4th Annual Research Symposium

Join us to learn about the most recent research in pediatric IBD and celiac disease.

About this Event

Stanford Medicine Children’s Health Center for IBD and Celiac Disease Research Symposium

This symposium will focus on the translational research and clinical discussions at the forefront of pediatric IBD and celiac disease. Faculty, trainees, postdocs, students, and staff are invited to learn more about the latest developments, innovations, and advancements in the diagnosis, management, and therapy for both pediatric IBD and celiac disease.

Join us at this in-person event on October 14 from 9:00am-3:00pm PST!

Free and open to all.

Agenda


🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Check-in and Breakfast

🕑: 09:30 AM - 09:45 AM
Opening remarks
Host: Michael J Rosen, MD, MSCI

🕑: 09:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Session 1| Creeping Fat: The Uncharted Territory of Crohn's Pathogenesis
Host: Moderator: Erica Sonnenburg, PhD

Info: Senior Research Scientist, Microbiology and Immunology

🕑: 09:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Mechanosensitive Fibroblasts in Creeping Fat in Crohn’s Disease
Host: Jeong Hyun, MD

Info: Assistant Professor, Surgery (Pediatric Surgery) | Full Title: Identification of Mechanosensitive Fibroblasts in Creeping Fat in Crohn’s Disease Intestinal Strictures

🕑: 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
The Inflammation-Adapted Microbiome in Crohn’s Disease
Host: Suzanne Devkota, PhD

Info: Assistant Professor, Medicine (Gastroenterology) and Director of the Cedars Human Microbiome Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

🕑: 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Break

🕑: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Session 2| The IBD Spectrum: Diverse Pathways to Inflammation
Host: Moderator: Jin Billy Li, PhD, MS

Info: Professor, Genetics

🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
NRG-ERBB3 Signaling Regulates Intestinal Epithelial Maturation
Host: Mark Frey, PhD

Info: Professor, Pediatrics and Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California | Full Title: NRG-ERBB3 Signaling Regulates Intestinal Epithelial Maturation, Barrier, and Response to Inflammation.”

🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
TITLE TBD
Host: Manuel Rivas, DPhil

Info: Assistant Professor, Biomedical Data Sciences

🕑: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Neuronal Control of Intestinal Inflammation
Host: Christoph Thaiss, PhD, MSc

Info: Assistant Professor, Pathology

🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Lunch Break

🕑: 01:30 PM
Session 3| New Insights into Celiac Disease Pathogenesis and Treatment
Host: Antonio Santos, PhD

Info: Research Scientist, Medicine

🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:00 PM
HB-2121: A new tool to study….and treat….celiac disease
Host: Chaitain Kholsa, PhD

Info: Wells H. Rauser and Harold M. Petiprin Professor and Professor of Chemistry and, by courtesy, of Biochemistry

🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Microbial Modulation of Oral Tolerance to Gluten
Host: Reinhard Hinterleitner, PhD, MS

Info: Assistant Professor, Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh

🕑: 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Closing Remarks
Host: Michael J Rosen, MD, MSCI

Info: Stanford University Endowed Professor for Pediatric IBD and Celiac Disease

Endowed Director, Center for Pediatric IBD and Celiac Disease

🕑: 03:00 PM
Program Ends

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