Dr. Christina Ciaccio

• Event

  2024 Summit

• Talk Title

  Food Allergy & the Microbiome

Affiliation

University of Chicago

Links

• cciaccio@bsd.uchicago.edu

• https://x.com/cciaccio/

Bio:

Dr. Christina E. Ciaccio MD, MSc is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at the University of Chicago and Chief of the Section of Allergy/Immunology and Pediatric Pulmonology. Dr. Ciaccio currently serves as the Director of the University of Chicago Center for Food Allergy Care, Education, and Translational Research (FACET) and has a research interest in understanding how nutrition and microbial exposures influence IgE sensitization. Her work has been funded by both the NIH and foundation support. She has been appointed to several local and national positions within the field of Allergy/Immunology, including the American Board of Allergy and Immunology; the Editorial Board of the Annals of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology; the Clinical Advisory Board Executive Committee of Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE) and currently serves as the Chair of the Food Allergy/EGID Interest Section of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (AAAAI). She has overseen over 20 clinical trials and has authored over 50 peer reviewed publications.