ESEO Italia APS is proud to present the 6th edition of its award for the best undergraduate, postgraduate, or research thesis on eosinophilic esophagitis or other eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases.
The aim of the award is to encourage research by recognizing studies focusing on eosinophilic esophagitis or other eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases, and to raise awareness within the scientific community about these conditions.
The prize, with a value of €750.00, is donated by the ESEO Italia APS Association.
The competition is endorsed by UNIAMO – Italian Federation of Rare Diseases, AAIITO (Italian Association of Hospital and Territorial Allergists and Immunologists), AIGO (Italian Association of Hospital Gastroenterologists and Digestive Endoscopists), SIAAIC (Italian Society of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology), SIAIP (Italian Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology), SIED (Italian Society of Digestive Endoscopy), SIGE (Italian Society of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy), SIGENP (Italian Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition), and SINGEM (Italian Society of Neuro-Gastro-Enterology and Motility). It is organized in collaboration with the National Technical-Scientific Committee of the ESEO Italia APS Association.
Applicants can download the call for applications for full details, as well as the application form to register for the award:
*pending confermation
The ESEO Italia APS association is proud to highlight the best past degree, specialization, and research theses on Eosinophilic Esophagitis and other eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases recognized over the years.
Winner: Dr. Francesco Pellegrino
Specialization thesis completed at the University of Turin, entitled “To Eosinophils and Beyond: Clinical, Endoscopic and Histological Characteristics of Immune-Mediated Esophagitis in a Pediatric Cohort.”
Rationale:
“For its prevalence study in a pediatric population of lymphocytic esophagitis and mixed lymphocytic-eosinophilic forms, showing that in biopsy samples, in addition to the search for eosinophils, other cell types that may contribute to the pathogenesis of the disease should also be investigated.”
Special Mention: Dr. Carlo Maria Rossi
Doctoral thesis completed at the University of Pavia, entitled “Evaluation of the Vascular Barrier in Eosinophilic Esophagitis.”
Winner: Dr. Sara Urbani
Specialization thesis completed at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, entitled “Multidimensional Clinical Evaluation of Adult and Adolescent Patients with Eosinophilic Esophagitis: A Prospective Multicenter Study for the Development of a New Patient-Reported Outcome.”
Winner: Dr. Flaminia Ruberti
Degree thesis completed at Sapienza University of Rome, entitled “Screening of Psychosocial Dysfunction in Pediatric Patients with Eosinophilic Esophagitis: A Pilot Study.”
Special Mention: Dr. Camilla Pugno
Degree thesis completed at the University of Pisa, entitled “Is it possible to treat patients with eosinophilic esophagitis who were previously non-responsive with proton pump inhibitors? Preliminary data from a small cohort of patients with EoE.”
Winner: Dr. Federico Caldart
Degree thesis completed at the University of Padua, entitled “Characterization of the salivary, gastric, and esophageal microbiota in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis.”
Rationale:
“This study has the merit of combining two important goals for the care and management of patients with Eosinophilic Esophagitis: identifying the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the development of the disease, with the aim of discovering new pharmacological targets, and attempting to identify non-invasive disease markers (namely saliva collection) in order to facilitate diagnosis and, above all, to support less invasive follow-up for patients affected by this condition.”
Special Mention: Dr. Francesca Panacci
Degree thesis completed at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, entitled “The role of panallergens in the natural history of Eosinophilic Esophagitis in pediatric age.”
