Important Dates & Deadlines
5-6 December 2015
2015 Symposium on Food Allergy and the Microbiome
Comments from Presenters
"As a new contributor to this event, I'm looking forward to networking opportunities with international experts; these opportunities offer valuable resources for sharing information that will lead to new collaborations and new research directions."
— Alan Landay, PhD
"WAO 2015 Symposium highlights the most recent developments in our field. Many prominent speakers. Superb science!"
— Harald Renz, MD
"As attendance is limited, it will be a perfect opportunity for sharing, learning and for in-depth scientific discussions."
— Prof. Christina West, MD, PhD
"Scientific meetings are always fun, you meet people who think alike, and still can teach you something! And of course I myself am presenting, and I hope to give a good discussion!"
— Claus Bachert, MD, PhD
"We are just at the very beginning of understanding the role of the microbiome in health and disease. The field of food allergy offers a unique opportunity to evaluate the microbiome given the focus of this disease on the GI tract."
— Alan Landay, PhD
"I am very much honored to speak at the globally represented symposium. It is always fun and stimulating to interact with worldwide fellows."
— Motohiro Ebisawa, MD, PhD
"Food allergy is one of the emerging clinical areas in our discipline. Not only increasing prevalence, but also novel pathophysiological approaches and developments of prevention and therapy make this a 'hot topic'."
— Harald Renz, MD
CME will be available to claim on Wednesday, 16 December.
Thank You to Attendees, Speakers and Organizers of the WAO Symposium on Food Allergy and the Microbiome
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| Chairs of the WAO Symposium: Dr. Lanny J. Rosenwasser, President, World Allergy Organization & Prof. Mario Sanchez-Borges, President-Elect, World Allergy Organization |
From 5-6 December 2015 in Miami, FL, United States, 250 attendees from 39 countries gathered for the WAO Symposium on Food Allergy and the Microbiome. A faculty of 25 internationally recognized experts reported on current understanding, new insights and advances, and unmet needs in food allergy and the human microbiome and its role in allergic disease.
Dr. Lanny Rosenwasser, President of the World Allergy Organization, expressed his appreciation, “On behalf of WAO, I thank the speakers who took the time to deliver meaningful discussion throughout the program. I would also like to express my appreciation to everyone on the Symposium Steering Committee and WAO Board of Directors for all of their hard work. I would also like to give a heartfelt thanks to all of the delegates who attended this Symposium. It wouldn’t have been possible without you.”
Along with two tracks of 12 sessions and one poster session, attendees heard four plenary speakers:
The Microbiome: Implications for Developmental Biology with Prof. Susan Prescott, Princess Margaret Hospital, Perth, Australia
The Gut Microbiome in Food Allergy: A Review with Dr. Christine Joseph, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States
Food Allergy: Past, Present and Future with Dr. Hugh Sampson, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
Secondary Prevention of Food Allergy with Prof. Gideon Lack, Kings College London, Guy's & St. Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
Thank you for your participation in the WAO Symposium on Food Allergy and the Microbome. We hope that you enjoyed your time in Miami, Florida, USA.