Thursday, 19th November International Celiac Disease Symposium 2026

Invited Speakers:

• Dr Heather Galipeau, McMaster University - 'Epithelial Cell Antigen Presentation and the Microbiome'
• Professor Renata Auricchio, University Federico II - 'Mechanisms of Potential Celiac Disease and Proteomic Prediction'

Followed by Panel Discussion.

Abstract Speakers:

• CD122 Antagonism Demonstrated Greater Reduction of Intestinal Inflammation in the Gut Epithelial Layer and Lamina Propria Compared with IL‑15 Antagonism Alone in a Murine Model of Celiac Disease - Martin Dahl
• A New Mouse Model for Celiac Disease: Constitutive TG2 Activation Cooperates with Gluten and HLA-DQ2 to Induce Celiac-Like Enteropathy - Fu-Chen Yang
• Combined immunophenotyping reveals disease-stage-related patterns of gluten-specific CD4+ T cells and TG2-specific plasma cells in potential, untreated and treated celiac disease - Louise Fremgaard Risnes

Debaters

Affirmative:

• Dr Jocelyn Silvester, McMaster University
• Professor Renata Auricchio, University Federico II
• Dr Bob Anderson, Novoviah Pharmaceuticals

Negative:

• Professor Joseph Murray, Mayo Clinic
• Professor Carolina Ciacci, University of Salerno
• Professor Peter Gibson, Monash University

Invited Speakers:

• Professor Elena Verdu, McMaster University - 'How to Publish a Celiac Disease Manuscript: My Gastroenterology Editor’s-Eye Experience'
• Professor Bana Jabri, Bana Jabri Bendelac - 'Publishing Basic Science Celiac Research'

Invited Speakers:

• Professor Edwin Liu, Children's Hospital Colorado - 'Perspectives from Colorado, USA'
• Professor Govind Makharia, All India Institute of Medical Sciences - 'Perspectives from New Dehli, India'

Followed by Panel Discussion.

Invited Speakers:

• Professor Iris Jonkers, UMCG - 'Organoids and iPSCs in Celiac Disease'
• Professor Fabio Luciani, Westmead Institute for Medical Research - 'Novel Omics Approaches in Celiac Disease'

• PREDICTORS OF PROGRESSION TO VILLOUS ATROPHY IN CHILDREN WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES AND POTENTIAL CELIAC DISEASE - Raghav Lal
• Reframing Celiac Disease Diagnostics in an Emerging Therapeutics Era - Christopher Cao
• Toward scalable screening for celiac disease: point-of-care testing outperforms symptom-based case finding in primary care - Aurelio Seidita
• Feasibility and Diagnostic Performance of a Needle-Free Salivary ADAP Assay for Coeliac Disease Screening - Cynthia Kanagasundaram
• From Stress to Regeneration: Single-Cell Multiomics Reveals Epithelial Reprogramming in Refractory Coeliac Disease - Fabio Luciani

Invited Speakers:

• Professor Elena Verdu, McMaster University - 'Microbiome Mechanisms in Celiac Disease: Designing Better Microbial Therapies'
• Dr Melinda Hardy, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute - 'Gluten-induced Symptoms, Cytokines and the Gut'
• Professor Calvin Kuo, Stanford University - 'Organoids in Celiac Disease'

Abstract Speakers:

• Celiac disease patients have an increased IgG antibody response against microbial flagellins and an attenuated antiviral IgG response. - Iris Jonkers
• Characterizing translationally-active duodenal bacteria in celiac disease - Alexa R Weingarden
• B cell–restricted HLA-DQ8 sustains cytotoxic intraepithelial T cell responses and drives tissue damage in celiac disease - Valerie ABADIE

Invited Speakers:

• Dr Marie Robert, Yale University School of Medicine - 'Challenges with Current Histology and the Emerging Role for AI'
• Dr Keijo Viiri, Tampere University - 'Alternative Readouts to Classical Histology'
• Dr Wendy Teft, AcelaBio - 'Pathology for Phase 3 Regulatory Endpoints'

Abstract Speakers:

• Digital and Optical Image Analysis of Gluten-Dependent Small-Intestinal Celiac Biopsies: Bridging Quantitative and Qualitative readouts - Alina Mihaela POPP and Juha Taavela
• AI-powered pathology yields quantitative and reproducible features capturing disease severity in celiac disease biopsies regardless of specimen orientation - Lily Windholz
• THE ROLE OF CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY IN COELIAC DISEASE IN THE ERA OF NO-BIOPSY APPROACH - Cristina Caranfil

Abstract Speakers:

• Diagnostic performance of tissue transglutaminase autoantibodies from plasma separation cards and dried blood spots using multiplex autoantibody detection by agglutination-PCR  - Samia Hamdan
• Metabolism at the Core of Inflammation-Driven Differentiation Defect in Celiac Disease - Roselia R.D. Davidsson
• Improved gluten degradation by microbiota in the presence of Saccharomyces boulardii CNCM I-745 and Lactobacillus reuteri - Kelly R Kan
• Single cell spatial transcriptomics reveals cellular neighbourhoods and immune architectures that distinguish active from treated coeliac disease - Olivia Moscatelli

Dress to impress and celebrate with us under the stunning glass ceiling of the NGV! The Gala Dinner promises an evening of elegance, laughter, and inspiration — complete with great food, entertainment, and the perfect backdrop for connection and celebration.

The evening will also include the prestigious CDF Award Presentation — a highlight of the conference calendar. Do not miss the social highlight of the conference!

* This is a ticketed event, please indicate your Gala Dinner attendance when registering. Ticket inclusions: 3-course meal.