Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Research Symposium

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Educate local and regional investigators and specialty providers about IBD-related research being undertaken at Penn State College of Medicine and facilitate scientific collaborations relating to IBD among basic, translational and clinical researchers.

U.S.-based physicians and researchers in the field of gastroenterology, as well as pharmacists and other interested health care professionals, may all benefit from attendance.

The overall goal of our conference is to improve the care and management of patients with IBD through the promotion and enhancement of IBD-associated research work at our institution and throughout Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic region. This will improve the care of patients with IBD by increasing health care provider’s knowledge of the emerging strategies for the treatment of IBD.

The Carlino Family IBD Center team leads the nation with a long-standing commitment to cutting-edge IBD research, including the establishment of the nation’s largest IBD BioBank and registry of IBD patients, including DNA, blood, and tissue samples from multiple generations of IBD patients. The Carlino Family IBD Fund has provided financial support for research presented by investigators associated with the Center.

• 7:30 a.m. | Check-In/Continental Breakfast/Visit Exhibitors
• 8 a.m. | Opening Remarks and Biobank/GI Registry Introduction
• 8:15 a.m. | IBD Research at Penn State College of Medicine
  Overview of Research and Clinical Care Provided at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
  8:15 a.m. – Prashant Nighot, MVSc, PhD; Kushal Saha
  8:40 a.m. – Iryna Pinchuk, PhD
  9:05 a.m. – Gregory Holmes, PhD
• 9:30 a.m. | Break/Visit Exhibitors
• 9:45 a.m. | Immunological and Microbiological Research in IBD
  9:45 a.m. – Vishal Singh, M Pharm, PhD
  10:10 a.m. – Guy Townsend, PhD
  10:35 a.m. – Gregory Yochum, PhD; Wei Ding, PhD, MD
• 11 a.m. | Break/Visit Exhibitors
• 11:10 a.m. | Keynote Presentation – Therapeutic Targeting of Epithelial Barrier Function in IBD
  Jerrold Turner, MD, PhD
• 12:10 p.m. | Lunch/Visit Exhibitors
• 1:15 p.m. | Poster Presentations
  Conference participants will walk through posters and discuss recent IBD-related research.
• 2 p.m. | The Evolving Role of Mesenteric Fat in Ileocolic Crohn’s
  Stefan Holubar, MD, MS
• 2:30 p.m. | Break/Visit Exhibitors
• 2:45 p.m. | Clinical and Translational Advancements in IBD
  2:45 p.m. – Kofi Clarke, MD, FACP, FRCP
  3 p.m. – Wesley Raup-Konsavage, PhD
  3:25 p.m. – Matthew Coates, MD, PhD
• 3:50 p.m.| Closing Remarks
• 4 p.m.| Adjournment

Kofi Clarke, MD, FACP, FRCP
Professor, Department of Medicine
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Penn State College of Medicine
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Walter Koltun, MD
Peter and Marshia Carlino Chair in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Department of Surgery
Chief, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Penn State Cancer Institute

Matthew Coates, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology
Director of Research, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Director of the Gastroenterology Data Registry and Biorepository
Penn State College of Medicine
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Prashant Nighot, MVSc, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Penn State College of Medicine
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Gregory Yochum, PhD
Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Surgery Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis
Penn State Cancer Institute
Penn State College of Medicine
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Jerrold Turner, MD, PhD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Harvard Medical School

Stefan Holubar, MD, MS, FACS, FASCRS
IBD Surgery Section
Director of Research
Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery
NSQIP Champion
Cleveland Clinic

Wei Ding, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery

Gregory Holmes, PhD
Professor, Department of Neural and Behavioral Sciences

Iryna Pinchuk, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Penn State Cancer Institute

Wesley Raup-Konsavage, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology

Kushal Saha
Research Graduate Assistant
Penn State

Vishal Singh, M Pharm, PhD
Assistant Professor, Nutritional Sciences
Penn State Cancer Institute

Guy Townsend, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Penn State Cancer Institute

AMA

Penn State College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Penn State College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

There is no fee, but registration is required.

The Hershey Lodge
325 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033
Current lodge rates and minimums apply
www.hersheylodge.com/accommodations

Penn State College of Medicine rates are available at:

Tru by Hilton Hershey Chocolate Avenue
Penn State College of Medicine – Tru by Hilton Hershey Chocolate Avenue
Sept. 5 to Dec. 31, 2023 – $114 Kings/$134 Double Queens

Fairfield Inn & Suites Hershey Chocolate Avenue
Penn State College of Medicine – Fairfield Inn by Marriott Hershey Chocolate Avenue
Sept. 5 to Dec. 31, 2023 – $119 Double Queens or Kings/$149 King or Queen Suites

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