GAFA 2027
Bringing together leading experts in food allergy and anaphylaxis for scientific exchange, collaboration and advances in patient care.
Advancing Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Care
GAFA 2027 will bring together physicians, researchers and international experts working in food allergy and anaphylaxis. The meeting will provide a platform for scientific exchange, discussion of current research and collaboration across the international allergy community.
Project Goals
GAFA 2027 – the Global Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Forum aims to advance knowledge and clinical practice in food allergy and anaphylaxis by bringing together leading experts, clinicians and researchers from around the world.
The forum will address key areas including diagnosis, treatment, prevention and patient care, while encouraging scientific exchange and international collaboration. Through the involvement of the ANACARE network and its working groups, GAFA 2027 aims to support effective approaches that improve outcomes for people affected by food allergy and anaphylaxis.
Share current research and scientific developments in food allergy and anaphylaxis.
Support advances in diagnosis, treatment, prevention and clinical management.
Encourage scientific exchange and collaboration across the international allergy community.
Leadership Team – Chairs
Prof. Dr. Antonella Muraro
ANACARE CORE Leader
Padua, Italy
Prof. Dr. h.c. Graham Roberts
Southampton University Hospital NHS Trust
United Kingdom
Prof. Dr. h.c. Hugh Sampson
Emeritus Director; Jaffe Food Allergy Institute Department of Pediatrics; Box 1089 – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York City
New York, USA
Prof. Dr. Margitta Worm
Allergie-Centrum-Charité
Charité – Universitätsmedizin
Prof. Dr. h.c. Torsten Zuberbier
Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network President
Berlin, GermanyScientific Committee
The GAFA Scientific Committee is comprised of Key Opinion Leaders in the field of Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis. Covering Europe and the United States, our faculty bring together extensive expertise to address unmet needs and advance knowledge.
Prof. Dr. Antonella Muraro
ANACARE CORE Leader
University of Padua
Head of Food Allergy Department, Italy
Prof. Hugh Sampson
Emeritus Director; Jaffe Food Allergy Institute Department of Pediatrics
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York City, New York, USA
Prof. Dr. Margitta Worm
Allergie-Centrum-Charité
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
Prof. Dr. Graham Roberts
Southampton University Hospital NHS Trust
United Kingdom
Prof. Guillaume Poussel
Department of Pediatrics, Roubaix Hospital
Pneumology and Allergy Department, Children’s Hospital,
Lille University Hospital
Lille, France
Prof. Dr. med. Kirsten Beyer
Leader of the Paediatric Allergology Study Centre / Senior Consultant
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
Prof. Carina Venter
University of North Carolina
USA
Prof. Ruchi Gupta
Institute for Public Health and Medicine
Northwestern University
Chicago, USA
Prof. Timothy Dribin
Children’s Hospital Cincinnati
USA
Prof. Aikaterini Anagnostou
Texas Children’s Hospital
Baylor College of Medicine
Texas, USA
Prof. Lucy Bilaver
Associate Professor
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL, USA
Prof. Susanne Halken
Hans Christian Andersen Children’s Hospital
Odense University Hospital, Denmark
Prof. Ronald van Ree
Department of Experimental Immunology and Department of Otorhinolaryngology
Amsterdam University Medical Centers
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Prof. Peter Smith
Griffith University
Southport, Queensland, Australia
Prof. Paul Turner
National Heart & Lung Institute
Imperial College London
London, UK
Prof. Stephen Tilles
Professor of Clinical Medicine
University of Washington
Seattle, WA, USA
Prof. Sharon Chinthrajah
Director, Sean N Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research
Stanford University
Stanford, CA, USA
Prof. Dr. Julia Upton
Head Division of Immunology and Allergology
Toronto Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Canada
Prof. Dr. Anna Nowak-Wegzryn
Professor of Pediatrics at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
New York City, New York, USA
Prof. Dr. Vera Mahler
Head Division of Allergology
Paul Ehrlich Institute (PEI)
Langen, Germany
Prof. Dr. h.c. Torsten Zuberbier
Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network President
Allergie-Centrum-Charité
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
Patient Organization Representatives
Local Organizing Committee
Food Allergy Referral Centre, Department of Women and Children Health · Padua, Italy
General Information
Global Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Forum
Organizing Secretariat
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