan Weissman, Author, Feeding Eden & Research Advocate

David A. Hill, MD, Ph.D., Attending Physician, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Seema Aceves, MD, Ph.D., Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine, UC San Diego; Director, Gastrointestinal Disorders Clinic, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego

Innovating for Food Allergy

Moderated by Julie West, Editor-in-Chief, Insider

Cammy Grusd, Founder & CEO, Feed Me Well

Katie Thomson, Co-Founder & CEO, Square Baby

Kimberley Yates, Founder & CEO, Latitude Care


2021 Preview from Washington, D.C.

FDA: Food Labeling

Susan T. Mayne, Ph.D., Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA

NIH: Research Priorities Overview

Alkis Togias, MD, Branch Chief, Allergy, Asthma and Airway Biology, NIH

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