Program

Organizing Committee:

Xiu-Min Li, MD, MS, MPH, Chair

Jan Geliebter, PhD, Co-Chair

Raj Tiwari, PhD, Co-Chair

Lixin Lao, PhD, Co-Chair

Jen Matthews, MD, Co-Chair

Anne Maitland, MD, PhD Co-Chair

Henry Ehrlich, Executive Meeting Director

Alejandra Puerta, MPH, Co-executive Meeting Director

Tonta Galbraith, (Co-Executive Meeting Coordinator)

Nan Yang, PhD (Co-Executive Meeting Coordinator)

Tentative Sponsors:

1. New York Medical College

2. Virginia University of Integrative Medicine.

3. Institute for Integrative Immunology and Wellness, Inc.

Contacts:                  Henry Ehrlich (Executive Meeting Director); henryehrlichallergies@gmail.com, 718-207-5690

Tonta Galbraith, (Co-Executive Meeting Coordinator, Registration) t_robinsongalbraith@nymc.edu, 914-594-4179

Nan Yang, PhD (Co-Executive Meeting Coordinator); Nan.yang@gnt-us.com

Language:                 English

Mission:

• Provide an integrative forum to discuss scientific advances in the areas of eczema, food allergies, mast-cell disorders, eosinophilic esophagitis, allergic rhinitis, asthma, and wellness.

• Provide a communication platform for collaborative research and education and offer clinical applications of integrative models of treatment for allergic disorders.

• Provide a communication platform for experts and trainees.

• Broaden participation from different backgrounds.

Target Audience: Scientists, Practitioners, Patients, Trainees, Educators, Administrators, R&D Investigators, and Investors.

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the Symposium, participants will be able to discuss and compare:

1. The current environment of integrative medicine in the United States.

2. The advantages and challenges of the current conventional care for common allergic and inflammatory disorders and the role of integrative health research for developing novel therapies to address unmet needs.

PROGRAM

Opening Remarks

Moderator: Xiu-Min Li, MD, MS, MPH

9:00-9:10 am          Salomon Amar, DDS, PhD, Senior Vice President for Research Affairs, Touro University System, Vice President for Research at NYMC

9:10-9:15 am          Paddy Reynolds, MPH, Associate Dean for Academic Administration, School of Medicine, New York Medical College

9:15-9:20 am          Humayun Islam, MD, PhD, Professor & Chairman Dept. of        Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology, New York Medical College

9:20-9:25 am          Yemeng Chen, PhD, Professor and President, New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine

9:25-9:30 am          Bijan Safai, MD, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Dermatology, New York Medical College

9:30-9:35 am          Shaun Desai, MD: Chair and Professor of Otolaryngology, New York Medical College

Session I: Food allergy

9:35-9:40 am          Introduction by Moderator: Raj Tiwari, PhD, Professor, Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology, and Professor of Otolaryngology, New York Medical College.

9:40-10:00 am        Anna Nowak-Wegrzyn, MD, Professor, Director, Division of Allergy/ Immunology, New York University Medical Center.

Dr. Nowak-Wegrzyn will discuss the current progress and challenges of food allergy treatment: OIT, epicutaneous immunotherapy (the Patch), anti-IgE drugs, and integrative therapy research, including TCM for food allergy (20 min).

10:00-10:15 am      Raj Tiwari, PhD, Professor, Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology, and Professor of Otolaryngology, New York Medical College.

Dr. Tiwari will discuss food allergy etiology, particularly regarding the Western diet and false alarm hypothesis, and the role of pathological IgE in food allergy (15 min).

10:15-10:30 am      Michelle Carnazza PhD, Postdoctoral fellow, Division of Research and Development, General Nutraceutical Technology NY

Dr. Carnazza will discuss the probiotics for food allergy (15 min).

10:30-10:35 am      William Skolnik, Vice President, Ardea Partners. Mr. Skolnik is an established donor supporting integrative research at NYMC.

Mr. Skolnik will discuss his experience in improving sensitivity to food, environment, quality of life, and his vision for advancing TCM integrative care and research for multisystem sensitivity (5 min).      

10:35-10:50 am       Food Allergy Panel Discussion (15 min)

10:50-11:00 am      Break (10 mins)

Session II: Herbal and Complementary Medicine Advancement and Challenges

11:00-11:05 am Introduction by Moderator: Jing-Ke Weng, PhD, Inaugural Director of Institute for Plant-Human Interface (IPHI) and a Professor of Chemistry, Chemical Biology, and Bioengineering at Northeastern University (5 minutes)

11:05-11:20 am Yael Cnaan, BSPT, Herbal Medicine Practitioner, Givat Ada, Israel

Ms. Yael Cnaan will discuss herbal treatment for anxiety and depression (15 min)

11:20-11:35 am Nan Yang, PhD. Senior Scientist, General Nutraceutical Technology.

