Conferences

Our group regularly presents our work annually at large national meetings, including the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) and the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI), and presents our newest findings in allergy, immunology, and other relevant fields.

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (external link)

American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology’s Annual Scientific Meeting (external link)

AAAAI 2026

We are pleased to announce that our team contributed multiple presentations at the AAAAI 2026, spanning plenary, oral, and poster sessions and reflecting a broad range of clinical and translational research in allergy and immunology:

Susan Pacheco, MD – Plenary presentation: “Patient Adaptations at Home During Severe Weather Events” (The Effects of Severe Weather Events on Asthma: Social Determinants of Health, Strategies for Adaptation at Home and in Schools, and Mitigating Healthcare-Related Greenhouse Emissions).
Joni Chow, DO (Fellow, Year 1) – Oral presentation: Exploring the role of IL-13 in chronic rhinosinusitis and its potential impact on cognitive function.
Anandu Dileep, DO (Fellow, Year 2) – Poster presentation: Identifying clinical and demographic predictors of shellfish allergy resolution.
Leah Kaplan, MD (PGY-4 Resident) – Poster presentation: Evaluating reaction timing and serum IgE as predictors of cow’s milk allergy resolution.
Omar Alaina, MD (PGY-2 Resident) – Poster presentation: Characterizing the clinical course and associated factors in pediatric wheat allergy.
Anjali Devireddy (MS4) – Poster presentation: Investigating inflammatory cytokine pathways linking obesity and allergic disease.
Mark Matthews (MS4) – Poster presentation: Examining clinical predictors associated with peanut allergy resolution in a multicenter cohort.

AAAAI 2025

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology

Our team presented multiple abstracts at the AAAAI 2025 Annual Meeting, including plenary, oral, and poster sessions, highlighting a broad range of clinical and translational research in allergy and immunology:

Mahboobeh Mahdavinia, MD, PhD – Plenary presentation: “How to Adapt the Practice of Allergy and Immunology to Climate Change: Addressing Environmental Disparities and Vulnerable Populations.”
Kylie Holden (PGY-2 Resident) – Poster presentation: “Changes in mold sensitization and asthma rates over the past decade.”
Rachel Nolte, MS4 – Oral presentation: “High-Distribution Steroid Preparation for Improved Sleep Quality in Patients with CRS.”
Karaj Singh– Oral presentation: “Impact of Area Deprivation Index on allergen sensitizations in Chicagoland.”

We are proud to announce that several of our fellows, residents, and medical students had their abstracts accepted for oral presentations and e-posters at the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Meeting 2025:

Nicole Koulov (2nd-Year Medical Student) – Oral presentation: “Association Between Clinical Features of Eczema and Outgrowing of Food Allergies on Pediatric Patients.”
Janssen Fang (Visiting Medical Student) – Oral presentation: “Peanut Allergy in Early Childhood: Patterns and Comorbidities from the FORWARD Study.”
Jonathan M. Barratt, DO (Allergy & Immunology Fellow) – Medically challenging case ePoster: “Beyond the Esophagus: Dupilumab-Induced Remission in Non-EoE EGIDs.”
Anandu Dileep, DO (Visiting Allergy & Immunology Fellow) – ePoster: “The Impact of Dietary Patterns on the Skin Microbiome and the Pathogenesis of Eczema.”
Omar Alaina, MD (PGY-2 Resident) – Two medically challenging case ePosters: “Residential HVAC-Associated Cladosporium Exposure as a Rare Cause of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis” and “Peripheral Neuropathy as the Initial Manifestation of EGPA in the Absence of Severe Asthma.”
Leah A. Kaplan, MD (PGY-4 Resident) – Medically challenging case ePoster: “Rituximab-Induced Hypogammaglobulinemia: Unmasking Primary Immunodeficiency.”
Rachel Nolte, MD (PGY-1 Resident) – ePoster: “Peer Mentoring to Promote Subspecialty Exposure: A Pilot Program in Allergy and Immunology for Medical Students.”
Niki Mirhosseini (Visiting Medical Student) – ePoster: “Association of Eczema Severity and Duration: Links to Atopic Comorbidities and Food Allergies in Pediatric Patients.”