First International Gastrointestinal Eosinophil Research Symposium

Welcome Dinner
6:30pm - 9:00 pm

	Symptoms, Blood Analysis, and pH-monitoring/Impedance Subcommittee	Sandeep Gupta, MD		view
	Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Endoscopic/Imaging Features	Christopher Justinich, MD		view
	Pathology of Eosinophilic Esophagitis	Margaret H. Collins, MD		view
	Allergy Group	Marc Rothenberg, MD, Ph.D.		view
	EoE Treatment Subcommittee	Chris Liacouras, MD		view

What is the Natural History of Eosinophilic Esophagitis?
8:00am - 10:00 am

	Epidemiology of EE	Peter Bonis, MD		view
	What is the natural history of EE in children and adults?	Phil Putnam, MD		view
	What is the natural history of EE in children and adults?	Alex Straumann, MD		view
	Eosinophils in the esophagus - How many are too many?	Ed Ruchelli, MD		view
	What are novel non-invasive methods to monitor patients with eosinophilic diseases?	Sandeep Gupta, MD		view

What is the Pathogenesis of Eosinophilic Esophagitis?
10:20 am - 12:45 pm

	How do eosinophils contribute to inflammation? Murine models of intestinal eosinophilia	James Lee, PhD		view
	How do eosinophils contribute to inflammation? Murine models of intestinal eosinophilia	Simon Hogan, PhD		view
	How do eosinophils traffic to the esophagus? Role of chemokines in EE	Marc Rothenberg, MD, PhD		view
	Do eosinophils communicate with resident cells of the intestinal tract?	Barry K Wershil, MD		view
	Do eosinophils communicate with resident cells of the intestinal tract?	Glenn T Furuta, MD		view
	Can eosinophils contribute to fibrosis?	Steven J Ackerman, PhD		view

Working Lunch - Treatments for Eosinophilic Esophagitis
12:00 pm - 2:45 pm

	What is the endpoint for treatment of EE?	Chris Liacouras, MD		view
	Is there a molecular basis for enteral treatements for diseases?	Simon Murch, MD		view
	What are molecular mechanisms for anti-cytokine treatements for EE?	Anil Mishra, PhD		view
	What are molecular mechanisms for anti-cytokine treatements for EE?	Marc Rothenberg, MD, PhD		view

Research Agenda for EE
3:15 pm - 5:15 pm

	Lessons learned from the Hypereosinophilic Syndrome	Amy Klion, MD		view
	Research Agenda	Thomas Platts-Mills, MD		view