5th Annual Research Symposium
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 November 3, 2026 from 8:30am-3:00pm PDT!
Please note that a Zoom option will not be avaliable.
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Free and open to all.
Agenda
🕑: 08:30 AM - 09:00 AM
Check-in and Breakfast
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Opening remarks
Host: Michael J Rosen, MD, MSCI
🕑: 09:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Session 1: From Origins to Therapy: Adaptive Immunity in IBD
Info: This session focuses on the early development of mucosal immunity and novel immune therapeutic targets.
🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Precise microbial genomics to precision medicine
Host: Ami Bhatt, MD, PhD
Info: Professor of Medicine (Hematology) and Genetics, Stanford University
🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Mapping the “second brain”
Host: Julia Kaltschmidt, PhD
Info: Full Title: Mapping the “second brain”: development and organization of the enteric nervous system | Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Stanford University
🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Characterizing Regional Intestinal Ecosystems Under Physiologic Conditions
Host: Sidhartha Sinha, MD
Info: Full Title: Characterizing Regional Intestinal Ecosystems Under Physiologic Conditions in Inflammatory Bowel Disease | Assistant Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology and Hepatology), Stanford University
🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Morning Break
🕑: 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Session 2: Terra Incognita: Exploring the Gut's Hidden Frontiers
Info: We chart previously unexplored biology — from bacterial gene switches to the gut's own nervous system to unexplored small bowel ecosystems — with major implications for intestinal inflammatory diseases.
🕑: 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
B cell targeting in IBD
Host: Saurabh Mehandru, MD
Info: Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology) and Immunology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
🕑: 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
The Origins of Mucosal Immunity
Host: Liza Konnikova, MD, PhD, FAAP
Info: Full Title: "The origins of mucosal immunity: fetal T cell development and its relevance to pediatric IBD" | Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Immunobiology, and Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine | Full title
🕑: 12:15 PM - 01:30 PM
Poster Session & Lunch Break
🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM
Session 3: Advancing Biomarkers and Building Community
Info: Full Title: Advancing Biomarkers and Building Community: A New Standard for Celiac Disease Care | This session moves from the biomarkers reshaping celiac diagnosis to community level work reshaping life with the disease.
🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Current and Future Biomarkers in Celiac Disease
Host: Jocelyn Silvester, MD, PhD
Info: Full Title: Current and Future Biomarkers in Celiac Disease: Moving from Research to Reality | Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School and Co-Director of the Celiac Disease Program, Boston Children's Hospital
🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Beyond the Gluten-Free Diet
Host: Hilary Jericho, MD, MSCI
Info: Full Title: Beyond the Gluten-Free Diet: Building the Support Every Child Needs to Thrive with Celiac Disease | Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology) and Medical Director of the Celiac Disease Program, Stanford Medicine Children's Health
🕑: 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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