Dr. Yang will discuss quality control in the manufacture of botanical drugs (15 min).

11:35-11:50 am Jenifer Matthews, MD, Associate Director of Education, UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Health, Integrative Pediatrician, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, CA (15 min).

Dr. Matthews will discuss Advancing Herbal Medicine in Academic Health Systems: Opportunities in Education and Clinical Care (15 min).

11:50-12:05pm Jing-Ke Weng, PhD, Inaugural Director of Institute for Plant-Human Interface (IPHI) and Professor of Chemistry, Chemical Biology, and Bioengineering at Northeastern University.

Dr. Weng will discuss the advancement and challenges of the sustainability of herbal medicines from laboratory bioengineering (20 min)

12:05 -12:15 pm Panel discussion (10 min)

Lunch break & virtual poster presentations 

(12:15 ~12:50 pm , 35 min)

Moderator: Daniel Kopulos, PhD student. Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology, NYMC

Poster Room #1.    Cameron Shapiro, PhD student. Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology, NYMC

Mr. Shapiro will present the updated study on anaphylactic multiple food allergies.

Poster Room #2.    Madison Spears, PhD student. Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology, NYMC

Ms. Spears will present the updated study on IgE regulation with natural compounds using state-of-the-art technologies.

Poster Room #3.    Daniel Kopulos, PhD student, Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology, NYMC

Mr. Kopulos will present biomarkers, including skin microbiome profiles, skin integrity, and immune profiles of patients with severe eczema undergoing topical steroid withdrawal.

Session III: Mast cell, Eosinophilic Disorders, Pain, and Allergic Rhinitis 

12:50-12:55 pm Introduction by Moderator: Qian Yuan MD, PhD, Associate Professor in Pediatrics, Demarest Lloyd Jr Endowed Chair in Food Allergies, Co-Director and Principal Investigator, Food Allergy Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children (5 minutes)

12:55-1:10 pm Anne Maitland, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Medical Director for the Ehlers Danlos Syndrome Institute (EDSI), Medical University of South Carolina

Dr. Maitland will discuss the current progress and challenges of treatment for mast cell activation disorder, in association with EDS (15 min).

1:10-1:25 pm Qian Yuan MD, PhD, Associate Professor in Pediatrics, Demarest Lloyd Jr Endowed Chair in Food Allergies, Co-Director and Principal Investigator, Food Allergy Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children

Dr. Yuan will discuss the progress and challenges for EoE treatment (15 min).

1:25-1:40 pm Carl Baldini, M.S. Ed.. Qigong Research Society, and Ibrahim Musa, postdoctoral fellow, Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology, New York Medical College.

They will discuss how Hou’s Qigong improves low back pain clinically and scientific biomarkers (15 min).

1:40-1:55pm Lixing Lao, PhD, LAc. President of Virginia University of Integrative Medicine.

Dr. Lao will discuss acupuncture for allergic diseases (15 min).

1:55- 2:05 pm Panel discussion (10 min)

Session IV: Eczema and Multi-system inflammation, microbiome and interventions 

2:05-2:10 pm Introduction by Moderator: Jan Geliebter, PhD, Professor, Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology, New York Medical College (5 min)

2:10-2:20pm Bijan Safai, MD, PhD, Professor, Chair, Department of Dermatology, New York Medical College.

Dr. Safai will give opening remarks on the need for integrative medicine for severe eczema (10 min)

2:20-2:35 pm Jan Geliebter, PhD, Professor, Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology, and Professor of Otolaryngology, New York Medical College

                                 Dr. Geliebter will review microbiota in eczema (15 min)  

2:35-2:50 pm Ian Myles, MD, MPH, Allergy Training Program Leadership, PI, Epithelial Therapeutics Unit, NIH/NIAID.

Dr. Myles will discuss the latest mechanistic understanding of TSW (15 min)

2:50-3:10 pm Kelly Barta, PhD, President and Executive Director at The International Topical Steroid Awareness Network.

Dr. Barta will discuss the progress and challenges in TSW awareness (20 min)

3:10-3:20pm Mrs. Sarah Patterson and Mrs Hannah Grubb will discuss their experience with Integrative TCM therapy for improving severe eczema/TSW, well-being, and food tolerance (10min)

3:20-3:40 pm Xiu-Min Li, MD, MS, MPH, Professor, Microbiology and Immunology; Professor of Otolaryngology and professor of Dermatology, New York Medical College

Dr. Li will discuss atopic march in patients with comorbidity of severe eczema undergoing TSW and multiple food allergy, and how integrative TCM improves the skin-gut-immunity axis (20 min)

3:40-3:50 pm Eczema and Skin Disorders Panel Discussion (10 min)

Closing Remarks