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ICD-9-CM codes for EGID
take effect October 2008
Eosinophilic Esophagitis 530.13
Eosinophilic Gastritis 535.7
Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis and
Eosinophilic Enteritis 558.41
Eosinophilic Colitis 558.42
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2010 APFED Junior Faculty HOPE Research Grant
The American Partnership for Eosinophilic Disorders
Announces...
Junior faculty $50,000 one time grant
Eligibility: US medical school faculty with aggregate appointments of less than 5 years to support funding of eosinophil related research projects.
Deadline: Midnight November 1st, 2009
Be a part of HOPE on the Horizon for Eosinophilic Disorders.
Click here for details and applications
APFED announces the 2009 HOPE Grant Recipients
Antonella Cianferoni MD, PhD
Dr. Cianferoni is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University Of Pennsylvania School Of Medicine and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in the Division of Allergy and Immunology. Dr. Cianferoni’s research focus is identification of novel genes and biomarkers that will add to the understanding, treatment and management of eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases.
Dr. Cianferoni writes: “I am in the process of establishing a research program aimed to the understanding of the basic pathogenetic mechanisms of eosinophilic gastroeneteropathies. This is a tremendous opportunity, as The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is one of the main centers in the US that treats patients with Eosinophilic Esophagitis and related diseases. There is a great need to expand understanding and to identify novel pathogenetic mechanisms of EE and to identify biomarkers that will lead to better diagnostic tools and treatments of this still elusive disease.”
Carine Blanchard PhD
Dr. Blanchard is a Postdoctoral fellow and research instructor at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Medical Center in the Division of Allergy and Immunology, focusing on the molecular pathogenesis of Eosinophilic Esophagitis and food allergy related disorders.
Dr Blanchard writes: “My research will focus on mechanisms that induce eosinophilic disease, with the goal of ameliorating the pain and distress of eosinophilic esophagitis. If we truly uncover a major role for Uroplakin 1B in EE diagnosis, then this would lead to further studies aimed at trying to understand the fundamental basis of the disease pathology and pathogenesis. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical
Center (CCHMC) has a strong Center of Excellence in eosinophil biology and eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders. My long-term goal is to become a leader in the field of human eosinophil associated gastrointestinal disorders, focusing on gene dysregulation and other mechanisms that lead to allergic gastrointestinal inflammation.”
APFED’s HOPE Grants are funded through private donations and fundraisers, including our annual walk. The HOPE grants foster career development of promising scientists who have a demonstrated a commitment to eosinophil associated diseases. Drs. Cianferoni and Blanchard will be invited to share their research at APFED’s annual conference this summer.
Congratulations to Seema Aceves MD, PhD for being the first recipient of the APFED HOPE Junior faculty awards for her research "Tissue remodeling in pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis: Influence on prognosis and response to corticosteroid therapy". Dr. Aceves is an adjunct assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of California San Diego.
APFED Announces Trainee Travel Grants for Professional meetings
For more information see our summary on Travel Grants. You can also download this information in PDF format.
Submit Travel Grant application Online.
Applicants must provide the following:
• Acceptance Letter for Presentation
• Copy of letter from Program Director confirming status
• Copy of accepted abstract
• Brief description of applicant’s interest in eosinophilic disorders
• A paragraph on short-term and long-term career goals and plans
• Projected expenses with specific expense information/receipts/bills
• Completed Contact Information Sheet
Download the Reimbursement Form to submit your expenses (following approval).
Please address all inquiries regarding research grants via email.
Congratulations to Dr. Guangju Luo, a third year pathology resident at the University of Cincinnati for his work on the coexistence of Eosinophilic esophagitis and celiac disease. Dr. Luo will present his research at the Society for Pediatric Pathology Spring Meeting holding on March 7-8, 2009 in Boston, supported by an APFED trainee grant.
Dr. Vince Mukkada received a 2008 trainee grant for his research project presented at the 2007 NASPGHAN meeting on eosinophil effects on intestinal barrier function entitled: Eosinophils Enhance Intestinal Epithelial Barrier.
Dr. Mukkada is a 3rd Year Fellow in Pediatric Gastroenterology at The Children's Hospital of Denver. Dr. Mukkada wrote in his grant application: “My interest in eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases (EGIDs) came about initially through participating in the care of affected patients during my first year of fellowship at The Children’s Hospital of Denver. I saw a number of patients with esophageal strictures and/or food impactions due to eosinophilic esophagitis, and developed a strong interest in understanding the basic mechanisms leading to this finding. This interest has been furthered by my work in Dr. Glenn T. Furuta’s laboratory, where we are working on several basic science projects that seek to determine the role of the eosinophil in the GI tract, as well as clinical and translational projects involving patients with EGIDs.”
Congratulations Dr. Mukkada!
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