Professor of Pediatrics, Physiology, and Stem Cell Research
Chief, Section of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
John M. Cunningham, MD, is an internationally known expert in the treatment and research of childhood cancers and blood diseases. He has particular expertise in treating hemoglobinopathies, which are disorders that affect red blood cells, such as sickle cell disease and thalassemia. He is a recognized leader in the field of pediatric stem cell transplantation, and has developed novel uses for this life-saving treatment.
June 13, 2013
12:00 p.m.— 1:00 p.m.
Billings Auditorium—P117
The Intestinal Microbiome and Food Allergic Disease: What Does Our Gut Tell Us?
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Tiffany J. Patton, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Professor of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition
University of Chicago
Objectives
- Understand the role of the intestinal microbiome in gastrointestinal function and disease.
- Understand the Hygiene Hypothesis.
- Become familiar with the role of the gastrointestinal immune system in the development of food allergies.
- Recognize multiple present day contributors to gastrointestinal microbial dysbiosis.
Presented by
Department of Pediatrics
1 hour CME credit offered
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